kelly jones – David Birchall

Wire article on Manchester improvisors

Article from the May issue of Wire magazine

Open Eye 4 July 12

Thanks to Andy Newcombe for these great pics of Open Eye group from St. Margarets gig mid July.

Open Eye Ensemble

just spotted a couple of videos posted by Dave J from end of last year of Open Eye gigs.

Some great video above from Open Eye gig opening for John Butcher & Okkyung Lee last Friday. Thanks to Dave J. for that. Also a nice little write up from Daniel Ladd @ citylifer. You can read the whole thing here. The pictures below are thanks to some fine camera work by Peter Fey. HavingContinue reading “Open Eye Quartet 20th May”

new open eye tapes!

Very excited to be handed the new Open Eye Quartet tape on the mighty Ikuisuus label this morning! Its a split with Mick Beck & Herve Perez on the other side. Open Eye side is Dave Birchall: guitar, Pascal Nichols: percussion, Kelly Jones: flute & Ben Knight: voice recorded live @ Cow Lane Studios, SalfordContinue reading “new open eye tapes!”