03/05/24 Zoe Gilby Quartet
term collaborators, bassist Andy Champion, guitarist Mark Williams and drummer John Bradford. Touring the UK and internationally, she continues to deliver a beguiling mix of musical sophistication and dramatic edge. Her expressive range includes an adventurous blend of contemporary composers from Kate Bush to Pink Floyd, originals and jazz standards.
https://youtu.be/t2Q03RPSQw0
07/06/24 Universal Time
Universal Time is a new collaboration between four musicians already
Universal Time is a new collaboration between four musicians already
well known to Northern audiences for their diverse work with groups such as Paradise Trio, Beats & Pieces, and Perpetual Motion Machine, amongst many others. Poignant melodic themes and colourful harmonies combine with elements of jazz-rock and free improvisation, in this compelling original music
Richard Iles - fl. h; Richard Jones - keys; Jamie Taylor - g; Steve Hanley - drums.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErZYDD-5Ldc
05/07/24 Uroburo
Uroboro
play nakedly romantic, passionate music calling musicians and audience together into a
magical space. Keith Jafrate’s compositions are designed to be completed through improvisation, but they are far from random, creating focused, narrative music that is lyrical, beautiful and fierce, passing through a range of moods, from balladry to abstraction, via sinuous, funky rhythms and outstanding solo work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErZYDD-5Ldc
Uroboro
magical space. Keith Jafrate’s compositions are designed to be completed through improvisation, but they are far from random, creating focused, narrative music that is lyrical, beautiful and fierce, passing through a range of moods, from balladry to abstraction, via sinuous, funky rhythms and outstanding solo work.
Laura Cole – keys; Anton Hunter – g; Johnny Hunter – d; Keith Jafrate – sax; John Pope – b
