Wednesday 31 October 2012, 8pm
British saxophonist Lol Coxhill died in London on 10 July aged 79 having been seriously ill for around six months. Easily one of the most distinctive voices on the soprano and a much-loved member of the UK's improvisation scene, Lol had also played with everyone from The Damned to Jimi Hendrix. On this evening we remember Lol with a series of performances, verse recitals, photographs and video with many of Lol's friends and colleagues stretching from the LIO to members of the London R&B scene of the 60s.
Confirmed acts, not in order of appearance:
[Free improvisation if not otherwise stated]
- Alex Ward (clarinet) and Orphy Robinson (steel pan)
- Dave Stephens - an amusing monologue
- Lou Glandfield - a couple of songs and a brief poem
- Tony Coe (soprano saxophone) playing Billy Strayhorn’s ‘Lotus Blossom’
and other tunes from The Melody Four’s songbook.
- Steve Beresford (piano), Guillaume Viltard (contrabass) and Roger Turner (drums)
- Veryan Weston (piano) and Sam Coxhill-Davis (guitar)
- Terry Day
- 'Murder in the Air' performed by Roger Ely & Roger Turner
- a guest performer from Lol's R&B days in London in the '60s
- A montage of Lol on film by Helen Petts and edited by Blanca Regina.
- A slide show of Lol by Martin Davidson.