Featuring: Musical Mudlarks: Adrian Northover (soprano) Phil Minton (voice) Adam Bohman (amplified objects) + Kay Grant (voice), Daniel Thompson (guitar), Ian McLachlan (trombone) + Mike Walter (saxophones), Gabriel Keen (piano) + Paul Pignon (saxophone synth)

Mopomoso is the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music! This month featuring: John Butcher (saxophones), Dominic Lash (double bass) & Emil Karlsen (drums) + Martin Hackett (Korg MS10 synth) & Keisuke Matsui (cello) + Matt Clark (guitar) & Mark Wastell (drums/percussion)

Putting women centre stage this March with Les Petroleuses (improvised music and projected imagery) with Gillian Whiteley  and Lyn Hodnett + Noisy Women: Viv Corringham, Faradena Afifi, Marion Treby, Joanne Morrison, Julian Woods, Maggie Nicols, Bettina Schroeder, Nicky Smith, Maham Suhail, Gwedolyn Kassenaar and maybe more…

Come & join us for another special Mopomoso featuring Marilza Gouvea (solo voice with small percussion) + Phil Durrant (semi-modular synth/electronics), Colin Webster (alto sax), Andrew Lisle (drums) + Mia Zabelka (violin), Charlotte Keeffe (trumpets)

Mopomoso is the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music! They will be kicking off 2025 with: John Bisset (lap guitar) & Olga Ksendzovska (piano and objects) + Neil Metcalfe (flute), Terry Day (drums) & David Leahy (double bass) + George Haslam (baritone sax/tárogató) & Marcio Mattos (cello/bass/electronics)

Expect an array of freely improvised Mopomoso bursts from some of the U.K.‘s most popular freely improvising musicians! Come & join us to celebrate yet another wondrous Mopomoso year, WAHOO!

Come & join us for another special Mopomoso featuring Oren Marshall (tuba), Alan Wilkinson (reeds) & Steve Noble (drums) +
Lawrence Casserley (signal processing), Pascal Marzan (guitar), Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg (voice) & Phil Wachsmann (violin & electronics) + ARC: Gus Garside (double bass & electronics), Danny Kingshill (cello) & Sylvia Hallett (violin & electronics)

Come & join us for another special Mopomoso featuring Yoko Miura (piano), Viv Corringham (voice) & Lawrence Casserley (electronics) + Julian Woods (guitar) & Terry Day (drums) + Adam Bohman (objects), Pascal Marzan (guitar) & Neil Metcalfe (flute)

Come & join us for another special Mopomoso featuring LUFT: Chris Hill (clarinet, ukelele), James O’Sullivan (guitar) & Alan Newcombe (saxes) + David Ryan (clarinet/bass clarinet) & Dominic Lash (bass) + Andrew Ciccone (electronics), Gina Southgate (objects), Ivor Kallin (viola,voice) & Bettina Shroeder (voice,guitar).

Come & join us for another special Mopomoso featuring Alati ~ Chris Dowding (trumpet), Brigitte Beraha (vocals) & Dave O’ Brien (piano) + Matt Rogers (voice) & Benedict Taylor (viola) + Sophie Sleigh-Johnson (voice, performance) & Adam Bohman (amplified objects)

Come & join us for another special Mopomoso featuring: Jamie Coleman (trumpet) & Ross Lambert (guitar) + Bark! ~ Rex Casswell (guitar), Paul Obermayer (electronics) & Philip Marks (drums) + mcddavid & Jörg Hufschmidt (guitars etc)

Come & join us for another tremendous Mopomoso featuring: Geoff Hearn + Olie Brice + Milo Fell (drums), Susanna Ferrar + Sylvia Hallett + Maggie Nicols + Tracy Lisk, Reuben Derrick, Mia Zabelka + Charlotte Keeffe + Tracy Lisk.

Come & join us for another magical Mopomoso featuring this month: John Butcher (sax), Phil Durrant (mandolin/electronics) & Mark Wastell (percussion) + N.O.Moore (guitar), Dom Lash (bass) & Roger Turner (percussion) + Mike Adcock (accordion/piano) & Stuart Wilding (percussion) 

Come & join us for another wonderful Mopomoso featuring: Caroline Kraabel (sax), Maggie Nicols (voice, tap),
Marilza Gouvea (voice, electronics), Maja-Leigh Rosenwasser (piano, electronics) & Sue Lynch (sax)

Come & join us for another wonderful Mopomoso feat. Chris Dowding (tpts), Ranieri Spina (gtr) & Hannah Marshall (cello) + Martin Hackett (Korg MS10 synth), Julian Faultless (horn/trp) & John Bissett (lap guitar) + Olga Ksendzovska (piano)

Come & join us for another wonderful Mopomoso with John Butcher (saxophones) + Pascal Marzan (guitar), Si Paton (bass),
Douglas Benford (harmonium and objects)+ Roland Ramanan (trumpet)+ Ecka Mordecai (cello) + Sylvia Hallett (violin, bicycle wheel) kicking off 2024 for us on Sunday 21st January.

And it’s the Mopomoso Christmas Party again! Come and join us on Sunday 17th December, kicking off earlier than usual at 12pm! 
There’ll be around 37 musicians this month, plus a silent film (which musicians will play to LIVE) collated by Ebba Jahn, including 17 international film-makers.

Come & join us for another wonderful Mopomoso featuring: Trio CZW ~ Maureen Wolloshin (oboe), Paul Cheneour (flutes) & Alistair Zaldua (electric violin) + Martin Speake (alto sax) & Alyson Cawley (tenor sax) + Marcio Mattos (bass, cello), Marilza Gouvea (voice), Lawrence Casserley (electronics) & Adrian Northover (alto sax)

Come & join us for another wonderful Mopomoso afternoon featuring: Geoff Eales (piano), Paul Jolly (reeds), Ray “Roughler” Jones (spoken words) & Maria Sappho (piano) + Harry Gilonis (voice) & Eddie Prevost (percussion) + Jackson Burton (voice) & Ash Reid (clarinet, voice etc)

Come & join us for another delightful Mopomoso featuring performances from: Alan Tomlinson + Steve Beresford; Viv Corringham + Lawrence Casserley + Yoko Miura; mcddavid + Yoko Miura & Un coup d’Ariel by mToo (Mopomoso TV Organisers Orchestra)

For their August concert, Mopomoso welcomes: Mark Browne, Adam Bohman, Noisy Women aka Maggie Nicols + Marion Treby + Joanne Morrison + Faradena Afifi + Julian Woods & Riley MacKenzie.

For their July concert, Mopomoso present the following mesmerising musicians: Sarah Gail Brand (trombone) & Alex MaGuire (piano) + Julian Woods (guitar), George Garford (saxophone) & John Bisset (lapsteel) + Paul Jolly (reeds etc), Simon McCorry (cello, electronics) & Jakub Rokita (harmonica, electronics) as Acoustic Survey

Come & join us for another epic Mopomoso featuring: Emil Karlsen (drums) & Dom Lash (guitar), Sue Ferrar (solo violin), Phil Minton (voice) & Roger Turner (percussion)

Come & join us for another super special Mopomoso: Phil Durrant (mandolin), Cath Roberts (sax) & Andrew Lisle (drums) + Charlotte Keeffe (trumpet) & Daniel Thompson (guitar)+ Martin Hackett (synthesisers) 

Come & join us for yet another super special Mopomoso feat. Benedict Taylor & Yves Charuest + George Haslam & Marcio Mattos + Viv Corringham solo + Daniel Cano, Andrea Di Biase & Dave Storey

Come & join us for yet another super special Mopomoso featuring: Alistair Zaldua (violin) & Lauren Redhead (piano, spoken word) + Paulina Owczarek (saxophones) & Witold Oleszak (prepared piano, objects) + John Bissett (lapsteel), Jem Finer (hurdy gurdy), Hywell Jones (euphonium) & Luigi Marino (percussion)

This month’s Mopomoso we will be celebrating Art and Music! Feat. Gina Southgate & Charles Hayward (percussion) + Aurelie Freoua & Terry Day + Gwendolyn Kassenaar, Meg Morley (piano) & Hannah Marshall (cello)

Another unmissable Mopomoso featuring: Paul Jolly (sax/clarinets), Mike Adcock (accordion/bits&pieces) & Sylvia Hallett (violin/saw etc) + John Butcher (sax) & Pascal Marzan (guitar) + MC3 – Matt Clark (guitar), James Edmunds (drums) & Charlotte Keeffe (trumpet & flugelhorn)

Come & join the famous Mopomoso Christmas Party with an earlier kick-off. More time for lots of musical bursts! 

This month’s Mopomoso will feature: Hard Edges – Chris Dowding (trumpet), Ben Higham (tuba/trumpet) & Dave Amis (trombone) + Colin Webster (saxophone) + ARC – Sylvia Hallett (violin/electronics), Danny Kingshill (cello) & Gus Garside (double bass/electronics)

Another wonderful Mopomoso Sunday afternoon feat. NUNC (David Leahy & Paloma Carrasco Lopez), Henry McPherson, Petra Haller, Paul Jolly & Charlotte Keeffe

A special afternoon as part of the Vortex Jazz Club Festival including a screening of wonderful Ebba Jahn’s Miniatures by Improvisers, plus a live performance from the Mopomoso Orchestra

Another beautiful Mopomoso Sunday afternoon not to be missed – book your tickets now!

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Another Mopomoso Sunday afternoon not to be missed – book your tickets now!

Another Mopomoso Sunday afternoon not to be missed – book your tickets now!

Mopomoso is the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music!  Come & join us on the 4th Sunday of every month for an afternoon full of captivating musical meetings…

Mopomoso is the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music!  Come and join us on the 4th Sunday of every month for an afternoon full of captivating musical meetings… 

Unfortunately, due to the current circumstances and the number of musicians involved in this performance, we had to cancel the show on Sunday 19th December. We apologise for the inconvenience, all tickets will be refunded.

Prepare yourselves for an afternoon full of stellar stalwart improvising musicians: Sue Lynch (sax) and Matt Hutchinson (piano) in duo and the Marcio Mattos (cello), Marilza Gouvea (voice), Adrian Northover (sax) and Mark Hewins (guitar) quartet!

Mopomoso is the U.K.’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music, it was founded by guitarist John Russell who sadly passed away far too soon earlier this year. Mopomoso […]

Duo, duo and duo! October’s Mopomoso will feature superb freely improvised performances from: Phil Durrant and Dominic Lash, Viv Corringham and Sylvia Hallett, John Bissett and Alex Ward.

This September, MOPOMOSO looks forward to exquisite free improvisations from this beautiful meeting of kindred spirits – expect solos, duos and trios, as well as quartet explorations from: Maggie Nicols (vocalist), Susanna Ferrar (violin), Adam Bohman (home made instruments) & Alan Wilkinson -(alto sax, baritone sax, bass clarinet and voice)

Mopomoso, the UK’s longest running freely improvised music concert series is back! LINE-UP Steve Beresford Petra Haller, Charlotte Keeffe and Paul Jolly Martin Vishnick & Rick Jensen   INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUDIENCE […]

Mopomoso, the UK’s longest running freely improvised music concert series, was delighted to return live at The Vortex last month and now they’re back again this month presenting two brilliant duos and a solo set – come and join us!

Mopomoso, the UK’s longest running freely improvised music concert series, was delighted to return live at The Vortex last month and now they’re back again this month presenting two brilliant duos and a solo set – come and join us!

The Mopomoso team are delighted to be bringing you a delicious MOPOMOSO mix of LIVE improvised music on this gig, one year since the beginning of our online activities.

The Mopomoso team are delighted to be bringing you a delicious MOPOMOSO mix of LIVE improvised music on this gig, one year since the beginning of our online activities.

A special tribute to John Russell, as this month’s Mopomoso TV.

Mopomoso goes digital…

Line up for this month – SOTHIAC are Pat Moonchy (Voice) and Lucky Liguori (Guitar/Gongs) Ft. special guest Paul Jolly (reeds) Adrian Northover (Saxophone), Neil Metcalfe (Flute) and Elisa Ulian […]

John Russell & Pascal Marzan – Guitar duet. Pascal Marzan is a classically trained musician active in Paris, his home city, both as an improviser and organiser of improvised music events. […]

We are delighted to start our 30th anniversary year with a programme reflecting the breadth of influences to be found in the free improvising world. Line up Caroline Kraabel (sax) […]

MOPOMOSO CHRISTMAS SHOW: Every year Mopomoso hosts a cross section of players from the improvising music community in an end of year Christmas show. Around thirty or so musicians take […]

This month’s line up: Olie Brice (bass) / Rachel Musson (sax) duo + John Jasnoch (12 string guitar, mandolin) / Gillian Whitely (violin, accordion, hurdy-gurdy, voice) / Geoff Bright (soprano […]

This month’s line up: Lawrence Casserley (electronics) Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg (voice) duo Marillsa Gouvea (voice) Marcio Mattos (cello) / Adrian Northover (sax) Benedict Taylor (viola) quartet Susanna Ferrar (violin) John […]

John Russell continues to host the UK’s longest running concert series dedicated to freely improvised music.

Line up: Ian McGowan (trumpet) Hannah Marshall (cello) Marcio Mattos (bass) trio + John Rangecroft (clarinet) solo + Phil Minton (voice) John Russell (guitar) duo       Ian McGowan […]

Line up: Matt Hutchinson (piano), Sue Lynch (sax), Hutch Demouilpied (trumpet) trio + Emil Karlsen (drums) solo + Alan Tomlinson (trombone), Dave Tucker (guitar), Phil Marks (drums) trio Three sets […]

Line up Caroline Kraabel (sax), Neil Metcalfe (flute) duo + Lullula – Armorel Weston (voice), Kay Grant (voice), Jim Dvorak (trumpet), Otto Willberg (bass/voice) quartet + John Russell (guitar) , […]

Four duo line up Yoni Silver / Joshua Weitzel Martin Speake / Alyson Cawley Steve Beresford / Pascal Marzan Phil Minton / John Russell   As part of its ‘Afternoon […]

Line Up Bertrand Denzler (tenor saxophone) / Phil Durrant (octave mandola) duo + Sylvia and I – Chris Dowding – trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn & electronics / Sylvia Hallett – […]

‘The Afternoon Sessions’ – a continuing series featuring some of the finest in free improvisation.

Electric, acoustic, micro-tonal, plectrum, prepared, finger style, steel, nylon, hollow and solid body. Showcasing a number of approaches to the instrument Mopomoso starts the New Year with an all guitar […]

Christmas Party Every year Mopomoso hosts a variety of musicians from across the free improvised music scene to come and play in a series of five to ten minute cameo […]

Some of the finest from the world of free improvisation led by guitarist John Russell

A continuing series featuring some of the best from the world of free improvisation.

A continuing series featuring some of the best from the world of free improvisation led by John Russell.

Line up Michael Giaquinto (e.bass) Chris Hill (clarinet/electronics/amplified objects) Alec Kronacker (e.guitar) trio Veryan Weston (piano) Pei Ann Yeo (violin) duo Terry Day (percussion/self made instruments) John Russell (guitar) duo […]

Three contrasting sets to delight and inspire in the relaxed and intimate listening environment of the world famous Vortex Jazz club. FIRST SET Neil Metcalfe (flute) / John Rangecroft (sax/clarinet) […]

CRUSH!!! CRUSH!!! are Sonic Pleasure, Mark Browne and Ian Smith. The group utilises a vast array of found and home-made sound making devices combined with more traditional instruments. Sonic Pleasure […]

A continuing programme of monthly concerts dedicated to free improvisation curated by the indefatigable John Russell Jim Dvorak / Harrison Smith duo A long established and highly respected partnership, Harrison […]

‘THE WORKSHOP INVITES’ Formed in 2016 to mark the 25th anniversary of the first Mopomoso concerts the Mopomoso workshops have continued each week in London’s West End. Guests are invited […]

YVES CHARUEST (SAX) / DOMINIC LASH (BASS) duo + MATT HUTCHINSON (piano) solo + SUE FERRAR (violin) / KEN IKEDA (electronics) / JOHN RUSSELL (guitar) trio THE MUSICIANS Montreal based […]

DISCOVERY PLUS……. Our regular monthly afternoon series continues at The Vortex “London’s listening Jazz club’ with, in different guises, some of the participants from the previous day’s Discovery festival in […]

James O’Sullivan (guitar) / Chris Prosser (violin) duo The New Zealand based violinist and London based guitarist renew their partnership in a duo that promises to further enlarge upon their […]

CRUSH – Mark Browne (sax,plus) Ian McGowan (trumpet) Sonic Pleasure (objects) Sonic Pleasure is famed for her unique use of bricks and masonry to make sound and usually the materials […]

The Musicians Charlotte Keefe (tpt,flg) Joe Smith Sands (gtr) Diego Sampieri (gtr) + Marilza Gouvea (voc) Marcio Mattos (cello) Adrian Northover (sax) + Jean-Jacques Duerinckx (sax) John Russell (gtr) Matthieu […]

LINE UP Mandhira de Saram (violin) Steve Beresford (piano,electronics) duo Lee Boyd Allatson (drums, percussion) solo Phil Minton (voice) John Russell (guitar) duo   Steve Beresford (piano,electronics) Mandhira da Saram […]

Line-up for March Mopomoso: 1.  Kay Grant (vocals)      Marcio Mattos (cello)      Lawrence Casserley (electronics) 2.  Alan Wilkinson (solo saxophones) 3.  Viv Corringham (vocals)      John […]

This month Mopomoso presents an all UK programme of small group interplay with seven highly regarded musicians The Paulinus trio – John Rangecroft (reeds) / Marcio Mattos (bass) / Dave […]

More quality free improvisation in 2017 as Mopomoso continues their afternoon concert series at The Vortex. Three first class sets from:   Martin Hackett (electronics) Daniel Thompson (guitar) Phil Wachsmann […]

Some of the best musicians on the scene today, performing in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere: Terry Day (drums) / Dave Panton (sax/ piano) duo. Paul G Smyth (piano) / Jennifer Walshe (voice) duo . John Russell (guitar) / Roger Turner (drums) duo

Terry Day (drums) / David Panton (saxophone / piano) duo