tour dates
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5,000 Morris Dancers An anarchic reinvention of the image of English Morris by visual artist David Owen When Lord Coe was interviewed in Beijing about a possible opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics, he quipped that he would invite ‘5,000 Morris Dancers’ to take part. He was making reference to the Morris Dancer as an iconic English image, but he was also taking the mickey. This offhand comment became the inspiration for Whitby-based graphic artist David Owen who now sets out to change the common perception of Morris. Subversive and fun, David also aims to challenge our notions on English traditional culture. 3rd - 5th Sept - Southbank Centre, London Click here to download the press release For further information please contact sian@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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José James Quartet With his smokey rich baritone, and suave demeanour, James has become a torchbearer for the soulful, spiritual jazz tradition pioneered by the likes of Jon Lucien, Leon Thomas, and Johnny Hartman. Following on from last years superb celebration of John Coltrane at Ronnie Scotts, James returns to the club to perform a selection of jazz classics from his new release, ‘For All We know’, a collaboration with noted jazz pianist Jef Neve. 15th and 16th Sept - Ronnie Scotts, London For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Finn Peters Music of the Mind These dates are the culmination of Peter’s Music of the Mind project; a revolutionary concept in music-making. Dressed in white lab coats, Peters’ band performs compositions created from, and inspired by Peter’s work with scientists developing and utilising technology that enables musicians to think music into being. Presenting a set that takes in afro beat, funk and avant garde, they will, at times control instruments, with their minds! 17th September, 7pm - Music of the Mind launch - The Dana Centre at London Science Museum To include a short talk on Neuromusic, a demonstration of the hardware, a short live set plus an opportunity for the audience to test the technology to reveal what tunes are lurking inside their minds. 16th October - Southill Park, Bracknell 20th October - Phoenix Arts Centre, Exeter 29th October - Cafe Oto, London 25th November - Turner Sims, Southhampton 26th November - Band on the Wall, Manchester Click here to download the press release. For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com or kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Christine Tobin & Liam Noble -
Tapestry Unravelled Irish-born, UK-based singer-songwriter, Christine Tobin has carved out a niche for herself as one of the UK’s most richly expressive and original voices. Romantic and radical, her music is far reaching in its scope but heartfelt in its honesty and her latest album, while seemingly out of step with her previous work is one of her most fervently beautiful. On this tour Tobin and pianist Liam Noble revisit and remember the songs of Carole King’s landmark ‘Tapestry’ 19th Sept - 606 Club, Chelsea, London 15th Oct - National Centre for Early Music, York 28th Oct - The Hawth Arts Centre, Crawley 30th Oct - The Anvil, Basingstoke For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Stacy Kent The ability to tell a story, capture an emotion, a mood, hone it and share it like a secret with her audience; these are the qualities that make Stacey Kent so special and on her latest album, an all-French album entitled Raconte-moi... (Tell Me) Here, Kent revisits great classics of the French musical heritage with songs by Barbara, Paul Misraki, Georges Moustaki, Henri Salvador, Michel Jonasz, Keren Ann and Benjamin Biolay, So is this jazz or French chanson? Yet again, Stacey Kent bridges the divide between genres, elegantly and daintily stamping her own personal hallmark on this shining album. 25 Sept - Chapel Arts Centre, Bath 26 Sept - Mill at Sonning, Sonning 01 Oct - Severn Theatre, Shrewsbury 21 Oct - Queen’s Theatre, Hexham www.staceykent.com For further information please contact kerstan@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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Neil Cowley Trio From rock-out manic riffs, to reflective moments of heart-shattering beauty, the Neil Cowley Trio have long held a reputation for their high-drama, dynamic shows that take listeners on an emotional rollercoaster of a journey. Cowley is a dazzling pianist and stunning composer, which, combined with his thoroughly British wit, playfulness and instinctive ability to engage with his audience, makes for an utterly compelling experience both on record and on the stage. The trio perform tracks from their new and most cohesive recording to date, Radio Silence. 22nd October - Cork Jazz Festival, Republic of Ireland 28th October - Jazz No Jazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland 1st November - Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry 3rd November - Chapel Arts Centre, Bath 6th November - The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 17th November - ICA (p/o London Jazz Festival), London 20th November - National Theatre, Belfort, France 25th November - Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium www.neilcowleytrio.com For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
| Killer Shrimp Co-led by two of Europe’s leading jazz musicians and composers, trumpeter Damon Brown and saxophonist Ed Jones, Killer Shrimp perform tracks from their new album, Whatever Sincerely; Tales from the Baltic Wharf. Both are creative improvisers and powerful players, whose band presents fresh, expressive, playing akin to the hard bop swing tradition of the 50’s, yet delivered with an utterly modern sensibility. For these live dates, not only will Brown and Jones incorporate the pair’s many musical influences as presented on the album, but also its nod to technology as ‘sound mayhemist’, Joe Leach joins them on the road. 2nd November - Lower Ground Bar, West Hampstead, London 3rd November - Broomhill Arts Hotel, Barnstable 5th November - Komedia Theatre Studio Bar, Brighton 6th November - Sherbourne Jazz, Plume of Feathers, Sherbourne 7th November - Jazz@ Future Inn, Bristol 12th November - Wakefield Jazz Sports Club, Wakefield 19th November - Fleece Jazz , The Stoke by Nayland Club, Colchester 21st November - Barbican Centre, Free Stage, London as part of the BBC Radio 3 London Jazz Festival 24th November - Y Theatre, Leicester 25th November - Bonnington Theatre, Nottingham 26th November - Cornerhouse Hotel, Newcastle 28th November - The Chapel, Stratford Click here to download the press release. For further information please contact julie@riotsquadpublicity.com |
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