Latest Releases
Promise of a Better Land
Promise of a Better Land was written during David’s time back home in the Orkney Islands. A reflection of the places he visited and the people he spent time with, David hopes to evoke a touch of the Orcadian life through this music.
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Promise of a Better Land features
David Flanagan on acoustic guitar, electric bass, compositions and production
Not So Long Ago - EP
A small collection of groove based tracks written over the Summer and Autumn of 2022, pulling influence from Jazz, R&B, Soul and Electronic Music.
The EP is David’s first release to feature his playing on the Electric Bass.
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Not So Long Ago Features
David Flanagan on Electric Bass, Compositions and Production
Lucas Kelly on Piano, Keyboards and Organ (Tracks 2, 4 & 5)
Eleventh Hour
Depicting various locations within the Orkney Islands, Eleventh Hour is David Flanagan’s first full length album. A combination of jazz quartet and solo bass, the album aims to capture the atmosphere of the Isles.
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Eleventh Hour Features
David Flanagan on double bass
Aidan Pope on electric guitar
Lucas Kelly on piano
Jonno Gaze on dRums
The Unseen Genesis - Live
A new composition inspired by Wayne Shorter’s album The All Seeing Eye.
Vista Impacts - Live
A composition for quartet balancing melody and free improv in the style of Matt Mitchell.
The Skye Suite
David Flanagan’s debut release creates a vivid soundscape of vast swelling drones, intricate detailed moments and open vistas wherein the listener is transported to the very landscape which inspired the music. Ultimately, the piece evokes the freedom of the Scottish landscape through open improvisation.
The Skye Suite features
David Flanagan on double & electric bass
Aidan Pope on electric guitar
Lucas Kelly on piano
Matthew Holmes on dRums & percussion
Will Crawford on acoustic guitar
Thread Of Glass
A composition for large ensemble playing with the use of free improv within the big band setting.
Previous Work
David’s Quartet, featuring Aidan Pope on guitar, Lucas Kelly on piano & Matthew Holmes on drums, perform the first movement of Flanagan’s Expressions Over Knoydart
David’s quartet performing Charles Tolliver’s piece Brilliant Circles
David’s quartet performing Charlie Haden’s piece Irene
David performing live with Jason Singh and The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland on BBC Scotland’s Jazz Nights At The Quay