Hear This .... 14 - 16 July 2012

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

Ayler & Ghosts on Requests which kicks off Smokin' with Hank Mobley .. [see S_A comment re Humph the scaredy cat]

Geoffrey Smith considers the career of one of the aristocrats of jazz trumpet, Art Farmer, from his bebop beginnings to eminence as one of the most respected players on the scene, especially renowned for his ballads.

not be missed imv Geoffrey does Art

JJ plays Ravi Shankar before a gig by the Pete King Quartet

music from the inaugural Match & Fuse Festival in London. The event brings together young bands from across Europe who share a fun and often irreverent approach to their music. Its director, Dave Morecroft, is also the leader of one of the featured bands: British quintet World Service Project, in which the influences of Frank Zappa, disco, prog and thrash metal can all be heard. The programme also includes music by Irish 'two-horns-no-chords' quartet RedivideR, who blend groove-based and freely improvised music, drawing on south Indian Carnatic music and a love of palindromes.

Jon3 in unremitting trend mode





anecdotes for idle moments

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

..there are moments when Lester Young plays when one may be listening to a deity ...

thanks whoever requested it and Alyn ....

[Serial_Apologist]

Ayler & Ghosts on Requests which kicks off Smokin' with Hank Mobley .. [see S_A comment re Humph the scaredy cat]





not be missed imv Geoffrey does Art

JJ plays Ravi Shankar before a gig by the Pete King Quartet




Jon3 in unremitting trend mode





anecdotes for idle moments

Thanx for those anecdotes Calum.

I see there's to be a trib to Lol Coxhill on Jon3 - a track from the excellent Clear Frame b/cast of 2005

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

Match & Fuse Festival: World Service Project and ReDiviDeR

There may be troubles in the Eurozone at the moment but on the evidence of this week's programme, for the continent's jazz it's a case of 'Crisis – what crisis?'. We've two stonking sets from the recent Match & Fuse event in London – there's a real festival feel to this showcase of the brightest new talent from across Europe.
Our first performance comes from the festival's creators, the punky and funky quintet World Service Project. The band brim with energy and really know how to play the crowd – as much through music that, as leader Dave Morecroft explains in conversation with journalist Marcus O'Dair, seeks to 'taunt and flirt'. There are twists and turns, stops and starts peppered throughout, nowhere more so than in the second number, De-Frienders, where among the thrashy noise there's a real subtlety to the way the material darts around.
Our second band is the Irish quartet ReDiviDeR, a palindromic bandname that undoubtedly works best on the page (do you know of any other jazz palindromes?). Still groovy but slightly less in-your-face, they explore the space between written material and collective improvisation. There are hints of the M-Base rhythmic approach in tunes such as Riot Peace, where the band also show off a freer, more atmospheric approach to great effect.
Also on the programme, we've an exclusive session track from another Irish musician, saxophonist Matt Halpin; and I'm sure many of you will by now have heard the very sad news of the death of British improviser Lol Coxhill at the age of 79. I found out in the middle of the recording of this programme and we simply had to commemorate his wonderful career with a track from his 2005 session for Jazz on 3 with Clearframe. We'll be paying fuller tribute later this year.

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[MrGongGong]

i hope you have permission to use the trademark "2012"

some good stuff there Calum

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

nah piracy man piracy

[MarkG]

Still no playlist up on the website for the Art Farmer prog.