Another weekend doesnt time fly when you keep missing proggies .... pianoless

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

humph is on requests with Alyn this afternoon

not this track though


Geoffrey focuses upon the John Kirby Band


Ruaridh Pattison Trio and Soweto Kinch feature in JLU from the Glasgow Jazz Festival

lots of live tracks so you would hope Legendre can get it more or less right ...

jon3

Jez Nelson presents British saxophonist John Butcher and his Apophonics trio in session, featuring bassist John Edwards and Gino Robair on percussion. Butcher is one of the UK's most highly regarded saxophone improvisors and composers of the last thirty years, drawing on his background as a physicist to explore extreme acoustics and effects. The Apophonics grouping combines two of his favoured duos, recorded as a trio for the first time. California-based 'anti-percussionist' Gino Robair incorporates mechanical motors and bespoke cymbals into a regular drum set, while John Edwards is a singular force of the British improvising scene. All three explore the outer edges of the traditional vocabulary of their instruments, to craft deft and dynamic free improvisations.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

hip huh

[Byas'd Opinion]

I was at the Soweto Kinch / Ruraidh Pattison gig. JLU will be well worth a listen.

I'm not too sure about Kinch's rapping, but he's a very fine sax player. There's an interesting contrast in approach between the two alto + bass + drums trios: Pattison's group is very much a trio of equals, whereas the Kinch one is much more front man plus rhythm section.

[Serial_Apologist]

I was at the Soweto Kinch / Ruraidh Pattison gig. JLU will be well worth a listen.

I'm not too sure about Kinch's rapping, but he's a very fine sax player. There's an interesting contrast in approach between the two alto + bass + drums trios: Pattison's group is very much a trio of equals, whereas the Kinch one is much more front man plus rhythm section.

I must admit to having much enjoyed Soweto's rapping - sending up simultaneously while recognising as it does the genre and audience expectations, not least about ourselves! I have to say I have actually walked out before the ending of one of his gigs after just finding his alto playing a bit too relentless. That was 10 years ago - the last time I saw him. It'll be interesting to hear if he now allows himself to breathe.

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rap no matter who is *rap

[Tenor Freak]

rap no matter who is *rap

Ahem...



Still an outstanding work 30 years after it was released, this was my equivalent of bebop when I was a lad

[Serial_Apologist]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8GvLKTsTuI

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Jez sez

Have you ever seen a god-like face on a slice of toast, or like me, Ornette Coleman in your bowl of pasta? If so then you have experienced the phenomenon after which this week’s band is named: apophenia - seeing meaningful patterns or connections in random or meaningless data.
Saxophonist John Butcher has long been an important figure on the British improvised music scene, particularly because of his exploration of the saxophone in a way that allows textural group improvisation. And that's exactly what his Apophonics trio get up to, with maverick percussionist Gino Robair and physical bassist John Edwards no less experimental in their approach to their instruments. Before the session, all three demonstrate how they create their unique vocabulary; and in performance, the unusual contribution that each makes means that it's sometimes unclear who is playing what – and what Fred Frith calls 'virtuosic listening' really seems to ring true here.
Also on the programme, I'm joined by critic John Fordham as we pick out some of the best new releases. There are some pretty big names this time round, including Pat Metheny’s first recording with a saxophone in more than 30 years, inviting comparisons with the seminal 80/81 album featuring Michael Brecker. But we've also found room for the debut release from young British saxophonist George Crowley – definitely a name to keep an eye on; and we end the show with a track from TrioVD's new album – though the sound is quite different from Apophonics, it's more evidence that experimental British jazz is very much alive and well.

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Jez sez

I think we shold inaugurate a band from here, and name it The Apoplectics.

TrioVD has been described as the King Crimson of today - which ain't a bad comparison, 'cept I wish they hadn't devised that name. Why??? George Crowley should be well worth hearing, if he's new to you.

Oh, and I did enjoy Mr Kinch's last evening - very inventive improviser, but I'd like it if he handed over to his accomplices a bit more.

[Oddball]

Ruaridh Pattison Trio and Soweto Kinch feature in JLU from the Glasgow Jazz Festival

lots of live tracks so you would hope Legendre can get it more or less right ...

jon3

Jazz Line Up ahead of Jazz on 3 on points, this week, IMV.

Jazz on 3 always entertaining, but as regards Apophonics, where was the Afro?