Birmingham Jazz have announced a radical new festival.
Coming up next month is Crossing the Jazz Boundaries, a two-day festival of dance and music challenging the jazz stereotype, bringing new and exhilarating sounds in two fantastic venues. Steel Pans, classical Indian instruments, flamenco and tango – all will be on display. The first three gigs feature a workshop, the Tango premieres a new commissioned work and the whole festival will be captured by impressionistic artist Gina Southgate.
Mark Cherrie
Friday 9th November
1000 Trades
Advance: £10.00/£7.50 Members/Students £3.00
On the Door: £12.50/£10/£5
Pre-gig workshop: £5 on the door
A quartet like no other; fronted by Mark one of the few steel pan players in the in a jazz context. Vastly experienced developing a completely unique voice on an instrument that remains a novelty instrument. The evening starts with a Steel Pan Workshop.
Indian Carnatic Song
Saturday 10th November 2.30pm
Eastside Jazz Café
Advance: £10.00/£7.50 Members/Students £3.00
On the Door: £12.50/£10/£5
The session starts with a talk about the music, background and instruments. A chance to hear how the songs and melodies are constructed and improvised by the world’s top players, demonstrating rhythms and patterns in Indian ragas and Carnatic Song. A gig by this outstanding musical quartet will follow.
Demi Garcia & Lourdes Fernandez
Friday 19th October 2018 4.30pm
Eastside Jazz Café
Advance: £10.00/£7.50 Members/Students £3.00
On the Door: £12.50/£10/£5
A double bill of Flamenco workshop skills and music. The workshop with Demi Garcia Sabat & Lourdes Fernandez will demonstrate rhythms and techniques unique to Flamenco. Trio Nova present an eclectic take on the Flamenco, Latin and Jazz repertoire.
Almagro Ensemble
Friday 26thOctober 2018 7.45pm
Eastside Jazz Café
Advance: £10.00/£7.50 Members/Students £3.00
On the Door: £12.50/£10/£5
The Almagro Ensemble are a UK-based tango ensemble with the most versatile and in-demand musicians from the tango, jazz and classical worlds. They present some of the new innovations in tango from Argentina, with a commission to compose new music inspired by their diverse influences.