LONDON: Jazzlive Upstairs at The Crypt

Saturday 30th April, 2022

6:30pm

Event information

Bartalk, is a cross genre monodrama for speaking drummer and string quartet which explores the psychological stresses caused by solitary confinement.

Sean Noonan has long preferred the term “Rhythmic Storyteller” to describe his audacious, genre-defiant artistry. As a modern-day sonic griot he combines the most ancient of traditions with forward-seeking experimentation; as a kind of post-modern wandering minstrel he gathers irreverent folk tales and offbeat inspirations from various cultures and translates them through his own singular worldview. His music is informed by an eclectic variety of influences, rock opera, avant-garde chamber music, harmolodic jazz-rock, and aleatoric comprovisation

Noonan will again partner with the Ligeti Quartet and other musical friends for one of the drummer/composer’s most ambitious projects to date, the multi-media piece Isolation. Commissioned by the Arts Council of England, PRS for Music, and Forestry England, Isolation addresses the issue of solitary confinement — a long-held concern for the composer that has only come into sharper focus during the pandemic era.

Sean Noonan will be well known to Jazzlive regulars for his incredible performances over the years at The Crypt. If you were lucky enough to witness "The Hub" in full flow in the early 00's or any of the more recent fine ensembles he has brought, including 'Picnic in Snow' in 2019, you will know what to expect at The Bartalk concert.

The full line up are:-
Sean Noonan (drums, voice and compositions)
Ligeti Quartet - Emma Smith (violin 1), Patrick Dawkins (violin 2), Richard Jones (viola), Val Welbanks (cello)

Matthew Bourne (Fender Rhodes / church organ)
Alex Ward (clarinet, guitar)
Helen Vodvich (flute)
Sarah Gail Brand (trombone)
And Otto Willberg (bass)

This concert is also our first Jazzlive event IN THE CHURCH itself, and it is the perfect setting for Sean's creations.

*All profits from the concert will be donated to "AllSwell" the Camberwell Organ project.

Early Bird tickets available for a limited time only.