Jeff Goldblum begs to be pinched as he announces second album during Glastonbury set
'His new album is going to be a real treat.'
While performing at Glastonbury on Sunday, Jeff Goldblum revealed that we should start getting ready for his second album.
He’s just giving the people what they need.
After the tremendous success of his debut album last year, many fans are surely super excited about the news.
Announced from the West Holts Stage during his Sunday afternoon set at this year’s Glastonbury Festival – and the Hollywood icon’s first ever visit to Worthy Farm – Jeff revealed he has been in the recording studio in LA with his long-time band The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra and a variety of surprising and very special guests.
The Jurassic Park legend is thrilled to be working on a new record, which will be released later this year his record label Decca.
Jeff said: ‘Getting to do another album with the sweet, sweet, enchanted elves and sprites from Decca has me floating on air, somebody please pinch me (ow, not so hard). I only hope that listeners feel what I felt when we made the record – an explosive release of ecstasy.’
‘It’s amazing to let the cat a bit out of the bag here at Glastonbury in the fleshy flesh!’
Jeff has been playing the piano for most of his life, and performing with his band for the past 30 years, but it was only when he accompanied soul-jazz star Gregory Porter on BBC’s Graham Norton Show last year that the actor’s distinctive style and natural feel for the instrument caught the attention of Decca record executives, who suggested he make an album.
After a run of glowing reviews in the press followed by packed live shows in prestigious jazz clubs and venues in London, Paris and Berlin, which were met with yet more praise from critics, Jeff landed a No.1 jazz album in both the UK and US with his record The Capitol Studios Sessions.
What has been a sold-out weekly jazz variety show at LA’s Rockwell Table and Stage for the past five years is now being shared with the world, to the delight of Jeff’s countless adoring fans.
Today joined on stage by acclaimed singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten – in what is a sneak peak of the new record – Jeff’s legendary live show intersperses his love of jazz with his passion and utterly unique skills at improvised comedy.
Vice President of Decca Records, Tom Lewis, said: ‘It is impossible not to smile in the company of Jeff Goldblum.’
‘The man radiates charm and makes you feel glad to be alive.’
‘We were delighted with the incredible global response his debut album received. He was one of Jazz’s biggest debut artists last year, if not the biggest. His new album is going to be a real treat.’
While fans were excited by the news of his upcoming album, some people were jumping for joy by merely his presence.
Home Under the Hammer host Martin Roberts couldn’t help fanboying over his encounter with Jeff at the festival.
On Instagram Martin said: ‘So a bit of incredible celebrity gossip, I’m here at Glastonbury, I’m in the craft field area and I’m making a silver bangle thing, it’s what you do on the Wednesdays and Thursdays, and who should walk in but Hollywood legend Jeff Goldblum.’
But to add a twist to the story, the feeling was actually mutual.
‘He sees me and he says, no this is true, “Aren’t you that guy? From that TV show?”‘ Martin added.
‘So there you go, who’d have thought?’
After his superb debut performance at the country’s biggest music and performing arts festival, Jeff heads straight to London to headline Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Monday.
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