London-based saxophonist and composer Mike Chillingworth is a frequent performer in many group formats in the UK and internationally. He has a distinctive and original style and is frequently found in the company of other like-minded musicians who like to expand boundaries and push through perceived barriers.

The inspiration behind the album came in a strange way. Devoted educator Chillingworth was traveling with 50 teenagers on a multi- day bus tour (perhaps not an experience he would like to repeat). Fortunately, he had an iPad and headphones and began experimenting with polyrhythms, eventually immersing himself to the point where he could translate the rhythms to his saxophone and began writing. This has culminated in the tunes found on Friday the Thirteenth.

Polyrhythms have two (or more) unrelated contrasting rhythms played simultaneously. This can be used to give the rhythm more traction and tension. Chillingworth chose collaborators who could meet this challenge and bring his songs to life, writing some songs specifically for them. Joining him in the quartet are the multi-award-winning pianist,