Tonight Fred will be playing a solo set followed by a duo with Lol Coxhill and a trio with Tim Hodgkinson and Hahhah Marshall.

"a nuts and bolts way to heaven"

Downtown (USA)

"As a masterful sound colorist, Frith is in no way subject to analyses of has artistic legitimacy - (he) redefines the possible uses of the guitar and makes traditional discourse irrelevant".

L.A. Herald Examiner (USA)

Composer, improviser and multi-instrumentalist, has situated himself for more than thirty years in the area where rock music and new music meet.
Co-founder of the British underground band Henry Cow (1968-78), he moved to New York in the late seventies and came into contact with many of the musicians with whom he's since been associated, including, for example, John Zorn, Ikue Mori, Tom Cora, Zeena Parkins, and Bob Ostertag.


Fourteen years in New York gave rise to groups like Massacre (with Bill Laswell and Fred Maher), Skeleton Crew (with Tom and Zeena), and Keep the Dog, a sextet performing an extensive repertoire of Fred's compositions.

In the eighties Fred began to write for dance, film, and theatre, and this in turn has led to his composing for Rova Sax Quartet, Ensemble Modern, Arditti Quartet, Asko Ensemble, and many other groups, including his own critically acclaimed Guitar Quartet. Best known world-wide as an improvising guitarist, Fred has also performed in a variety of other contexts, playing bass in John Zorn's Naked City, violin in Lars Hollmer's Looping Home Orchestra, and guitar on recordings ranging from The Residents and René Lussier to Brian Eno and Amy Denio.

LINKS
http://www.fredfrith.com/
http://www.last.fm/music/Fred+Frith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2WSeZZV6iQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9aOWSemwcs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRbvwChy820&feature=related