Wednesday 18 August 2021, 7.30pm
Transfixing, symbiotic pairing of bassist Neil Charles and drummer Seb Rochford, who've recently been heard collaborating on Rochford's 'Pulled by Magnets' project. Neil Charles' 'LOW and BEYOND' solo double bass album - on our own TakuRoku label - made the WIRE's top 50 releases of last year and he'll be presenting a rare solo set to start the evening.
Neil Charles is one of the most in-demand musicians on the scene, with a huge array of credits to his name, including Jack DeJohnette, the Sun Ra Arkestra, Mingus Big Band, Jose James, Jerry Dammers, Courtney Pine, and Terence Blanchard. His own projects have included Zed U, with Shabaka Hutchings and Tom Skinner, and the more recent ensemble Dark Days, dealing with the work of James Baldwin. Most recently, he has been heard across the international scene with Gabriels. As well as being known as a bass player with a huge sound and immaculate sense of time, he is equally renowned as a producer, going by the alias Ben Marc.
"Bassist Neil Charles went flying, from the first moment filling the space with the sound of his mighty wings Henning Bolte," – Europe Jazz Media Chart
Formerly a member of the F-IRE Collective, composer, songwriter, producer and instrumentalist Seb Rochford's current bands include the Mercury-nominated Polar Bear; new band Jyager Bear, with MC Jyager, Pete Wareham and Shabaka Hutchings; Trio Libero, with Andy Sheppard and Michel Benita; rock trio Big Dave, with ex-Babyshambles guitarist Patrick Walden; and electro-acoustic quartet Fulborn Teversham.
