phil marks – David Birchall

Birchall Drenching Marks

Live set from Golden Lion in Todmorden the other weekend realised as Pan Cake Make Up. Really pleased with how this trio works together.

Sheffield Saturday

Shot of the gig in Sheffield on Saturday with Phil and Olie by Andy Newcombe. See more of his picture and films: http://jazztourist.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jazztourist http://www.youtube.com/user/shuffleboil

Gig in Brighton at Greendoor Store Really wish more service stations were as ramshackle and splendid as this one somewhere in Shropshire. Live in the Town Hall at Bishops Castle, Shropshire. Good times in the Hotspur lift. From the Jazz Services funded tour we did with the Birchall Brice Marks Trio in Jan/Feb of thisContinue reading “Feb tour photos”

Birchall/Brice/Marks Trio Tour

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”

Beck Marks Birchall live from “the living room”

Some splendid shots from Joincey of Saturdays swiftly rearranged gig; church to living room in one quick move: turned out very well in the end.

26th March 2011

Tubers Music Presents: Aural Detritus (Brighton/Bristol) Simon Whetham: Laptop & Field Recordings Daniel Jones: Turntable & Contact Mics Paul Khimasia Morgan: Objects & Abrasion Grew Quartet (Lancaster/Manchester/Sheffield) Stephen Grew: Piano Mick Beck: Saxophone Phil Marks: Percussion David Birchall: Guitar @ St. Margarets Church, Rufford Road/Whalley Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8pm £5 waged/£4 unwaged

Marks/Birchall Duo

Footage from Catatumbo gig earlier in the month. Kindly filmed and edited by Pas as BOLO31.

Catatumbo Poster

A splendid reaction on the streets of Whalley Range to the Catatumbo poster. This one features what I think is a correction of some overspacing and a kiss from pink lipstick. Saturday 6th November Catatumbo Ingrid Laubrock: saxophones Ingrid Laubrock is a founder member of the F-IRE collective, currently resident in New York she hasContinue reading “Catatumbo Poster”

Catatumbo in Manchester

Saturday 6th November Catatumbo Ingrid Laubrock: saxophones Ingrid Laubrock is a founder member of the F-IRE collective, currently resident in New York she has worked with Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler and Polar Bear amongst others. “darkly beautiful and breathtakingly inventive” All About Jazz Olie Brice: double bass A mainstay on the London improvising scene hasContinue reading “Catatumbo in Manchester”