Mopomoso - monthly free improvisation night

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Mopomoso – monthly free improvisation night
Grew / Beck
Stephen Grew (piano) / Mick Beck (reeds).

Two fine musicians and prime movers in their respective towns of Lancaster and Sheffield, between them the duo have worked in the UK and abroad with musicians such as Derek Bailey, Andy Sheppard, Keith Tippett, Evan Parker and Louis Moholo.

Grew has developed his own series of scales and motifs which he uses as building blocks in conjunction with Beck’s re-invention of the saxophone and, unusually in improvisation, the bassoon.

‘Uncompromising, intense’ and ‘ridiculously entertaining’ (Jazzwise).

Lull
Tanja Feichtmair (sax) / Josef Novotny (piano - electronics) / Uli Winter (cello) Fredi Proll (drums)

Lull are an energetic and joyful group of improvisers from Austria, here to promote their new CD ‘The Zipper’ (Leo Records).

Tanja has played Mopomoso before in a duo with John Russell and he has toured with the group alongside Walter Wierbos and John Edwards.

This is a rare chance to hear an imaginative and dynamic quartet who play a far reaching music.

Sjoestrom / Russell
Harri Sjoestrom (sax) / John Russell (guitar)

Harri is a major figure on the European free-improvised music scene, probably best known for his many collaborations with Cecil Taylor. He is also co-founder of the European Contemporary Improvisers Orchestra.

This is the first time Harri and John have appeared as a duo. Here to make a recording, this is their only London concert and should provide a fascinating insight into the music of two experienced and inventive musicians.