Django Bates, Food
Jez Nelson presents another chance to hear two performances given at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival: Anglo-Norwegian duo Food and Django Bates with a special hand-picked group.
Jez Nelson presents a repeat of two Cheltenham Festival performances: Anglo-Norwegian duo Food, and music by Django Bates commissioned by Jazz on 3.
Django Bates' reputation as a writer and performer of richly inventive, often humorous improvised music was forged in the 1980s as part of the Loose Tubes big band. The group's energetic, off-the-wall approach has had a lasting influence on British jazz and is celebrated in this new work, performed at the 2011 festival. The band features rising stars on the UK scene handpicked by the composer, including Shabaka Hutchings, James Allsopp and Kit Downes.
Saxophonist Iain Ballamy and percussionist Thomas StrΓΈnen create delicate and detailed ambient soundscapes that bring together a lyrical approach to jazz with elements of folk and atmospheric electronics. For this concert, recorded in 2010, they're joined by Austrian guitarist Christian Fennesz, and the set includes a new work by StrΓΈnen that was commissioned by the festival.
Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producers: Phil Smith & Russell Finch.
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Django Bates and the T.D.Es, recorded at Cheltenham Festival on April 30, 2011
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Line up: Kit Downes (keyboards), Chris Montague (guitar), Joshua Blackmore (drums), Jasper HΓΈiby (bass), Jay Phelps (trumpet), Shabaka Hutchings (clarinet, alto saxophone),
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Denys Baptiste (tenor saxophone), James Allsopp (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet), conducted by Django Bates.
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Django Bates and the T.D.Es
Chatter
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Django Bates and the T.D.Es
Active Irresponsibility
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Django Bates and the T.D.Es
Elastic Resilience
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Django Bates and the T.D.Es
We Are Not Lost, We Are Simply Finding Our Way
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Django Bates and the T.D.Es
Everyone's Song For Kenny
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Django Bates and the T.D.Es
Froot Bole
Composer: Django Bates
Food recorded at Cheltenham Town Hall Pillar Room on 1 May 2010
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Line up: Iain Ballamy (saxophone), Thomas StrΓΈnen (drums, live electronics), Christian Fennesz (guitar, electronics) This set is entirely improvised.
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- Mon 22 Aug 2011 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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