OXFORD: Common Ground

Friday 4th October, 2024

7:30pm

Event information

Quiet Night In presents MATT3RS UNKNOWN - led by the visionary trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist and composer Jonathan Enser. This is a project we’ve been avidly following since it began and are honoured and excited that the trio be performing at our first ever Quiet Night In!

Jonathan Enser returns home, bringing his debut project to Oxford for the very first time!

The MATT3RS UNKNOWN trio consists of 3 of the most powerful names exploring music in the UK.
Jonathan Enser - Trumpet, Tuba, Samples and Vocals
Matt Davies - Drums and Electronics
Lyle Barton - Keys and Synthesiser

"With MATTERS UNKNOWN, Enser fuses deeply spiritual and soulful inspiration with undercurrents that carry grooves from the roots of the Blues to West Coast trap, all evoked through African diasporic influence. The music is uncrowded and languid, finding urgency without restlessness.

To help access his vision, he has put together an ensemble that features some of the most powerful forces exploring music in the UK, each with different languages for conversing with his compositions. MATTERS UNKNOWN draws on the energy of musicians from Nerija, Nala Sinephro, Emma-Jean Thackray’s band, Nubiyan Twist, Noya Rao, Golden Mean and beyond.

MATTERS UNKNOWN have performed sold out shows at many of the London's best venues such as Church of Sound, Royal Albert Hall(Elgar rooms), Ronnie Scott’s, Cafe Oto and performing at Glastonbury, We Out Here, Meadows in the Mountain (Bulgaria), and Jazz Stroud."

Listen to MATTERS UNKNOWN here: https://rb.gy/r51fju
Find out more about MATTERS UNKNOWN here: https://linktr.ee/Jonnyenser

37-38 Little Clarendon St
Oxford
OX1 2HU

www.commongroundoxford.com/