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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
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
It’s been a busy but fun couple of months! The recent highlight was probably playing at the Clore Ballroom as part of the London Jazz Festival with Cath Roberts’ Quadraceratops, recorded for broadcast on Jazz on 3. Here I am at the gig fiddling with my reed…:
@LondonJazzFest @quadraceratops on stage now Jazz In The Round pic.twitter.com/FSuqokWuhQ
— Jez Nelson (@jeznelson) November 23, 2014
Also really fun was travelling around Scotland with Philip Clouts (brief LondonJazz review) – nice to play with Tim Fairhall in the traditional roles that our respective instruments take & also to explore some (small bits of) wilderness:
And also engineering/taking photos for the Deemer recording session:
We had a wonderful time playing the new Menagerie charts to a packed & receptive Vortex audience!
First ever performance of @themadwort‘s menagerie happening now @vortexjazz! pic.twitter.com/vwLcyuGUk2
— LUME (@lumemusiclondon) August 3, 2014
Also, Alya Al-Sultani was there who reviewed the gig for LondonJazz. She said: