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SUMMARY:John Edwards / Ziv Taubenfeld / Mark Sanders
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nJohn Edwards - Bass\nZiv Taubenfeld - Bass clarinet\nMark Sanders - Drums\nAbout:\nZiv Taubenfeld is a bass clarinet player\, composer\, improviser\, based in Lisbon. Born in northern Israel\, studied and became part of Amsterdam's creative music community in The Netherlands and recently relocated to Portugal. Movement is at the core of Taubenfeld's universal vision.\n\nHis projects include compositions for large and small ensembles\, solo work\, music for film and various improvised settings. Taubenfeld's works were performed at venues and festivals across Europe\, including North Sea Jazz Festival (NL)\, Saalfelden (A)\, Visual Sound (DE)\, Bimhuis (NL)\, and Jazzdor (FR) among others.\n\n"we can listen to the music of bass clarinetist Ziv Taubenfeld for a glimpse of the paths Dolphy may have continued to explore" - Mark Corroto\, All About Jazz\n\nRecent collaborations include Dudù Kouate\, Michael Formanek\, Steve Swell\, Ab Baars\, Hamid Drake\, Michael Moore\, Ada Rave\, Luis Vicente\, Wilbert de Joode\, Kresten Osgood\, Frank Gratkowski\, Olie Brice\, Jeff Williams\, Helena Espvall\, Tobias Delius\, Carlos "Zingaro"\, Marta Warelis\, Rozemarie Heggen\, and Onno Govaert among others.\n\nJohn Edwards - perpetually in demand\, he has played with Evan Parker\, Roscoe Mitchell\, Sunny Murray\, Derek Bailey\, Joe McPhee\, Lol Coxhill\, Louis Moholo\, Peter Brötzmann\, Mulatu Astatke\, Jonny Greenwood and countless others.\n\n"I think John Edwards is absolutely remarkable: there’s never been anything like him before\, anywhere in jazz." - Richard Williams\, The Blue Moment\n\nMark Sanders has worked with a host of renowned musicians including Derek Bailey\, Henry Grimes\, Mathew Shipp\, Evan Parker\, Roswell Rudd\, in duo and quartets with Wadada Leo Smith and trios with Charles Gayle with Sirone and William Parker.\n\n“ubiquitous\, diverse and constantly creative\, drummer Mark Sanders always outdoes himself\, whether playing with restraint or erupting like a dynamo.” Bruce L Gallenter\, Downtown Music Gallery. NY
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SUMMARY:Xhosa Cole presents FreeMonk (Residency Day 1)
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nXhosa Cole - Saxophone\nTim Giles - Drums\nCalum Gourlay - Bass\nAbout:\nXhosa Cole presents two nights of his FreeMonk project celebrating the life and music of legendary composer and pianist Thelonious Monk.\n\nWinner of the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year\, Xhosa Cole is an embodiment of the success of numerous community arts programmes in Birmingham including the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra\, Jazzlines Ensemble and Birmingham Music Service. Having grown up in Handsworth and first played the Tenor at Andy Hamilton's Ladywood Community Music School\, he's now among a long legacy of Birmingham Saxophonists including Soweto Kinch and Shabaka Hutchings. Xhosa has performed twice at the BBC Proms\, Composed music for the Ripieno Players\, a Birmingham Based String Orchestra\, recorded saxophone for Mahalia’s debut album ‘Love and Compromise’\, completed a 22 date UK tour\, all along side his studies as a scholar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. Xhosa Also received the Parliamentary Jazz Award for ‘Best Newcomer’ in 2019 and Jazz FM 'Breakthrough act of the year'.\n\nXhosa's earliest memories of the arts are with ACE Youth Dance group. However\, since playing in Holyhead School's Jazz band with Ray Prince and Sid Peacock he decided to pursue music and joined the Jazzlines Ensemble\, Birmingham Schools Symphony Orchestra\, Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra among others. Xhosa attended courses with the National Youth Jazz Collective and National Youth Wind Orchestra. He is now finishing his degree in Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London alongside a wide spectrum of work writing and performing across the UK. in 2019 Xhosa received the Parliamentary Jazz award for 'Best Newcomer”.
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