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SUMMARY:Mali Sheard
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:45 PM\, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nMali Sheard - Soprano and Alto saxophone\nKeira Chakraborty - Flute\nKyle Osborne - Piano\nGeorge Balmont - Bass guitar\nLuke McCarthy - Drum kit\nAbout:\nMali Sheard is a London based saxophonist and composer highly focused on finding a sense of creativity\, expression and freedom within music. Coming through Tomorrows’ Warriors with a strong sense of community and gathering wisdom from mentors including Gary Crosby OBE and Binker Golding\, she continued her studies with scholarship at the prestigious Royal Academy Of Music with inspiring tutors such as Nikki Iles and Giacomo Smith. She has a wide range of influences\, such as Paul Desmond\, Frank Sinatra\, Brian Blade and Antonio Carlos Jobim\, that can be connected by their emphasis on melodicism.\n\nThis led to the development of her artistic voice\, writing meaningful music personal to her experiences and performing this with her band. Having grown up surrounded by nature at home in Hertfordshire and when visiting the Yorkshire Dales\, the natural world holds a huge significance in her life and music. Hayfever\, her debut album\, introduces her sound to the world with an eclectic and lively set of compositions. The meaning of the album title\, refers to how good changes can be uncomfortable\, portrayed by the unpleasant hay fever symptoms that accompany the warmer\, brighter days. Tracks When The Sun and Breathe feature field recorded birdsong and rain from her local childhood forest\, bringing a personal connection to the music. The music encourages listeners to reflect on life so far\, allow themselves to feel and continue onwards feeling uplifted.\n\n[embed]https://open.spotify.com/artist/66q0zLT9GiNLjB2OwdM0q7[/embed]
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SUMMARY:Finding Ways
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nSebastian Rochford - drums\nAnders Christensen - bass guitar\nTara Cunningham - guitar\nDavid Preston - guitar\n\n \nAbout:\nSebastian Rochford is a singular force in British music\, an extraordinary drummer\, composer\, and producer. His work with the iconic group Polar Bear helped redefine the boundaries of jazz and earned multiple Mercury Prize nominations. With a career spanning collaborations with Patti Smith\, Damon Albarn\, Brian Eno\, Adele and Grace Jones\, and his 2023 ECM duo album A Short Diary with Kit Downes\, an album written for his father described as a “ quiet masterpiece” \, Rochford has carved out a unique space in contemporary music.\n\nFinding Ways\, his new major project\, marks a bold new chapter for Seb Rochford. The first album focuses on the guitar\, featuring among others\, the dynamic lineup of Tara Cunningham\, David Preston\, Adrian Utley (Portishead)\, and Simon Tong(The Verve\, Gorillaz)\, exploring various combinations and layering up to three guitars at once. The result is a striking blend of jagged experimental grooves and raw emotional depth\, with an unaffected\, pedal-less sound that evokes a timeless\, exploratory edge. Rochford’s music\, as ever\, defies categorisation—a sound that feels alive\, fractured\, and profoundly human\, and all mixed by the singular talent and master of sound\, Tchad Blake.\n\nThe title Finding Ways refers to a frame of mind he chose to adopt after multiple significant life events happening in a small amount of time. "It’s about finding ways to keep ourselves moving forward and buoyant\, transforming life’s challenges into something meaningful\, also in a practical\, everyday type of way.\n\nIn Finding Ways\, it’s direct\, energetic music that refuses to be boxed in\, a reflection of Seb Rochford's trailblazing spirit. For fans of his previous work and newcomers alike\, this album is a testament to his ongoing quest to find emotional truth in sound.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynRyL19Z0fQ[/embed]
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