Serious

Pianist Geri Allen effortlessly blends the hard swing of the jazz tradition with angular modern flourishes. Here in a solo setting she lets her creativity run free as she performs a live soundtrack to images by acclaimed photographer Carrie Mae Weems. Surreal and poetic, this work explores what it means to be an African-American woman, daughter and teacher in a deeply personal narrative.

Curios have set the bar high in their consistently engaging approach to the art of the piano trio. Tom Cawley, Sam Burgess and Joshua Blackmore are described by BBC Music as “serious fast-laners” and by The Times as a “formidable unit”. Tonight they play new material from their latest CD, The Other Place.

Geri Allen will be broadcast in Jazz on 3 on BBC Radio 3 on Monday 6 December and Curios in Jazz Line-Up on Sunday 16 January 2011

Tom Cawley’s performance is part of Take Five Takes Over.

Part of the London Jazz Festival in assocation with BBC Radio 3