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SUMMARY:Mopomoso presents  ‘The Afternoon Sessions'
DESCRIPTION:A continuing programme of monthly concerts dedicated to free improvisation curated by the indefatigable John Russell\n\nJim Dvorak / Harrison Smith duo\n\nA long established and highly respected partnership\, Harrison Smith’s first public outings were with the Herrington Colliery band in Durham\, leading to later experiences in dance bands and soul/rock groups around the North East of England\, whereas Jim Dvorak (great nephew of the composer Antonin) hails from Brooklyn\, where he took private tuition\, before graduating from the prestigious Eastman school of music. From such different beginnings\, and following a shared interest in improvising\, the two musicians ended up in London in the late sixties / early seventies as collaborators in some of the leading groups of the time. The strength of their shared musical bond over such a time means that they can play with a closeness and understanding that is only to be found amongst old friends. A great opportunity to experience two excellent musicians enjoying the fun of making music together.\n\nJoshua Weitzel / Beibei Wang duo\n\nGuitarist and shamisen player Joshua Weitzel is from Kassel\, Germany and works mostly in the field of free improvisation\, experimental composition and contemporary Jazz. His focus is on the use of different materials and dynamics while contrasting and juxtaposing musical parameters. He has played in Europe and Asia with a wide range of contrasting artists including: Akiyama Tetuzi\, Christian Wolff\, Toshimaru Nakamura\, Matthias Schubert\, Eddie Prévost\, Hayashi Eiichi\, Alfred 23 Harth\, Haco and Nicola Hein. For this concert he is joined by Beibei Wang an acclaimed virtuoso percussionist who has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the classical music world. Following double Master Degrees from the Central Conservatory of Music (China) and the Royal Academy of Music (UK) in 2014 she was listed in the top 50 Chinese musicians in the “Sound of East” project by the Chinese Ministry of Culture. In 2015\, endorsed as an Exceptional Talent by the Arts Council\, England and following a successful recital at SOAS\, University of London she started teaching traditional Chinese percussion there. She was recently featured on the cover of Music Life magazine in China in 2017.\n\nSteve Beresford / John Russell duo\n\n‘Teatime’ an Incus LP released in 1975 was\, in retrospect\, a very influential recording in the world of free improvisation\, giving rise to some aspects of Derek Bailey’s Company projects whilst also providing a spur for Davey Williams and LaDonna Smith’s Trans Museq in Alabama and Eugene Chadbourne who said\, ‘When I heard that record I thought\, ‘If those guys can get away with it then so can I.’ Since then two of the musicians from that record Steve Beresford and John Russell have not only continued to maintain and develop their playing within the free improvisation world but have continued to work together in a number of projects; the most recent being a quartet - ‘Will it Float?’ (with drummer/percussionist Stale Liavik Solberg and bassist John Edwards). Their eponymous first vinyl LP being followed by a CD ‘The Sorter’ in 2017. Both ‘Teatime’ and ‘The Sorter’ will be for sale at the event. The continuing musical dialogue from these two musicians will be happening on the day. Don’t miss it!\n\n—————\n\n \n\nMopomoso is now in its 28th year and is run solely on a voluntary basis. The name stands for MOdernism POst MOdernism SO what? and its aims are to promote and nurture understanding of freely improvised music making in all its forms and on an international\, national\, regional and local basis through concerts and workshops involving both established and emerging players and listeners.
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SUMMARY:Cygnus Flare
DESCRIPTION:Armenian pianist Arman Vardanyan\, bassist David Horler\, and drummer Caroline Scott are three exciting young professional musicians who have come together to fuse their vast musical influences into a fresh new sound that explores their individual love of styles as diverse as Armenian folk music and grunge-rock within a jazz trio setting.\n\nCygnus Flare are a London based trio with international roots. Formed with a shared passion for jazz\, Latin\, fusion and classical music\, and heavily influenced by Chick Corea’s Elektric Band and Tigran Hamasyan\, they have been busy composing their own unique flavour of progressive latin-jazz.\n\nCygnus Flare won the 2017 Yamaha Soho Jazz Sessions competition which represents some of the finest up and coming jazz acts - after five weeks of live rounds\, the final session was judged by Yamaha\, Jazz FM and Ronnie Scott's and Cygnus Flare were unanimously announced as the winners. This band is young\, fresh and exciting - not to be missed!\n\nhttps://youtu.be/O8dyv0u2fwA\n\nPianist Arman Vardanyan grew up in Armenia\, where he attended music school to study classical piano from the age of eight. He later discovered his love for jazz and was particularly influenced by the playing of Tigran Hamasyan\, a pianist who fuses jazz with ethnic Armenian folk music. Since moving to the UK in 2001 he has been actively playing and teaching piano as well as composing within a wide range of genres.Bassist David Horler has been playing professionally since graduating from LCCM in 2013. He’s currently playing in numerous bands ranging from experimental pop\, big band jazz and various function groups. He has been taught by the likes of Jeff Clyne\, Paul Morgan\, Silas Maitland and Geoff Gascoyne. He has gigged all over London and a few other venues in Europe to boot.\n\nDrummer Caroline Scott is from Scotland\, where she started playing drums. After moving to London in 2008\, she has played and recorded in a wide range of musical environments\, from theatre shows and jazz big bands\, to orchestral percussion sections. She has also lived in Boston where she played with college bands at Harvard\, Berklee College of Music\, New England Conservatory and MIT\, and gigged on the local circuit.\n\n
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