Further Afield is a large-ensemble project led by trumpeter and composer Ashton Smith. Written for jazz octet, each piece is inspired by a different place in the world - such as Niagara Falls, the Greek island of Rhodes, and Portugal's Praia de Vilamoura.

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"Powerful, complex scores that reveal the depths of his harmonic knowledge whilst leaving plenty space for the soloists to emerge from the ensemble with all guns blazing."

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- Lance Liddle, bebop spoken here, Feb. 2021