improviser | organiser | researcher
Next gig promotion with TUBERS AKODE is London based baritone saxophonist Alan Wilkinson with Oslo residents guitarist Kim Johannesen, bassist Ola Høyer, and drummer Dag Erik Knedal Andersen. http://soundcloud.com/akode ANATIDAE a film by VERONICA IBARRA featuring recorded soundtrack by PART WILD HORSES MANE ON BOTH SIDES. Plus discussion and Q & A with filmmaker. http://veronicaibarra.com/Continue reading “10th November”
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Thanks to Andy Newcombe for these great pics of Open Eye group from St. Margarets gig mid July.
4 May Nham Quartet (Tony Bevan/John Edwards/Jed Bishop/Michael Zerang) “Brilliant stuff!” The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (U.K.) “Spirited, challenging free improvisation. Do yourself a favour and check them out” Jason Bevins, Cadence (U.S.A.) “Imaginative and very satisfying” The Wire (U.K.) “Strongly recommended to fans of intelligent, freethinking musicmaking” Coda (Canada) The NHAM QuartetContinue reading “Next Tubers 4th May NHAM Quartet & others”
http://vimeo.com/39256464 Thanks to Insa for this!
Instrument Building In June & July of 2011 I worked with a group of adult learners who attend a weekly group called Art to Life. We built a series of string, percussion and wind instruments from found and reclaimed materials according to several basic designs I had made prototypes for. We then had several musicContinue reading “Instrument Building Workshop”
Excited about this tour at the end of the month! Thanks to Jazz Services for helping us out with this. You can hear a track here from the recording we made with Karl late last year. http://soundcloud.com/davidmbirchall/reel1-track-1 Poster is probably first one in years Ive actually involved a computer in designing. Pleased it still managesContinue reading “Birchall/Brice/Marks Trio Tour”
Finally tracked down the rather splendid evidence of the One Scrappy Mass gig in the kitchen @ 31 Albert Road. Thanks to Anthony for these!
next saturday! going to be amazing
David Birchall 