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SUMMARY:Steve Noble / Gabriel Bristow / Alan Wilkinson
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nDuo 1 - Gabriel Bristow (trumpet) & Steve Noble (drums)\nDuo 2 - Alan Wilkinson (saxophone & clarinets) & Steve Noble (drums)\nAbout:\nTwo duos presented by drummer and improviser Steve Noble\, featuring trumpeter Gabriel Bristow and saxophonist Alan Wilkinson.\n\nSteve Noble is London's leading drummer\, a fearless and constantly inventive improviser whose super-precise\, ultra-propulsive and hyper-detailed playing has galvanized encounters with Derek Bailey\, Matthew Shipp\, Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith\, Stephen O'Malley\, Joe McPhee\, Alex Ward\, Rhodri Davies and many\, many more.\n\nIn the early eighties\, Noble played with the Nigerian master drummer Elkan Ogunde\, Rip Rig and Panic\, Brion Gysin and the Bow Gamelan Ensemble\, before going on to work with the pianist Alex Maguire and with Derek Bailey (including Company Weeks 1987\, 89 and 90). He was featured in the Bailey's excellent TV series on Improvisation for Channel 4 based on his book ‘Improvisation; its nature and practise’. He has toured and performed throughout Europe\, Africa and America and currently leads the groups N.E.W (with John Edwards and Alex Ward) and DECOY (with John Edwards and Alexander Hawkins).\n\nAlan Wilkinson has for many years been a leading figure in the British Improvised Music Community. His reputation of a full blast\, take no prisoners approach was cast in the Leeds based trio Hession/Wilkinson/Fell. Based in London since 1990 his current groups include a long standing trio with John Edwards and Steve Noble\, the quartet The Founder Effect with John Coxon\, Pat Thomas and Noble\, and many collaborations past and present with among others Derek Bailey\, Peter Brötzmann\, Thurston Moore\, J.Spaceman\, Chris Corsano\, Konstrukt and Talibam!\n\nGabriel Bristow plays trumpet\, mostly with the Urs Graf Consort.
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/steve-noble-gabriel-bristow-alan-wilkinson/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Deschanel Gordon and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nDeschanel Gordon - Piano\nJack Garside - Double bass\nJoel Waters - Drum kit\nRuben Fox - Tenor Saxophone\nTrunino Lowe - Trumpet\nRashaan Salaam - trombone\n\n \nAbout\nDeschanel Gordon\, the 2020 BBC Young Jazz Musician winner has collaborated with artists including Mark Kavuma\, Cassie Kinoshi's Seed\, Nubya Garcia\, Courtney Pine\, Ezra Collective\, Jean Toussaint\, Patrick Bartley and Joe Farnsworth. His music embodies swing\, groove\, and his Jamaican heritage. Gordon's ability to navigate various styles and collaborate seamlessly makes him a standout figure in the contemporary UK jazz scene.\n\nHe will be playing originals from each of the band members who all play with Olivia Dean.\n\n
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/deschanel-gordon-and-friends/
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