Celestial Stranger

Ted Morcaldi - electric & acoustic guitars

Joel Humann - upright bass / electric bass

Joshua Blackmore - drums

Tim Lefebvre - electric bass and effects on Art Decade

Release date - 30/05/2025

Available on CD/DIGITAL

Proudly hailing from New Haven in the USA, Ted Morcaldi is making a name for himself in the UK music world. A guitarist, composer, improviser, and sonic textualist, he has forged a distinctive musical voice on electric, classical, and twelve-string guitars enhanced with ethereal loops and electronics creating otherworldly textures within his compositions. 

His latest album Celestial Stranger is set to be released this year on the Clonmell Jazz Social label. The twelve tracks display the guitarists exploratory nature amongst varying orchestrations of multi-layered guitars, often creating a dialogue amongst acoustic instruments and electronics. Intimate duos with drummer Joshua Blackmore and bassist Joel Humann exemplify the strong musical bond Morcaldi has with each member of the trio. When the three appear together, the exploratory nature of the group launches into full effect. The only non-original tune on the album is David Bowie’s Berlin-era instrumental Art Decade which features Blackstar bassist Tim Lefebvre providing his sonic stamp alongside Morcaldi and Blackmore.

"Morcaldi’s playing brings together a sense of earthiness and grit with a celestial air of exploration—economical in its expression as it is outwardly searching in its disposition." - EP Prezzano, Love All Day Records

"A tight yet versatile trio, making the most of Ted’s intriguing compositions..... with the US guitarist equally adept on electric and acoustic instruments, enhancing the former with loops and electronic effects, often creating multi-layered soundscapes…..” - Pete Butchers – Jazz Today