First of the month White Rabbitt or .... jazz this weekend etc

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

Alyn has a mixed bag and kicks off with Mr Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble [some real oldies in there as well]

Geoffrey is doing autumn with a playlist that could be one of those albums eh .... it will have to turn on his wit and charm coz the playlist is the no brainer type ...

Julian Joseph presents concert music by emerging bandleader Tommy Evans and his Orchestra recorded at the 2011 Scarborough Jazz Festival. Evans studied jazz at Leeds College of Music majoring in performance and composition and this year was the winner of the Jazz Yorkshire 'Big Band Of The Year' Award, having previously won the British Academy of Songwriting and Composers Award for 'Contemporary Jazz Composition' in 2011.
Today's concert music features highlights from Part 1 of 'The Green Seagull' suite which was inspired by the life of Tommy's uncle, David Partridge. It was originally commissioned by the Marsden Jazz Festival and conjures up Partridge's passion, humour, eccentricity and his deep belief in tolerance, diversity and equality all of which have been a huge inspiration to Evans

JLU is offering a serious look at the Evans Band and his wrting for it ...

da cat's away so the mice can play at Jon3

Kevin Le Gendre presents new rock-improv quartet Collider in an exclusive session. Describing themselves as a 'completely improvised bludgeon to the ears', Collider bring together four members of the Leeds Improvised Music Association collective. Drummer Chris Bussey and saxophonist Chris Sharkey comprise two-thirds of TrioVD, splicing electronica and abrasive rock influences. Pianist and composer Matthew Bourne has been at the forefront of the British left field for a decade - his solo album Montauk Variations earned great acclaim earlier this year, while he has also recently appeared on Jazz on 3 at last year's Adventures in Sound event featuring in Rabbit Project, an electronic band led by Collider's bassist, Dave Kane. Also on the programme, Kevin and guest critic John Fordham rounud up the best new releases.

... looks like a real head banger

[Serial_Apologist]

Chris Sharkey saxophone eh? Hmmm - news to me! - defaulted on the electricity bill then?

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

defaulted on the electricity bill then?

...who me!!!!!?????

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

the JLU prog showcasing the Tommy Evans Band is well worth catching really nice band ... the writing favours lines against each other not block ensemble voicings, they swing and i liked the soloists ....

Pere Mare Per Terram from the Green Seagull Suite

Performers: Matt Roberts (Trumpet), Simon Beddeo (Flugelhorn), Russell Henderson, Simon Kaylor, Rob Mitchell (Reeds), Nick Tyson (Guitar), Dave Kane (Bass), Kris Wright (Drums), Kari Nergaard Blevik, Ruby Wood, Anna Stott (Vocals), Tommy Evans (Director) Composer: Tommy Evans BBC Recording, recorded at the Scarborough Jazz Festival 2011

the vocalists are a choir written parts and part of the ensemble not juist a voice above it ala Wheeler

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

Chris Sharkey, Matthew Bourne, Dave Kane and Chris Bussey are regular stage-sharers through the Leeds Improvised Music Association, but not in this line-up, a band which gives them licence to play with total freedom and generally have a lot of fun. As Sharkey explains to tonight's guest presenter Kevin Le Gendre (Jez is away this week), the only rule is that, on the word 'go', they all start playing. The first, lengthy piece reveals the full extent of their sound universe, with bursts of noise and electronic bleeps interrupting more reflective, at times ghostly ideas, before the particles accelerate to a frenzied conclusion. Matthew Bourne's keyboards are a real highlight in the second half of the session – at times spacey, at others his typical blend of careful consideration and irreverence (listen out for the ending to the third tune, Blood Oath). And the final track in particular shows off all four musicians at once, with hazy guitar and bass textures offset by Bussey's cr
ackling drums. As throughout, it's totally improvised but brilliantly coherent.

Before all of that, guest critic John Fordham joins Kevin in the studio to play their favourite new releases from recent weeks. Listen out for some big American names, some British gems and a great track from Norwegian duo Sidsel Endresen and Stian Westerhus.

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