Saturday 5th March and Sunday 6th March 2011
London's latest improvised music festival As Alike As Trees makes its debut over the weekend of 5th and 6th March, curated by saxophonist David O'Connor and violinist Jennifer Allum, both of whom are regulars at Eddie Prevost's weekly Friday evening improvising workshops. Alongside O'Connor and Allum, the weekend will feature a large number of players who attend those workshops. Some—including saxophonist Seymour Wright, guitarist Ross Lambert and pianist Sebastian Lexer—are Friday evening veterans and have become established names as improvisers.
The weekend will also welcome guest artists from the continent, notably the French-Swiss quintet Hubbub, who have released two albums on Prévost's Matchless label. A solo set from the ever-entertaining French electronics and objects performer Pascal Battus is also appealing. On Sunday 6th, two duos pair guest artists with workshop veterans: Seymour Wright meets Austrian electronics player Klaus Filip, while German pianists Christoph Schiller and London-based Sebastian Lexer will close the festival.
For many, a rare appearance by AMM, when Prévost and John Tilbury play as a duo, will be a highlight. However, the weekend promises a rich and varied experience of improvised music of a high standard, the kind of event of which London can be rightly proud.
As Alike As Trees will happen at:
Hume Studio
The Rag Factory
16 Heneage St (off Brick Lane)
London E1 5LJ
Nearest tube: Aldgate East
Tickets cost £8 per session (£6-50 for concessions) or £15 (12-50) per day or £28 (£24) for the weekend. They are available from We Got Tickets and will also be available on the door.
The complete line-up for the weekend is:
Saturday 5th March, 2pm
David O'Connor: saxophones; Matthew Olczak: electric guitar.
Pascal Battus from France: electronics, objects.
Grundik Kasyansky: electronics; Guilaume Viltard: double bass; Marjolaine Chablin from France: piano
Saturday 5th March, 7pm
Tim Yates: guitar; Russell Callow: percussion, objects; Carole Finer: banjo; Anat Ben-David: voice, electronics, scrap; Chris Hyde-Harrison: double bass.
Ute Kanngieser: cello; Jennifer Alum: violin; Matt Davis: trumpet.
Hubbub:—Frédéric Blondy from France: piano; Bertrand Denzler from Switzerland: tenor Saxophone; Jean-Luc Guionnet from France: alto saxophone; Jean-Sébastien Mariage from France: amplified guitar; Edward Perraud from France: drums and percussion.
Sunday 6th March, 2pm
Walter Cardew: electric guitar; Jerry Wigens: clarinet; Romauld Wadych: objects; David Papapostolou: cello.
Seymour Wright: alto saxophone; Klaus Filip from Austria: electronics.
AMM:—Eddie Prévost: drums, percussion; John Tilbury: piano.
Sunday March 6th, 7pm
Jamie Coleman: trumpet; Ross Lambert: guitar; Paul Abbott: percussion, electronics; Philip Somervell: piano.
Gabriel Humberstone: percussion; Matt Hammond: guitar.
Christoph Schiller from Germany: piano, voice; Sebastian Lexer: piano.
London's latest improvised music festival As Alike As Trees makes its debut over the weekend of 5th and 6th March, curated by saxophonist David O'Connor and violinist Jennifer Allum, both of whom are regulars at Eddie Prevost's weekly Friday evening improvising workshops. Alongside O'Connor and Allum, the weekend will feature a large number of players who attend those workshops. Some—including saxophonist Seymour Wright, guitarist Ross Lambert and pianist Sebastian Lexer—are Friday evening veterans and have become established names as improvisers.
The weekend will also welcome guest artists from the continent, notably the French-Swiss quintet Hubbub, who have released two albums on Prévost's Matchless label. A solo set from the ever-entertaining French electronics and objects performer Pascal Battus is also appealing. On Sunday 6th, two duos pair guest artists with workshop veterans: Seymour Wright meets Austrian electronics player Klaus Filip, while German pianists Christoph Schiller and London-based Sebastian Lexer will close the festival.
For many, a rare appearance by AMM, when Prévost and John Tilbury play as a duo, will be a highlight. However, the weekend promises a rich and varied experience of improvised music of a high standard, the kind of event of which London can be rightly proud.
As Alike As Trees will happen at:
Hume Studio
The Rag Factory
16 Heneage St (off Brick Lane)
London E1 5LJ
Nearest tube: Aldgate East
Tickets cost £8 per session (£6-50 for concessions) or £15 (12-50) per day or £28 (£24) for the weekend. They are available from We Got Tickets and will also be available on the door.
The complete line-up for the weekend is:
Saturday 5th March, 2pm
David O'Connor: saxophones; Matthew Olczak: electric guitar.
Pascal Battus from France: electronics, objects.
Grundik Kasyansky: electronics; Guilaume Viltard: double bass; Marjolaine Chablin from France: piano
Saturday 5th March, 7pm
Tim Yates: guitar; Russell Callow: percussion, objects; Carole Finer: banjo; Anat Ben-David: voice, electronics, scrap; Chris Hyde-Harrison: double bass.
Ute Kanngieser: cello; Jennifer Alum: violin; Matt Davis: trumpet.
Hubbub:—Frédéric Blondy from France: piano; Bertrand Denzler from Switzerland: tenor Saxophone; Jean-Luc Guionnet from France: alto saxophone; Jean-Sébastien Mariage from France: amplified guitar; Edward Perraud from France: drums and percussion.
Sunday 6th March, 2pm
Walter Cardew: electric guitar; Jerry Wigens: clarinet; Romauld Wadych: objects; David Papapostolou: cello.
Seymour Wright: alto saxophone; Klaus Filip from Austria: electronics.
AMM:—Eddie Prévost: drums, percussion; John Tilbury: piano.
Sunday March 6th, 7pm
Jamie Coleman: trumpet; Ross Lambert: guitar; Paul Abbott: percussion, electronics; Philip Somervell: piano.
Gabriel Humberstone: percussion; Matt Hammond: guitar.
Christoph Schiller from Germany: piano, voice; Sebastian Lexer: piano.
