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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120206T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120206T213000
SUMMARY:Naturally 7
LOCATION:MANCHESTER RNCM Theatre and Concert Hall, M13 9RD
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-02-06/naturally-7-19
DESCRIPTION:Naturally 7 take classic close-harmony style to stratospheric new heights, mixing beat boxing, basslines and uncanny instrumental imitation with rap and hook-laden soul, pop and jazz. This is a vocal group in a league of its own, and their genuinely fresh use of the voice and astonishingly versatile talent have garnered diverse fans including Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Jay Leno and Brian Eno. \n\n\n\n\n\n'This is one of the must-see performances of all time.' Brian…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120207T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120207T213000
SUMMARY:Naturally 7 + Muntu Valdo
LOCATION:Barbican, EC2Y 8DS
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-02-07/naturally-7-1
DESCRIPTION:Naturally 7 take classic close-harmony style to stratospheric new heights, mixing beat boxing, basslines and uncanny instrumental imitation with rap and hook-laden soul, pop and jazz. This is a vocal group in a league of its own, and their genuinely fresh use of the voice and astonishingly versatile talent have garnered diverse fans including Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Jay Leno and Brian Eno. \n\n\n\n\n\n'This is one of the must-see performances of all time.' Brian…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120209T203000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120209T223000
SUMMARY:Muntu Valdo
LOCATION:LONDON Vortex, N16 8AZ
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-02-09/muntu-valdo-2014
DESCRIPTION:Muntu Valdo's music is rooted in the blues, mixing African traditions with striking modernity and technical mastery. He's played with some of the great names of African music including Ali Farka Touré, Manu Dibango and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and returns tonight with a mesmerising solo set that juxtaposes his raw, passionate voice and intensely emotive melodies with an ingenious use of loops, samples and effects.\nMuntu’s debut album Gods & Devils was described by NME as…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120216T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120216T213000
SUMMARY:Beats & Pieces Big Band
LOCATION:MANCHESTER RNCM Theatre and Concert Hall, M13 9RD
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-02-16/beats-pieces-big-band
DESCRIPTION:“Few bands play work of this complexity with such passionate conviction. Movers and shakers such as Ben Cottrell demonstrate that large ensembles remain a vital force in contemporary jazz”**** The Guardian\nBeats & Pieces combine the classic big band sound with influences as far reaching as John Zorn and Bjork. Moving effortlessly through dripping ballads, spiky riffs and slamming bass, this 14-strong troupe are set to “re-assure anyone who wonders whether the tradition can…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120220T180000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120220T200000
SUMMARY:Beats & Pieces Big Band
LOCATION:LONDON Ronnie Scott's, W1D 4HT
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-02-20/beats-pieces-1
DESCRIPTION:“Few bands play work of this complexity with such passionate conviction. Movers and shakers such as Ben Cottrell demonstrate that large ensembles remain a vital force in contemporary jazz”**** The Guardian\nBeats & Pieces combine the classic big band sound with influences as far reaching as John Zorn and Bjork. Moving effortlessly through dripping ballads, spiky riffs and slamming bass, this 14-strong troupe are set to “re-assure anyone who wonders whether the tradition can…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120226T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120226T213000
SUMMARY:The Seashell & The Clergyman
LOCATION:LONDON Roundhouse, NW1
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-02-26/max-de-wardener-seashell-clergyman
DESCRIPTION:Imogen HeapThe Holst Singers (conductor Hugh Brunt)Ana SilveraThe Estonian Television Girls Choir (conductor Aarne Saluveer)\nGrammy and Ivor Novello award winner Imogen Heap brings her incredible a cappella soundtrack to the 1928 French surrealist film The Seashell and the Clergyman, performed with acclaimed UK choir the Holst Singers. (Original commission by Birds Eye View Film Festival and the Southbank Centre.)\nAlongside this, rising star Ana Silvera brings her own uniquely heartfelt…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120229T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120229T220000
SUMMARY:Portico Quartet + Cornelia + Will Ward
LOCATION:LONDON York Hall, E2 9PJ
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-02-29/portico-quartet-2012
DESCRIPTION:Hot on the heels of two sold-out shows at the London Jazz Festival 2011, Portico Quartet step out on a UK tour with their third, self-titled album, due for release on Real World Records in early 2012.\nMelting together Burial-inspired beats, fiery saxophones and ethereal hang with a very modern kind of jazz improv, their translucent music can both mesmerise and thrill.\n'Genuinely innovative…there isn’t a band that sounds remotely like them.' Observer\n'They feed on Steve Reich…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120301T194500
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120301T214500
SUMMARY:Portico Quartet
LOCATION:BRIGHTON Komedia, BN1 1UN
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-01/portico-quartet-2015
DESCRIPTION:Hot on the heels of two sold-out shows at the London Jazz Festival 2011, Portico Quartet step out on a UK tour with their third, self-titled album, due for release on Real World Records early this year.\nMelting together Burial-inspired beats, fiery saxophones and ethereal hang with a very modern kind of jazz improv, their translucent music can both mesmerise and thrill.\n'Genuinely innovative…there isn’t a band that sounds remotely like them.' Observer\n'They feed on Steve Reich…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120301T203000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120301T223000
SUMMARY:Louis Moholo-Moholo's Octet – 'Uplift the Nation'
LOCATION:LONDON Vortex, N16 8AZ
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-01/louis-moholo-moholos-octet-uplift-nation
DESCRIPTION:Regarded not only as one of South Africa’s most important musicians, but also one of the world’s finest drummers, Louis Moholo’s influence on the development of music in this country has been immeasurable.\nTonight the Octet play rarely heard music from the Blue Notes' archive – featuring Jason Yarde, Ntskuks Bonga, Henry Lowther, Alan Tomlinson, Alexander Hawkins, John Edwards and Francine Luce.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120303T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120303T213000
SUMMARY:Urban Classic: Feat. Fazer, Ms Dynamite, Devlin, Skepta and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
LOCATION:Barbican, EC2Y 8DS
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-03/urban-classic-feat.-fazer-ms-dynamite-devlin-skepta-and-bbc-symphony-orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Urban Classic is a meeting of musical cultures, bringing together the BBC Symphony Orchestra with leading artists from the UK’s urban music scene. As part of the Music Nation weekend, this event will be the first performance of new arrangements by Ayanna Witter-Johnson and Jason Yarde.\nFor Urban Classic, the BBC Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by Jules Buckley, fresh from his collaboration with Basement Jaxx and the Metropole Orchestra, where he is Principal Guest Conductor.\nBehind…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120303T210000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120303T230000
SUMMARY:Penguin Cafe
LOCATION:AUSTRALIA Perth Festival Gardens, 6000
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-03/penguin-cafe-2032
DESCRIPTION:Penguin Cafe's music has infiltrated daily life from films like Napoleon Dynamite to countless theme tunes, and they've played festivals from Bestival and The Big Chill to a sold out Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms. Their sound is at once familiar and new, combining acoustic power and a beguiling, feisty charm. Following their sell-out UK tour in 2011, they're travelling to Austalia for a national tour in spring 2012.\n“Penguin Cafe continues to occupy a unique place in music:…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120305T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120305T213000
SUMMARY:Penguin Cafe
LOCATION:AUSTRALIA Melbourne Recital Centre, 3006
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-05/penguin-cafe-2033
DESCRIPTION:Penguin Cafe's music has infiltrated daily life from films like Napoleon Dynamite to countless theme tunes, and they've played festivals from Bestival and The Big Chill to a sold out Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms. Their sound is at once familiar and new, combining acoustic power and a beguiling, feisty charm. Following their sell-out UK tour in 2011, they're travelling to Austalia for a national tour in spring 2012.\n“Penguin Cafe continues to occupy a unique place in music:…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120305T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120305T220000
SUMMARY:Portico Quartet + Matthew Halsall
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Hall Two, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-05/portico-quartet-matthew-halsall
DESCRIPTION:Hot on the heels of two sold-out shows at the London Jazz Festival 2011, Portico Quartet step out on a UK tour with their third, self-titled album, due for release on Real World Records early this year.\nMelting together Burial-inspired beats, fiery saxophones and ethereal hang with a very modern kind of jazz improv, their translucent music can both mesmerise and thrill.\n'Genuinely innovative…there isn’t a band that sounds remotely like them.' Observer\n'They feed on Steve Reich…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120306T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120306T213000
SUMMARY:Portico Quartet
LOCATION:YORK The Duchess, YO1 7NP
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-06/portico-quartet-matthew-halsall-1
DESCRIPTION:Hot on the heels of two sold-out shows at the London Jazz Festival 2011, Portico Quartet step out on a UK tour with their third, self-titled album, due for release on Real World Records early this year.\nMelting together Burial-inspired beats, fiery saxophones and ethereal hang with a very modern kind of jazz improv, their translucent music can both mesmerise and thrill.\n'Genuinely innovative…there isn’t a band that sounds remotely like them.' Observer\n'They feed on Steve Reich…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120307T190000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120307T210000
SUMMARY:An Evening With Ayanna
LOCATION:LONDON The Forge, NW1 7NL
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-07/an-evening-with-ayanna
DESCRIPTION:Ayanna was the first non-American to win the legendary Amateur Night Live at the Harlem Apollo, whose beguiling vocals skip and swing over intimate, honey-sweet cello. Her music was recently celebrated in an evening devoted to her work at the Kings Place Festival in London and last year she was commissioned to write a new piece for the Bath Festival, following residencies at Wigmore Hall and Aldeburgh. She’s just finished a UK tour with Natty and recording in New York with Kronos Quartet,…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120307T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120307T220000
SUMMARY:Portico Quartet + Matthew Halsall
LOCATION:BIRMINGHAM Town Hall, B3 3DQ
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-07/portico-quartet-2014
DESCRIPTION:Hot on the heels of two sold-out shows at the London Jazz Festival 2011, Portico Quartet step out on a UK tour with their third, self-titled album, due for release on Real World Records in early 2012.\nMelting together Burial-inspired beats, fiery saxophones and ethereal hang with a very modern kind of jazz improv, their translucent music can both mesmerise and thrill.\n'Genuinely innovative…there isn’t a band that sounds remotely like them.' Observer\n'They feed on Steve Reich…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120307T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120307T220000
SUMMARY:Penguin Cafe
LOCATION:AUSTRALIA Sydney City Recital Hall, NSW 2001
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-07/penguin-cafe-2034
DESCRIPTION:On sale to general public Sun 4 Dec.\nPenguin Cafe's music has infiltrated daily life from films like Napoleon Dynamite to countless theme tunes, and they've played festivals from Bestival and The Big Chill to a sold out Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms. Their sound is at once familiar and new, combining acoustic power and a beguiling, feisty charm. Following their sell-out UK tour in 2011, they're travelling to Austalia for a national tour in spring 2012.\n“Penguin Cafe…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120308T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120308T213000
SUMMARY:Portico Quartet
LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Queens Social Club, S2 4DG
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-08/portico-quartet-matthew-halsall-2
DESCRIPTION:Hot on the heels of two sold-out shows at the London Jazz Festival 2011, Portico Quartet step out on a UK tour with their third, self-titled album, due for release on Real World Records early this year.\nMelting together Burial-inspired beats, fiery saxophones and ethereal hang with a very modern kind of jazz improv, their translucent music can both mesmerise and thrill.\n'Genuinely innovative…there isn’t a band that sounds remotely like them.' Observer\n'They feed on Steve Reich…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120309T000000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120309T020000
SUMMARY:Penguin Cafe
LOCATION:WOMAD Adelaide, 
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-09/penguin-cafe-2035
DESCRIPTION:Penguin Cafe's music has infiltrated daily life from films like Napoleon Dynamite to countless theme tunes, and they've played festivals from Bestival and The Big Chill to a sold out Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms. Their sound is at once familiar and new, combining acoustic power and a beguiling, feisty charm. Following their sell-out UK tour in 2011, they're travelling to Austalia for a national tour in spring 2012.\n“Penguin Cafe continues to occupy a unique place in music:…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120309T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120309T220000
SUMMARY:Portico Quartet
LOCATION:NORWICH Arts Centre, NR2 4PG
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-09/portico-quartet-matthew-halsall-3
DESCRIPTION:Hot on the heels of two sold-out shows at the London Jazz Festival 2011, Portico Quartet step out on a UK tour with their third, self-titled album, due for release on Real World Records early this year.\nMelting together Burial-inspired beats, fiery saxophones and ethereal hang with a very modern kind of jazz improv, their translucent music can both mesmerise and thrill.\n'Genuinely innovative…there isn’t a band that sounds remotely like them.' Observer\n'They feed on Steve Reich…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120310T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120310T213000
SUMMARY:Portico Quartet + Matthew Halsall
LOCATION:MANCHESTER RNCM Theatre and Concert Hall, M13 9RD
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-10/portico-quartet-2013
DESCRIPTION:Hot on the heels of two sold-out shows at the London Jazz Festival 2011, Portico Quartet step out on a UK tour with their third, self-titled album, due for release on Real World Records in early 2012.\nMelting together Burial-inspired beats, fiery saxophones and ethereal hang with a very modern kind of jazz improv, their translucent music can both mesmerise and thrill.\n'Genuinely innovative…there isn’t a band that sounds remotely like them.' Observer\n'They feed on Steve Reich…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120310T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120310T213000
SUMMARY:Hugh Masekela + Zara McFarlane
LOCATION:Barbican, EC2Y 8DS
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-10/hugh-masekela-2012
DESCRIPTION:Hugh Masekela has come to be known as a living legend in the half-century since he first picked up a trumpet, and luckily for us he shows no sign of putting it down yet.\nHis voice has long spoken out in his country’s struggle for civil rights, whilst his soaring, joyful trumpet sound brims with warmth and bristles with elements of township jazz, hip-hop and funk.  Universally considered one of the world’s all-time greatest horn players, he remains, in the words of the Independent:…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120311T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120311T213000
SUMMARY:Hugh Masekela
LOCATION:GLASGOW Old Fruitmarket, G1 1NQ
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-11/hugh-masekela-2013
DESCRIPTION:Hugh Masekela has come to be known as a living legend in the half-century since he first picked up a trumpet, and luckily for us he shows no sign of putting it down yet.\nHis voice has long spoken out in his country’s struggle for civil rights, whilst his soaring, joyful trumpet sound brims with warmth and bristles with elements of township jazz, hip-hop and funk.  Universally considered one of the world’s all-time greatest horn players, he remains, in the words of the Independent:…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120311T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120311T213000
SUMMARY:Ben l'Oncle Soul + Muntu Valdo
LOCATION:BRIGHTON Dome, BN1 1UG
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-11/ben-loncle-soul-2
DESCRIPTION:Ben l'Oncle Soul offers a wild celebration of everything that's thrilling about the classic soul revues. He grew up listening to Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin, and combines Kanye West-style R&B, Motown groove and Stax horns with a great, way-over-the-top live show. He's become an arena artist in France, and after he sang his soul version of White Stripes' Seven Nation Army on Later with Jools Holland, he played London Jazz Festival to a packed, ecstatic…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120312T190000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120312T210000
SUMMARY:Ben l'Oncle Soul + Irma
LOCATION:LONDON KOKO, NW1 7JE
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-12/ben-loncle-soul-1
DESCRIPTION:Ben l'Oncle Soul offers a wild celebration of everything that's thrilling about the classic soul revues. He grew up listening to Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin, and combines Kanye West-style R&B, Motown groove and Stax horns with a great, way-over-the-top live show. He's become an arena artist in France, and after he sang his soul version of White Stripes' Seven Nation Army on Later with Jools Holland, he played London Jazz Festival to a packed, ecstatic…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120313T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120313T213000
SUMMARY:The Moutin Reunion Quartet
LOCATION:LONDON Pizza Express Jazz Club, W1D 3RW
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-13/moutin-reunion-quartet-2012
DESCRIPTION:This franco-american quartet has been created by two passionate twin brothers – the upright bass player François Moutin and the drummer Louis Moutin - in order to perform their own compositions.\nFor the last ten years, the Moutin Reunion Quartet has been extensively touring both America and Europe, in prestigious venues and festivals, building up its fan crowd and the enthusiasm of Jazz audiences on both sides of the ocean. \nFor those two nights at Pizza Express, the quartet…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120314T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120314T213000
SUMMARY:The Moutin Reunion Quartet
LOCATION:LONDON Pizza Express Jazz Club, W1D 3RW
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-14/moutin-reunion-quartet-2013
DESCRIPTION:This franco-american quartet has been created by two passionate twin brothers – the upright bass player François Moutin and the drummer Louis Moutin - in order to perform their own compositions.\nFor the last ten years, the Moutin Reunion Quartet has been extensively touring both America and Europe, in prestigious venues and festivals, building up its fan crowd and the enthusiasm of Jazz audiences on both sides of the ocean. \nFor those two nights at Pizza Express, the quartet…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120318T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120318T213000
SUMMARY:Tord Gustavsen Ensemble
LOCATION:Southbank Centre / Queen Elizabeth Hall, SE1 8 XX
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-18/tord-gustavsen-ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Tord Gustavsen's upcoming release is the fifth in a string of highly acclaimed ECM albums, featuring Tore Brunborg on saxophones, Mats Eilertsen on bass and Jarle Vespestad on drums. This extended ensemble is a natural progression of Tord's trio work, adding new colours and dimensions through the sensibilities of some of the most intriguing players on the vibrant and eclectic Scandinavian jazz scene.\nTord's new work takes his signature Norwegian minimalism and bluesy grooves to darker,…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120319T190000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120319T210000
SUMMARY:Marcus Roberts
LOCATION:LONDON Ronnie Scott's, W1D 4HT
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-19/marcus-roberts-2013
DESCRIPTION:Pianist, composer, arranger and educator Marcus Roberts remains a singular figure in the pantheon of great American jazz pianists, with his ability to straddle both jazz and classical idioms with equal brilliance. Known as one of the most diverse artists in jazz, his highly innovative piano style and philosophy of jazz improvisation merges his love for great music from every era with his own creative imagination. Closely associated in his early career with the music of Wynton Marsalis, his Oscar…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120320T190000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120320T210000
SUMMARY:Marcus Roberts
LOCATION:LONDON Ronnie Scott's, W1D 4HT
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-20/marcus-roberts-2014
DESCRIPTION:Pianist, composer, arranger and educator Marcus Roberts remains a singular figure in the pantheon of great American jazz pianists, with his ability to straddle both jazz and classical idioms with equal brilliance. Known as one of the most diverse artists in jazz, his highly innovative piano style and philosophy of jazz improvisation merges his love for great music from every era with his own creative imagination. Closely associated in his early career with the music of Wynton Marsalis, his Oscar…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120321T194500
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120321T214500
SUMMARY:TRIO LIBERO Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita, Sebastian Rochford
LOCATION:Southbank Centre / Purcell Room, SE1 8XX
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-21/trio-libero-andy-sheppard-michel-benita-sebastian-rochford-3
DESCRIPTION:British saxophonist Andy Sheppard is joined by French bassist Michel Benita and British drummer Seb Rochford to perform from their new ECM album, out on Mon 30 Jan. From Rochford’s part in Polar Bear to Benita’s collaborations with Archie Shepp and Lee Konitz, Trio Libero is shaped by three leading individuals from today’s jazz scene. Under Sheppard’s lead, together they produce exquisite grooves and insinuating themes with an easy grace that belies the musical…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120322T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120322T220000
SUMMARY:TRIO LIBERO Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita, Sebastian Rochford
LOCATION:SOUTHAMPTON Turner Sims, SO17 1BJ
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-22/trio-libero-andy-sheppard-michel-benita-sebastian-rochford
DESCRIPTION:British saxophonist Andy Sheppard is joined by French bassist Michel Benita and British drummer Seb Rochford to perform from their new ECM album, out on Mon 30 Jan. From Rochford’s part in Polar Bear to Benita’s collaborations with Archie Shepp and Lee Konitz, Trio Libero is shaped by three leading individuals from today’s jazz scene. Under Sheppard’s lead, together they produce exquisite grooves and insinuating themes with an easy grace that belies the musical…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120323T104500
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120323T124500
SUMMARY:Neil Cowley Trio Featuring The Mount Molehill Strings
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Northern Rock Foundation Hall, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-23/neil-cowley-trio-featuring-mount-molehill-strings
DESCRIPTION:Nourishing their fondness for grand, commanding sounds, The Neil Cowley Trio with The Mount Molehill Strings ensemble, headed by lead violinist Julian Ferraretto, will perform music from their new recording, The Face of Mount Molehill (released early 2012). The Neil Cowley Trio (Neil Cowley on piano, drummer Evan Jenkins and bassist Rex Horan) is one of the UK’s most exhilarating live bands. Their intensely thrilling and dynamic sets, peppered with Cowley’s playful onstage banter,…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120323T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120323T213000
SUMMARY:Roberto Fonseca + Ayanna
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-23/roberto-fonseca-ayanna
DESCRIPTION:This Buena Vista Social Club prodigy and Havana Cultura star has grabbed Cuban music by the horns and drawn it, hot, stylish and sultry, into the 21st century.\nHis new album, YO, is out soon and looks back to his Caribbean roots while striking forwards with red-hot grooves, electronic beats and sensuous lyricism that effortlessly updates Cuba's musical lineage.\n“It’s a heartbeat for contemporary Afro-Cuban life.” Times\n“A fabulously gifted pianist,…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120323T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120323T213000
SUMMARY:Marcus Roberts
LOCATION:MANCHESTER RNCM Theatre and Concert Hall, M13 9RD
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-23/marcus-roberts-2011
DESCRIPTION:Pianist, composer, arranger and educator Marcus Roberts remains a singular figure in the pantheon of great American jazz pianists, with his ability to straddle both jazz and classical idioms with equal brilliance. Known as one of the most diverse artists in jazz, his highly innovative piano style and philosophy of jazz improvisation merges his love for great music from every era with his own creative imagination. Closely associated in his early career with the music of Wynton Marsalis, his Oscar…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120323T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120323T220000
SUMMARY:Peter King Quartet
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Northern Rock Foundation Hall, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-23/peter-king-quartet-GIJF2012
DESCRIPTION:Peter King, long considered one of the world’s greatest alto saxophonists in the world, is also a prolific composer/arranger working in both the jazz and classical traditions. King exploded onto the British jazz scene at the age of 19 performing at the opening of London’s internationally famous, Ronnie Scott’s Club.\nAlthough he now concentrates on his work as a solo artist, King has played with many musical greats from Tony Bennett to James Brown, Lauren Bacall to Marlene…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120323T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120323T220000
SUMMARY:TRIO LIBERO Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita, Sebastian Rochford
LOCATION:BRISTOL St. George's, BS1 5RR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-23/trio-libero-andy-sheppard-michel-benita-sebastian-rochford-1
DESCRIPTION:British saxophonist Andy Sheppard is joined by French bassist Michel Benita and British drummer Seb Rochford to perform from their new ECM album, out on Mon 30 Jan. From Rochford’s part in Polar Bear to Benita’s collaborations with Archie Shepp and Lee Konitz, Trio Libero is shaped by three leading individuals from today’s jazz scene. Under Sheppard’s lead, together they produce exquisite grooves and insinuating themes with an easy grace that belies the musical…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120323T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120323T220000
SUMMARY:Peter King Quartet
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Northern Rock Foundation Hall, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-23/peter-king-quartet
DESCRIPTION:Peter King, long considered one of the world’s greatest alto saxophonists in the world, is also a prolific composer/arranger working in both the jazz and classical traditions. King exploded onto the British jazz scene at the age of 19 performing at the opening of London’s internationally famous, Ronnie Scott’s Club.\nAlthough he now concentrates on his work as a solo artist, King has played with many musical greats from Tony Bennett to James Brown, Lauren Bacall to Marlene…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120323T223000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120324T003000
SUMMARY:James Morton's Porkchop
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Hall Two, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-23/james-mortons-porkchop-GIJF2012
DESCRIPTION:This is the funky side of jazz with Porkchop and Pee Wee Ellis (James Brown’s saxophonist). James Morton’s Porkchop will celebrate the release of their latest album with this very special concert featuring Pee Wee Ellis, the Easy Access Horns (The Herbaliser) and guest vocalists.\nFollowing their critically acclaimed previous album Don't You Worry 'Bout That the follow up is a dance floor orientated, funky affair.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120324T130000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120324T150000
SUMMARY:Greater North Jazz Showcase
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Northern Rock Foundation Hall, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-24/greater-north-jazz-showcase
DESCRIPTION:Voice of the North Jazz Orchestra with Graeme B Wilson: 1pm\nGogo Penguin: 2.30pm\nRoller Trio: 3.30pm\nThe Sharkestra: 5pm\nThis year we celebrate the richness of jazz across the North of England, culminating in the first performance by the newly formed ensemble The Sharkestra.\nVoice of the North with Graeme B Wilson\nSince its creation in the North East 15 years ago, Voice of The North Jazz Orchestra has the drive, swing and precision of the great big bands of the past, but has been…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120324T143000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120324T163000
SUMMARY:Marcus Roberts
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Hall Two, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-24/marcus-roberts-2012
DESCRIPTION:Pianist, composer, arranger and educator Marcus Roberts remains a singular figure in the pantheon of great American jazz pianists, with his ability to straddle both jazz and classical idioms with equal brilliance. Known as one of the most diverse artists in jazz, his highly innovative piano style and philosophy of jazz improvisation merges his love for great music from every era with his own creative imagination. Closely associated in his early career with the music of Wynton Marsalis, his Oscar…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120324T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120324T213000
SUMMARY:Roberto Fonseca + Ayanna
LOCATION:MANCHESTER RNCM Theatre and Concert Hall, M13 9RD
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-24/roberto-fonseca-ayanna-1
DESCRIPTION:This Buena Vista Social Club prodigy and Havana Cultura star has grabbed Cuban music by the horns and drawn it, hot, stylish and sultry, into the 21st century.\nHis new album, YO, is out soon and looks back to his Caribbean roots while striking forwards with red-hot grooves, electronic beats and sensuous lyricism that effortlessly updates Cuba's musical lineage.\n“It’s a heartbeat for contemporary Afro-Cuban life.” Times\n“A fabulously gifted pianist,…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120324T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120324T213000
SUMMARY:TRIO LIBERO: Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita, Sebastian Rochford / Courtney Pine: Europa Double Bill
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Hall One, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-24/gijf-libero-andy-sheppard-michel-benita-sebastian-rochford-courtney-pine-europa-double-bill
DESCRIPTION:Trio Libero\nBritish saxophonist Andy Sheppard is joined by French bassist Michel Benita and British drummer Seb Rochford to perform from their new ECM album, out on Mon 30 Jan. From Rochford’s part in Polar Bear to Benita’s collaborations with Archie Shepp and Lee Konitz, Trio Libero is shaped by three leading individuals from today’s jazz scene. Under Sheppard’s lead, together they produce exquisite grooves and insinuating themes with an easy grace that belies the…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120324T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120324T220000
SUMMARY:Life is for living: The Peggy Lee Project
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Hall Two, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-24/gijf-12-life-for-living-peggy-lee-project
DESCRIPTION:One of the UK's most singer-songwriter, Gwyneth Herbert, joins forces with the members of the Buck Clayton Legacy Band to explore the jazz repertoire of Peggy Lee. The band's arrangers, Matthias Seuffert, Adrian Fry and Menno Daams, have taken Lee's work with Jack Marshall, Quincy Jones and Billy May to create new charts for what has been recognised as one of Europe's leading mainstream bands.\nGwyneth brings her own unique gift for storytelling in song to reinterpret tales of love lost and…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120324T223000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120325T003000
SUMMARY:Beats & Pieces Big Band
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-24/beats-pieces-2
DESCRIPTION:“Few bands play work of this complexity with such passionate conviction. Movers and shakers such as Ben Cottrell demonstrate that large ensembles remain a vital force in contemporary jazz”**** The Guardian\nBeats & Pieces combine the classic big band sound with influences as far reaching as John Zorn and Bjork. Moving effortlessly through dripping ballads, spiky riffs and slamming bass, this 14-strong troupe are set to “re-assure anyone who wonders whether the tradition can…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120325T140000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120325T160000
SUMMARY:Robert Mitchell 3io + Zoe Rahman Quartet + Ambrose Akinmusire Band
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-25/ambrose-akinmusire-2012
DESCRIPTION:First up tonight is award-winning pianist, composer and arranger, Robert Mitchell, who counts Steve Williamson, Norma Winstone Courtney Pine and Greg Osby amongst his many collaborators. In the words of the Metro, “Robert Mitchell creates chamber jazz of astonishing beauty. His music communicates rapt attention, inquisitiveness, high intelligence and refined feeling. Mitchell is a lyricist and a thinker, and British jazz is far richer for his presence.”\nMercury-nominated jazz…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120325T143000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120325T163000
SUMMARY:Manhattan School of Music - Live Streamed Masterclass with Cecil Bridgewater
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Northern Rock Foundation Hall, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-25/manhattan-school-of-music-live-streamed-masterclass-with-cecil-bridgewater
DESCRIPTION:For the first time we are staging a live streamed masterclass where selected students from our BMus (Hons) Jazz, Popular and Commercial Music will work with the acclaimed American trumpeter, producer and educator, Cecil Bridgewater, who is one of the jazz faculty at the Manhattan School of Music.\nThe Manhattan School of Music have pioneered distance learning over the internet using the very latest in dedicated technology, and this is the first time that a UK Jazz Festival has worked with them…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120325T173000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120325T193000
SUMMARY:Marius Neset Band
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Northern Rock Foundation Hall, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-25/gijf-12-marius-neset-band
DESCRIPTION:Marius Neset is increasingly regarded as a major emerging voice on the European jazz scene.\nIt’s not just the virtuoso technique that impresses, although that is already at a level few saxophonists can live with. Nor is it just Neset’s distinctiveness as a composer. Both these aspects are part of a package that is given shape and focus by that indefinable extra factor that adds up to a unique musical personality.\nMarius Neset is just 25 years old, yet as a musician and composer he…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120325T173000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120325T193000
SUMMARY:Jambone with Andy Sheppard
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-25/jambone-with-andy-sheppard
DESCRIPTION:The Sage Gateshead's regional youth jazz ensemble, Jambone, will celebrate the end result of their spring term, where they have had the opportunity of working alongside jazz saxophonist Andy Sheppard, and a selection of handpicked vocalists to perform Andy's spectacular new commission alongside some of Andy's original material.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120325T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120325T213000
SUMMARY:An Evening With Curtis Stigers
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Hall One, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-25/gijf-12-an-evening-with-curtis-stigers
DESCRIPTION:Curtis Stigers is at the forefront of a new generation of jazz singers. With one of the most distinctive voices in music, Stigers pushes the boundaries of conventional jazz performers, creating modern jazz standards.\nStigers shot to international fame with hits 'You're All That Matters To Me' and 'I Wonder Why'. He has been celebrated from his early pop chart success including an appearance on the soundtrack to 'The Bodyguard' and has since spent his time strengthening his reputation as a…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120325T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120325T220000
SUMMARY:Tord Gustavsen Ensemble
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Hall Two, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-25/gijf-12-tord-gustavsen-ensemble
DESCRIPTION:This quartet version of the Tord Gustavsen Ensemble will add new colour and dimension from players on the vibrant and eclectic Scandinavian jazz scene. Tord, a regular at many worldwide major festivals and concerts will be joined by Jarle Vespestad (drums), Mats Eilertsen (acoustic bass) and Tore Brunborg (saxophones).\nSince Tord’s previous album, the quartet has taken the integration of spare minimalism and a kind of darker, denser interplay even further to produce the new album…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120325T203000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120325T223000
SUMMARY:Black Top + Spelk
LOCATION:GATESHEAD The Sage Gateshead / Northern Rock Foundation Hall, NE8 2JR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-25/black-top-spelk
DESCRIPTION:Black Top is the latest project of pianist Pat Thomas, one of the most charismatic figures in European improvisation, who will be joined by Steve Williamson and Orphy Robinson. A regular collaborator with such giants as Lol Coxhill, Han Bennink and the late Derek Bailey, Pat Thomas is also renowned for creating bands that apply a free improv blowtorch to all sorts of music, from movie themes to hip hop, always with a flamboyantly accessible flair. Pat describes Black Top as playing improvised…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120326T180000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120326T200000
SUMMARY:Ambrose Akinmusire + Robert Mitchell 3io
LOCATION:LONDON Ronnie Scott's, W1D 4HT
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-26/ambrose-akinmusire-2013
DESCRIPTION:Before he reached eighteen, Ambrose Akinmusire had already performed with a string of acclaimed musicians including Joe Henderson, Joshua Redman and Steve Coleman. He’s since gone on to play in the bands of Herbie Hancock, Jason Moran and Wayne Shorter and London’s Ronnie Scott’s was bursting at the seams for the blazing premiere of his own new Blue Note album When The Heart Emerges Glistening.  Heralded as “a major creative figure in the making” (Jazzwise) and…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120326T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120326T213000
SUMMARY:Roberto Fonseca + Ayanna
LOCATION:Barbican, EC2Y 8DS
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-26/roberto-fonseca-2012
DESCRIPTION:This Buena Vista Social Club prodigy and Havana Cultura star has grabbed Cuban music by the horns and drawn it, hot, stylish and sultry, into the 21st century.\nHis new album, YO, is out soon and looks back to his Caribbean roots while striking forwards with red-hot grooves, electronic beats and sensuous lyricism that effortlessly updates Cuba's musical lineage.\n“It’s a heartbeat for contemporary Afro-Cuban life.” Times\n“A fabulously gifted pianist,…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120327T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120327T220000
SUMMARY:Ambrose Akinmusire + Robert Mitchell 3io
LOCATION:BRISTOL Colston Hall, BS1 5AR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-27/ambrose-akinmusire-robert-mitchell-3io
DESCRIPTION:Before he reached eighteen, Ambrose Akinmusire had already performed with a string of acclaimed musicians including Joe Henderson, Joshua Redman and Steve Coleman. He’s since gone on to play in the bands of Herbie Hancock, Jason Moran and Wayne Shorter and London’s Ronnie Scott’s was bursting at the seams for the blazing premiere of his own new Blue Note album When The Heart Emerges Glistening.  Heralded as “a major creative figure in the making” (Jazzwise) and…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120328T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120328T213000
SUMMARY:Roberto Fonseca + Ayanna
LOCATION:YORK Theatre Royal, YO1 7HD
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-28/roberto-fonseca-ayanna-4
DESCRIPTION:This Buena Vista Social Club prodigy and Havana Cultura star has grabbed Cuban music by the horns and drawn it, hot, stylish and sultry, into the 21st century.\nHis new album, YO, is out soon and looks back to his Caribbean roots while striking forwards with red-hot grooves, electronic beats and sensuous lyricism that effortlessly updates Cuba's musical lineage.\n“It’s a heartbeat for contemporary Afro-Cuban life.” Times\n“A fabulously gifted pianist,…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120328T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120328T220000
SUMMARY:Ambrose Akinmusire + Robert Mitchell 3io
LOCATION:NOTTINGHAM Lakeside Arts Centre, NG7 2RD
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-28/ambrose-akinmusire-2014
DESCRIPTION:Before he reached eighteen, Ambrose Akinmusire had already performed with a string of acclaimed musicians including Joe Henderson, Joshua Redman and Steve Coleman. He’s since gone on to play in the bands of Herbie Hancock, Jason Moran and Wayne Shorter and London’s Ronnie Scott’s was bursting at the seams for the blazing premiere of his own new Blue Note album When The Heart Emerges Glistening.  Heralded as “a major creative figure in the making” (Jazzwise) and…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120328T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120328T220000
SUMMARY:Beats & Pieces Big Band
LOCATION:BARNSTAPLE Queens Theatre, EX31 1SY
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-28/beats-pieces-3
DESCRIPTION:“Few bands play work of this complexity with such passionate conviction. Movers and shakers such as Ben Cottrell demonstrate that large ensembles remain a vital force in contemporary jazz”**** The Guardian\nBeats & Pieces combine the classic big band sound with influences as far reaching as John Zorn and Bjork. Moving effortlessly through dripping ballads, spiky riffs and slamming bass, this 14-strong troupe are set to “re-assure anyone who wonders whether the tradition can…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120328T203000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120328T223000
SUMMARY:TRIO LIBERO Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita, Sebastian Rochford
LOCATION:PARIS L'Odéon, 93290
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-28/trio-libero-andy-sheppard-michel-benita-sebastian-rochford-4
DESCRIPTION:British saxophonist Andy Sheppard is joined by French bassist Michel Benita and British drummer Seb Rochford to perform from their new ECM album, out on Mon 30 Jan. From Rochford’s part in Polar Bear to Benita’s collaborations with Archie Shepp and Lee Konitz, Trio Libero is shaped by three leading individuals from today’s jazz scene. Under Sheppard’s lead, together they produce exquisite grooves and insinuating themes with an easy grace that belies the musical…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120329T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120329T213000
SUMMARY:Roberto Fonseca + Ayanna
LOCATION:BRIGHTON Dome, BN1 1UG
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-29/roberto-fonseca-ayanna-2
DESCRIPTION:This Buena Vista Social Club prodigy and Havana Cultura star has grabbed Cuban music by the horns and drawn it, hot, stylish and sultry, into the 21st century.\nHis new album, YO, is out soon and looks back to his Caribbean roots while striking forwards with red-hot grooves, electronic beats and sensuous lyricism that effortlessly updates Cuba's musical lineage.\n“It’s a heartbeat for contemporary Afro-Cuban life.” Times\n“A fabulously gifted pianist,…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120329T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120329T220000
SUMMARY:Ambrose Akinmusire + Robert Mitchell 3io
LOCATION:MANCHESTER Band on the Wall, M4 5JZ
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-29/ambrose-akinmusire-2015
DESCRIPTION:Before he reached eighteen, Ambrose Akinmusire had already performed with a string of acclaimed musicians including Joe Henderson, Joshua Redman and Steve Coleman. He’s since gone on to play in the bands of Herbie Hancock, Jason Moran and Wayne Shorter and London’s Ronnie Scott’s was bursting at the seams for the blazing premiere of his own new Blue Note album When The Heart Emerges Glistening.  Heralded as “a major creative figure in the making” (Jazzwise) and…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120330T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120330T220000
SUMMARY:Roberto Fonseca + Ayanna
LOCATION:BRISTOL St. George's, BS1 5RR
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-03-30/roberto-fonseca-ayanna-5
DESCRIPTION:This Buena Vista Social Club prodigy and Havana Cultura star has grabbed Cuban music by the horns and drawn it, hot, stylish and sultry, into the 21st century.\nHis new album, YO, is out soon and looks back to his Caribbean roots while striking forwards with red-hot grooves, electronic beats and sensuous lyricism that effortlessly updates Cuba's musical lineage.\n“It’s a heartbeat for contemporary Afro-Cuban life.” Times\n“A fabulously gifted pianist,…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120401T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120401T213000
SUMMARY:Roberto Fonseca + Ayanna
LOCATION:BIRMINGHAM Town Hall, B3 3DQ
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-04-01/roberto-fonseca-ayanna-3
DESCRIPTION:This Buena Vista Social Club prodigy and Havana Cultura star has grabbed Cuban music by the horns and drawn it, hot, stylish and sultry, into the 21st century.\nHis new album, YO, is out soon and looks back to his Caribbean roots while striking forwards with red-hot grooves, electronic beats and sensuous lyricism that effortlessly updates Cuba's musical lineage.\n“It’s a heartbeat for contemporary Afro-Cuban life.” Times\n“A fabulously gifted pianist,…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120411T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120411T213000
SUMMARY:Chick Corea & Gary Burton
LOCATION:Barbican, EC2Y 8DS
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-04-11/chick-corea-gary-burton-2011
DESCRIPTION:Chick Corea joins forces with vibes player Gary Burton, in a rare reappearance of one of the most absorbing jazz partnerships around.  This remarkable collaboration between two of jazz’s longest-standing musical pioneers produced the landmark album Crystal Silence in 1972, and has proceeded  to grow, flourish and generate no fewer than three Grammy-Award winning albums over the ensuing years. Their latest offering is Hot House,  due for release on Concord Records in early 2012, and the duo…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120418T131000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120418T151000
SUMMARY:Saxophone Massive
LOCATION:STANS Die Stanser Musiktage und das Cully Jazz Festival, 
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-04-18/saxophone-massive-Stans
DESCRIPTION:Composed and led by UK saxophonist and composer Andy Sheppard, this large scale participation project provides the opportunity for saxophonists of all ages and abilities to perform en masse in public spaces and unusual places.\nThe project was originally written and performed in 2006 as The Living Bridge to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Brunel and launched the new lighting for the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Since then, Saxophone Massive has evolved to include…
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120419T000000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120419T020000
SUMMARY:Saxophone Massive
LOCATION:CULLY Jazz Festival, 1096 Cully
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-04-19/saxophone-massive
DESCRIPTION:Composed and led by UK saxophonist and composer Andy Sheppard, this large scale participation project provides the opportunity for saxophonists of all ages and abilities to perform en masse in public spaces and unusual places.\nThe project was originally written and performed in 2006 as The Living Bridge to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Brunel and launched the new lighting for the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Since then, Saxophone Massive has evolved to include…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120429T223000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120430T003000
SUMMARY:Concertgebouw – Queen’s Night Concert
LOCATION:AMSTERDAM Concertgebouw, 10-1071 LN
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-04-29/concertgebouw-queens-night-concert
DESCRIPTION:The Amsterdam Concertgebouw stages a special musical encounter in aid of the Queen. Fink joins the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Ivan Meylemans, in a challenging musical production that joins modern symphonic repertoire and songs from Fink in arrangements by Jules Buckley, bridging the boundaries between classical and popular music.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120504T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120504T213000
SUMMARY:Marcus Miller
LOCATION:Southbank Centre / Royal Festival Hall, SE1 8XX
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-05-04/marcus-miller
DESCRIPTION:Grammy Award-winning artist Marcus Miller returns to London for a special one-off concert at Royal Festival Hall. He has worked both as a performer and producer with artists as diverse as Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Grover Washington Jr. Al Jarreau, David Sanborn, Mariah Carey, Bill Withers, Elton John, Bryan Ferry, Frank Sinatra, and LL Cool J. He also toured with his childhood idol, Miles Davies and produced his landmark 'Tutu' album.\nFor more than 20 years, Marcus enjoyed a musical…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120511T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120511T220000
SUMMARY:TRIO LIBERO Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita, Sebastian Rochford
LOCATION:BIRMINGHAM CBSO Centre, B1 2lF
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-05-11/trio-libero-andy-sheppard-michel-benita-sebastian-rochford-2
DESCRIPTION:British saxophonist Andy Sheppard is joined by French bassist Michel Benita and British drummer Seb Rochford to perform from their new ECM album, out on Mon 30 Jan. From Rochford’s part in Polar Bear to Benita’s collaborations with Archie Shepp and Lee Konitz, Trio Libero is shaped by three leading individuals from today’s jazz scene. Under Sheppard’s lead, together they produce exquisite grooves and insinuating themes with an easy grace that belies the musical…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120514T200000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120514T220000
SUMMARY:ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT ft. Bilal
LOCATION:Barbican, EC2Y 8DS
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-05-14/robert-glasper-experiment-ft.-bilal
DESCRIPTION:Robert Glasper has long kept one foot planted firmly in jazz, and the other in hip hop. His latest project is no exception. Following two sell-out shows at the 2011 London Jazz Festival, Glasper returns to London to mark the launch of Black Radio, a future landmark album for Blue Note that boldly stakes out new musical territory, drawing on jazz, hip hop, R&B and rock, but refusing to be defined by any one genre.\nRobert Glasper Experiment EPK\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe first full-length album…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120528T203000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120528T223000
SUMMARY:Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society
LOCATION:LONDON KOKO, NW1 7JE
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-05-28/esperanza-spalding-radio-music-society
DESCRIPTION:The remarkable story of Esperanza Spalding takes yet another leap forward with the launch of her brilliant new CD, Radio Music Society. Complementing the chart-topping Chamber Music Society, the new project merges r ‘n’ b, pop and nu-soul with her jazz roots.  Featuring compelling original songs alongside covers such as Stevie Wonder’s ‘I Can’t Help It’, it’s confirmation of  a style-spanning presence in today’s music that is certain to make an…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120603T100000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120603T120000
SUMMARY:Penguin Cafe
LOCATION:LONDON Applecart Festival, 
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-06-03/penguin-cafe-2036
DESCRIPTION:Penguin Cafe's music has infiltrated daily life from films like Napoleon Dynamite to countless theme tunes, and they've played festivals from Bestival and The Big Chill to a sold out Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms. Their sound is at once familiar and new, combining acoustic power and a beguiling, feisty charm. They're back this summer following a sell-out UK tour in 2011.\n“Penguin Cafe continues to occupy a unique place in music: nothing else has ever sounded quite like it.…
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120708T193000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120708T213000
SUMMARY:PAT METHENY UNITY BAND w/ Chris Potter, Ben Williams & Antonio Sanchez
LOCATION:Barbican, EC2Y 8DS
URL:http://www.serious.org.uk/events/2012-07-08/pat-metheny-unity-band-w-chris-potter-ben-williams-antonio-sanchez
DESCRIPTION:World renowned guitarist/composer Pat Metheny brings together a new and specially hand-picked ensemble, to mark his first London concert in two years, and his only UK concert this year.\nSaxophonist Chris Potter joins Metheny for a collaboration that is sure to strike sparks – a potent improviser, whose “works with” list includes Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, John Scofield, McCoy Tyner and many others. There’s a real buzz developing around bassist Ben Williams – a…
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