Blow the Fuse presents the Casimir Connection

Presented by: Blow The Fuse

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0	LONDON: Vortex Jazz Club
P	Thursday 26th September, 2019
N	7:45pm

Event information

Blow the Fuse presents The Casimir Connection as part of the 'Resistance' series – 30 years of Blow the Fuse 1989-2019

The Casimir Connection album launch ‘Cause and Effect’.

Saxophonist and composer Diane McLoughlin’s ensemble explores the boundaries between classical, folk and jazz. Featuring saxophone, violin, double bass and piano, the music allows space to explore sound and silence. This creates intensity and intimacy, echoing chamber music of the classical tradition. Quiet and brooding, serene and uplifting, with influences from Keith Jarrett to Poulenc, Bartok and Balkan folk music, The Casimir Connection is a jazz chamber group for the modern era.

'Cause and Effect’ is a journey through the influence of childhood experiences. The music sometimes reflects a mood, sometimes evokes a half forgotten memory, combining the sensibility of classical music with the instinctive spontaneity of jazz improvisation.

Hear some preview tracks:
https://soundcloud.com/user-471985480-928513663/sets/cause-and-effect-preview

Diane McLoughlin: band leader, composer, saxes
Currently plays with ARQ (Alison Rayner Quintet). Diane has lead many groups including Giant Steppes, her 18-piece jazz orchestra, which performed to critical acclaim throughout Britain.

Kit Massey: violin
Violinist, pianist and arranger based in London. Has played with the Philamonia de Santiago Chile, performing much of the core ballet and opera repertoire. He records and performs with the Heritage Orchestra and teaches at Trinity Laban.

Pawel Grudzien: piano and violin
Classically trained multi instrumentalist, composer and producer based in London and Dublin. Plays with many artists including Mary Coughlan, Graham J, Jaime Nanci and Neil Watkins.

Tim Fairhall: double bass
Has played extensively both in Britain and worldwide, in wide ranging musical genres with ensembles such as the London Improvisers Orchestra, Ti/om and the Markhov Chain, Yasmin Levy, the John Martin Quartet and Madwort's Menagerie.

“The bright fibrous sound of Diane McLoughlin’s soprano saxophone is a particular delight” Dave Gelly (The Guardian)

“McLoughlin can mix a keening tone with a melodic sweetness” Andy Robson (Jazzwise magazine)

https://www.facebook.com/TheCasimirConnection
http://www.thecasimirconnection.com