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“the album blossoms with humor and bite”
“the players embrace the openness of the lineup’s sound, with the inherent airiness buoyed by syncopated rhythms, counter melodies, and daring improvisation”
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2019/11/the-madness-of-tom-ward.html
Wow, what???!?!?!? A GIG?!?!?!?
12th August, doors 7:30pm, £5
Very excited at one of my first gig announcements for a while…!
This great quartet began rehearsing during lockdown using low-latency audio software JackTrip, with compositions by all the members:
Cath Roberts (Baritone Saxophone)
Tom Ward (Alto Saxophone)
Olie Brice (Double Bass)
Johnny Hunter (Drums)
Saturday 25th September
Doors: 8.00pm (Music Starts: 8.30pm)
Newcastle Arts Centre (The Black Swan Venue Space)
Spinningwork @ Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music 2021 tickets
“a real corker of a release” – Musique Machine
Nice video of us at Porta-Jazz Fest!
Nice write-up, alongside a Stoney Lane trio.
“a collection of split tones, slurs and cries from Ward’s reeds keep the narratives barbed as well as brimming with ideas”
jazzword.com
“On Imaginary Junction, this quartet has managed to express itself in a way that stimulates both the conscious and subconscious minds. The result is an unusual and intriguing recording” s https://newwaveofjazz.com/2020/10/25/amn-reviews/
“the quartet really convinces with free music in which experiment, subtlety and ingenuity are the most important factors” – https://opduvel.com/2020/10/25/vier-keer-a-new-wave-of-jazz-met-russell-keune-vanderstraeten-colin-webster-andrew-lisle-rubicon-quartet-en-ward-verhoeven-serries-roberts/
Great to see this live recording emerge!
I hacked up this widget for Rodrigo!
I’m here as part of the LIO