Jazz breaking news: Sol6, Sons of Kemet and Township Comets for The Space
Thursday, May 17, 2012
More details have been confirmed for Live Vortex at The Space.
Filming of the three concerts involved will be completed later this month and in June to go live on thespace.org, the Arts Council/BBC-backed website. Accessible on the site from 2 July the project, a first of its kind for the Vortex, rolls out over 15 weekly episodes, which feature extracts from the gigs along with musician interviews and archival delvings, exploring the featured musicians and bands' influences, musical and otherwise.
The gigs are: Sol6 (23 May) – improv pioneer pianist Veryan Weston and Dutch bassist Luc Ex’s band also numbering cutting edge saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, cellist Hannah Marshall, viola player Mandy Drummond and Necks drummer Tony Buck. Sons of Kemet follow on 9 June, reedsman Shabaka Hutchings’ extraordinary two drummer/one tuba band with ex-Tomorrow’s Warriors player Hutchings joined by Tom Skinner, Seb Rochford and Oren Marshall. Township Comets on 18 June complete the series, led by vocalist Pinise Saul, playing the music of South African Blue Notes legend saxophonist Dudu Pukwana, where the singer is joined by trumpeter Chris Batchelor, trombonist Harry Brown, Jason Yarde on saxophone, Adam Glasser piano, Dudley Phillips bass, and Frank Tontoh on drums.
– Stephen Graham
For more go to www.thespace.org