Alabaster DePlume — the acclaimed London-based saxophonist, singer, songwriter, activist, orator, and poet-philosopher — has shared his acclaimed new album A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole. Tonight, ...

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UK jazz and art pop musician Alabaster DePlume has announced a new album, A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole, due March 7 via International Anthem (pre-order). About the title, he says: A blade, because ...

The bandleader, composer, saxophonist, activist, and orator Angus Fairbairn records under the perfectly ridiculous name Alabaster DePlume, pulling from folk, jazz, and classical traditions in his ...

You can listen to the EP below. DePlume has also announced a new book of poetry as well as a US tour ahead of his appearance at Big Ears 2025. Dates include a Kingston, NY show at Tubby’s on March 15 ...

Gus Fairbairn, aka Alabaster DePlume, has a pocketful of phrases that he uses all the time whether he’s walking down the street or holding court with musicians and an audience. For a long time the ...

“It’s kind of you to spend your time listening,” is the first thing Alabaster DePlume says on receipt of my questions for this piece. He is on tour in the US, promoting his new album A Blade Because a ...

‘What Do We Want’, by beloved spoken-word artist, writer and saxophonist Alabaster dePlume, has been remixed by Hiro Ama of Teleman. Ama’s elegant remix makes full use of dePlume’s vocals alongside ...

As a conversationalist and songwriter, Alabaster DePlume swaps small talk for big, disarming questions. What do you need out of today? How do you want to make people feel? His songs are full of ...

Alabaster dePlume, your favorite indie rocker’s favorite genre-blurring jazz composer and all-around creative person, recently released a great 7″ with a band he’s calling the Salty Road Dogs. Now ...