Mixing ambient and subtly emotive electronic and acoustic soundscapes, baleine are a band formed from two duos; balo are Manon McCoy on pedal harp/electronics and Will Shaw on drums/electronics. whale detective are Hannah Brady on clarinet/alto clarinet and Jez Matthews on piano/electronics.

Their music brings together elegiac melodies, loops, rhythms and textures, and explorative group improvisation, veering from the delicate and beautiful to the intense.

The musicians in baleine have performed at Lancaster Jazz Festival, Refujazz, Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music, Jazz at The Lescar, as well as in line-ups including with John Pope, Juliana Day, Assembly Trio, Mishra, Emergence, Pocket, Life Aquatic Band, Pete Lyons, Nicola Farnon, Seth Bennett and Johnny Hunter.

“…a sonic palette more prismatic than their understated setup would suggest… obvious musical affinity.” – Now Then Magazine, about balo

“their improvisations mesmerise” – Now Then Magazine, about whale detective