A warm and welcoming crowd were beguiled by musical tales from far and
wide last night courtesy of Sam Bullard, Arthur Lea and their respective bands –
as well as being treated to hearing the SECollective piano for the very first
time! Thank you to all at the gig for making it a really great start to our
SE-jazz-festival-within-the-jazz-festival.
Tonight we’re continuing with a very special line-up: we’ll be hearing
sets from SECollective lynchpins Acrobat along with the lesser-spotted Dice
Factory – truly one of the London jazz scene’s hidden treasures.
As ever, doors open at 8.30, entry is just £5 and we’ll be hanging out ‘til
the bar closes at midnight! See you there…
Acrobat
Kristian Borring - Guitar
Will Bartlett - Organ
Pat Davey - Drums
+ Tomas Challenger - Tenor Saxophone
Acrobat is a
London-based Jazz organ trio, founded in 2008 by its three members. The warmth
and presence of the classic organ/guitar groups are heard alongside new
textures and stylish improvising. Compelling grooves and melodic clarity invite
the listener inside one of the most exciting sounds in Jazz today. Collective
effort is the key in Acrobat. All members contribute compositions, before
spending time arranging and work-shopping the material together to create a
sound that is original to Acrobat. This subtle, supportive interaction allows
the music to grow from sparse colours and intimate dialogues to rugged sounds
with electrifying solos: an evolving and involving experience.
For
this performance Acrobat are very excited to be joined on stage by guest artist
Tomas Chalenger.
Dice Factory
Tomas Challenger - Saxophone
Dan Nicholls - Piano
Tom Farmer - Bass
Jon Scott - Drums
Musical decisions made by rolling dice to determine structural events,
then lived through for periods of time. Digitally-inspired sparse grooves of
prepared piano, staccato sax overtones, broken beats, and tricky meters create
a charismatic shifting, polyrhythmic pulse.
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