The first As Alike as Trees festival was held at The Rag Factory in London's Spitalfields in 2011. Its organisers (Eddie Prévost, David O'Connor and Jennifer Allum) drew from the confederation of musicians who are participants, alumni or sympathisers of the weekly improvisation workshop Prévost first convened in 1999. At the invitation of Cafe Oto, with whom the workshop has had a long and productive relationship, the concept is restored and revitalised. The London participants who make up the majority of the programme are joined by some of our close musical allies and friends. Most notably, the French ensemble Hubbub, and their fellow countryman Pascal Battus.

DAY 1 - SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER 2013

3pm - Project Space
Open workshop convened by Eddie Prévost.

This workshop is intended for individuals who have not previously attended Eddie’s Friday evening improvisation workshop in London, and who have pre-booked for this event. The session will be followed by a discussion on improvisation, which is open for anyone interested to attend.

8pm - Cafe Oto
Evening performance

Pascal Battus / electronics
Sebastian Lexer / piano+
Tom Wheatley / double bass
A unique first time meeting between Tom Wheatley, one of the workshops younger emerging cadre, Frenchman Pascal Battus and long-standing workshop attendee, Sebastian Lexer.

Marjolaine Charbin / piano
Iris Ederer / voice
A duo from two of the workshop’s notable current participants, who have taken residence in London from their respective homes in France and Austria.

Jennifer Allum / violin
Ute Kanngiesser / cello
AMM (John Tilbury - piano and Eddie Prévost - percussion)
A unique blend of the old and the new; AMM in tandem with the duo of Allum and Kanngiesser. This event will consist of separate musical performances that will gradually converge. Allum and Kanngiesser have recently released Bell Tower Recordings on Matchless Recordings.

DAY 2 - SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER 2013

3pm - Project Space
Workshop concert convened by Seymour Wright

Seymour Wright / alto saxophone
Daniel Kordik / electronics
James O'Sullivan / electric guitar
Visa Kuoppala / electronics
John Garcia / guitar
Paul Abbott / percussion/electronics
Ricardo Tejero / tenor saxophone
Philip Clark / piano
This is a rare opportunity for listeners to observe a workshop searching for sounds session in practice.

8pm - Cafe Oto
Evening performance

Atmospheric Disturbance:
Nat Catchpole, Rachel Musson, Susan Lynch, Ricardo Tejero and David O'Connor / saxophones
Jamie Coleman and Hutch Demouilpied / trumpets
Ed Lucas / trombone
Ross Lambert / guitar
Philip Somervell / piano
Guillaume Viltard and Tom Wheatley / double bass
Eddie Prévost / drums
An offshoot of workshop practitioners applying the workshop practice to some of the history and conventions of jazz.

Ross Lambert / guitar
A long overdue public solo by one of, if not the, longest serving members of the workshop community.

Hubbub:
Fréderic Blondy / piano
Bertrand Denzler / tenor saxophone
Jean-Luc Guionnet / alto saxophone
Jean-Sébastien Mariage / guitar
Edward Perraud / percussion
A rare London performance by friends and a much admired ensemble from France. Hubbub have three CDs on Matchless Recordings and have all, at various times, joined the London workshop sessions.

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