Storløkken and Strønen head-up new Nordic supergroup
- Wednesday, November 9, 2016
RareNoise-centred reconnaissance unearths the emergence of a new Norwegian powerhouse, Reflections in Cosmo.
RareNoise-centred reconnaissance unearths the emergence of a new Norwegian powerhouse, Reflections in Cosmo.
Face-melting Swedes FIRE! – aka Mats Gustafsson (reeds/electronics), Johan Berthling (bass/electronics) and Andreas Werliin (percussion/electronics) – have teamed-up with theatre director Lars Rudolfsson on Molnens Bröder (Brothers Of The Clouds), an epic production exploring aspects of longing and despair during a complex and compelling drama navigating the boundaries between performance and noise.
Primal sax and drums duo, the charmingly-christened Skullfuck, are set to release their third long-player, Fireflies & Mosquitoes, on London-based label Raw Tonk.
Camden's newly refitted Jazz Cafe will be put through its paces this December and into the New Year packing in high-calibre names and a Ronnie Scott's five-night 'pop-up' residency.
The 2016 EFG London Jazz Festival runs from November 11-20 and plays host to many of the world's leading jazz musicians as well as the most exciting breakthrough acts.
When time is called on rehearsals for their gig that night at Parliament's Summer Jazz Event, the seven Yamaha Jazz Scholars for 2016 quickly relocate to the pub.
Pioneering French horn player Jim Rattigan goes out on UK tour for the first time with his group Pavillion.
Just what Brexit will mean for Europe's music scene is anyone's guess – though most people are guessing it won't be good.
The streets are still full of trick-or-treaters as Vels Trio take to the Concorde's high narrow stage on the Halloween monday.