JOHN EDWARDS - double bass
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SEB ROCHFORD - drums
SHABAKA HUTCHINGS - tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
TANIA CHEN - piano


JOHN EDWARDS PLAYS SOLO
& FIRST NIGHT OF A NEW TRIO

John Edwards is one of London's

most in-demand, uncompromising, imaginative double bass players, and one of the most significant players of his generation. This evening Edwards plays solo at Cafe Oto.

Recently he made his first solo recording for psi records: "Volume"..."This solo recording is an unusual and rare offering that comes from a musician who performs every day, every week, and appears on over 100 records. It's a selection of sounds, melodies, and gestures from this characteristic spectrum, combined with behaviours belonging to a virtuoso, and with those that can only be learned from persistent jigsawing or by illuminating and fusing all user manuals" ...Marek Tuszynski

Seb Rochford

Originally from Aberdeen, Seb is an extraordinary drummer whose influences include Napalm Death, Prince and contemporary electronica and a large dose of jazz. Rochford leads Polar Bear and plays in the band Acoustic Ladyland and the electro-acoustic quartet Fulborn Teversham.
Rochford was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2007.

Shabaka Hutchings

Shabaka Hutchings is a young but already very highly rated reeds player, known for his work with Zed-U and with Seb Rochford.
He has recently been working with Jack Dejohnette and Courtney Pine.

Tania Chen

Tania Chen is a gifted pianist and free improviser. She has recorded the music of John Cage, Cornelius Cardew and graphic scores of Earle Brown and has worked with John Edwards, Michael Nyman, Steve Beresford, and John Tilbury. www.taniapiano.com