PROGRAMME 2008

Le Volume Courbe

LE VOLUME COURBE + MATHEW SAWYER & THE GHOSTS

SAT 5 JUL '08 • 8PM • £6


"I don't feel like a proper musician, or a proper singer either. I guess I'm somebody that has ideas, puts things together... . MORE>


LIO

The London Improvisers Orchestra

SUN 6 JUL '08 • 8PM • £6/£4


Improvising is normally a small group activity. However, there is often the temptation to explore the possibilities of larger ensemble improvisations.... MORE>

Anni Rossi

Anni Rossi + Lavinia Blackwall + Wooden Spoon

TUE 8 JUL '08 • 8PM • £5


A foot stompin', viola playing force of nature, Anni Rossi a startlingly fresh musician from Illinois who has been leaving audiences agog with her unique blend of classical virtuosity and vocal acrobatics.... MORE>


A Series £

‘A Series of Fortunate Events…’ present John Butcher, Mark Wastell, Roland Ramanan, Roberto Sassi and films by Sally Golding

THUR 10 JUL '08 • 8PM • £6


John Butcher leads an almost scientific survey of the sonic possibilities of the saxophone be it in his studio work or live while performing improvisation or compositions.... MORE>


RICHARD YOUNGS & ALEX NEILSON

Richard Youngs & Alex Neilson + Alan Wilkinson / John Edwards / Steve Noble Trio + Phil Minton

FRI 11 JUL '08 • 8PM • £7adv/£8 door


First ever live London blowout for Richard Youngs (electric guitar) and Alex Neilson (drums) pairing brings together Neilson's blistering omnidirectional percussion with Youngs' gorgeously e-bowed and distorted guitar work..... MORE>

I AM A KAMURA

I am a Kamura

SAT 12 JUL '08 • 8PM • £5


Singer Atsuko Kamura began her career by juggling roles as karaoke bar hostess and punk chanteuse in Tokyo..... MORE>

Eddie

SUM - Eddie Prévost, Ross Lambert & Seymour Wright

SUN 13 JUL '08 • 8PM • £6


The second Sunday each month is SUM night at Café Oto featuring the 'total jazz' experiments of.... MORE>

Magpiesnest

Emily Smith + Olivia Chaney

WED 16 JUL '08 • 7:30PM • £6


Though only in her mid twenties, award winning Scottish singer and songwriter Emily Smith has firmly established herself as one of Scotland’s leading lights in folk music...... MORE>

The Local

Trembling Bells , Hush Arbors + Left With Pictures

SAT 19 JUL '08 • 7PM • £8


Trembling Bells dream team of Directing Hand's Alex Neilson and Lavinia Blackwall complemented by Neilson's Motor Ghost partner Ben Reynolds.... MORE>


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the Paulo Dias Duarte big band

SUN 20 JUL '08 • 7PM • £5


Paulo Dias Duarte is an award winning Portuguese Composer living in London since 2003. Between 1993 and 2005 he established a strong reputation in the Portugal with bands Pablibut Sone and Ensemble Raum and his compositions for Theatre, Dance and Cinema..... MORE>

The One Ensemble

The One Ensemble +TBC

FRI 25 JUL '08 • 8PM • £5


The One Ensemble blend European folk, narrative, popular and chamber forms to create modern compositions..... MORE>

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Eddie Prévost - workshop extension programme

MON 28 JUL '08 • 8PM • £6


In 1999 percussionist and experimental improviser Eddie Prévost convened a weekly experimental improvisation music workshop in London. Since then..... MORE>

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“Love Streams” by John Cassavetes

THUR 31 JUL '08 • 7:30PM • £4


Fovea Film Club presents a rare screening of John Cassavetes’ “Love Streams”. Winner of the Golden Bear in 1984, “Love Streams” was Cassavetes’ last film and is arguably his best.... MORE>

lol duck and steve

Duck Baker, Steve Beresford and Lol Coxhill – Solos, Duos & Trios

SAT 2 AUG '08 • 8PM • £6


These three veterans of the free improvisation scene have known each other for over thirty years but this will be the first time all three have played together...... MORE>


LIO2

The London Improvisers Orchestra

SUN 3 AUG '08 • 8PM • £6/£4


Improvising is normally a small group activity. However, there is often the temptation to explore the possibilities of larger ensemble improvisations...... MORE>

CLUB MU4

CLUB MU

MON 4 AUG '08 • 8PM • £3


Club Mu is an improvisation platform curated by Craig Tamlin and Colin Webster formerly at the Utrophia Arts Space in Greenwich..... MORE>

PAAP

PAAP + LOUP

WED 6 AUG '08 • 8PM • £5


PAAP is a free - jazz improv trio from Osaka, Japan members include Makoto Inada on double bass and vocal, Yasuhisa Mizutani on sax and Koichiro Katori on piano. ..... MORE>

New Departures

New Departures presents Robert Curgenven & For Barry Ray

THUR 7 AUG '08 • 8PM • £5


New bi-monthly event showcasing new international underground sounds and experimental music with an esoteric visual backdrop..... MORE>

Kath

Kath Bloom and Tom Hanford + Special Guest
3 Day Residency - day 1

THUR 21 AUG '08 • 8PM • £10 / £24 three-day pass


Kath is a folk, country, and avant-garde legend and has been making records since the late 70s. This will be the first time Kath has ever played in the UK...... MORE>

Kath Bloom

Kath Bloom and Tom Hanford + Special Guest
3 Day Residency - day 2

FRI 22 AUG '08 • 8PM • £10 / £24 three-day pass


Kath is a folk, country, and avant-garde legend and has been making records since the late 70s. This will be the first time Kath has ever played in the UK...... MORE>

Kath Bloom 3

Kath Bloom and Tom Hanford + Special Guest
3 Day Residency - Day 3

SAT 23 AUG '08 • 8PM • £10 / £24 three-day pass


Kath is a folk, country, and avant-garde legend and has been making records since the late 70s. This will be the first time Kath has ever played in the UK...... MORE>

LIO3

The London Improvisers Orchestra

SUN 7 SEP '08 • 8PM • £6/£4


Improvising is normally a small group activity. However, there is often the temptation to explore the possibilities of larger ensemble improvisations..... MORE>

Kan Mikami

Kan Mikami + I am a Kamura

THU 11 SEP '08 • 8PM • £7 (£15 for 3 night pass)


Kan Mikami Japan’s legendary surrealist folk singer will be performing his unique Japanese Blues. Mikami has been a singular figure in the Japanese underground since the early seventies..... MORE>


Kan Mikami 2

Kan Mikami + Taigen Kawabe

FRI 12 SEP '08 • 8PM • (£15 for 3 night pass)


Kan Mikami Japan’s legendary surrealist folk singer will be performing his unique Japanese Blues. Mikami has been a singular figure in the Japanese underground since the early seventies. .... MORE>

KAN MIKAMI 3

Kan Mikami + TBC

SAT 13 SEP '08 • 8PM • (£15 for 3 night pass)


Kan Mikami Japan’s legendary surrealist folk singer will be performing his unique Japanese Blues. Mikami has been a singular figure in the Japanese underground since the early seventies. .... MORE>

The Fujii

The Fujii + TBC

FRI 10 OCT '08 • 8PM • £5


Fuji is a true folk musician, with his music deeply rooted in that of his heroes, Fred McDowell, Son House and Bukka White, but at the same time, consciously or not, in the folk music of his Japanese background..... MORE>