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Fete Quaqua Festival

Jez Nelson presents music from the Fete Quaqua free improvisation festival at the Vortex jazz club in London, with new and established collaborations, by international artists.

Jez Nelson presents music from the Fete Quaqua free improvisation festival at the Vortex in London. Each year, guitarist John Russell brings together a selection of leading UK and international musicians to build on existing collaborations and explore one-off groupings. The 2011 festival draws from a pool of 13 players, including veteran saxophonist Lol Coxhill, Japanese violinist Satoko Fukuda and Adam Bohman on electronics.

Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producers: Phil Smith & Russell Finch.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 Sep 2011 23:00

Music Played

  • Jez shares new tracks with studio guest Steve Beresford

    • Steve Coleman and Five Elements

      Jan 18

      • The Mancy of Sound.
      • Pi.
    • Tony Marsh

      Quartet 101-1

      • Quartet Improvisations.
      • psi.
  • Fete Quaqua, recorded at the Vortex in London on 22 August 2011

    • All music is entirely improvised.

      Line-up: Adam Bohman (electronics), Chris Burn (trumpets/piano), Luo Chao-yun (pipa), Lol Coxhill (saxophone), Satoko Fukuda (violin),

    • Untitled

      Nicola Guazzaloca (piano/accordion), Adam Linson (bass), Hannah Marshall (cello), Thomas Rohrer (rabeca), John Russell (guitar), Roger Turner (percussion), Alex Ward (clarinet), Ute Wassermann (voice)

    • Full ensemble

      Moat's First Journey

    • Nicola Guazzaloca, Hannah Marshall, Roger Turner, Alex Ward, Ute Wassermann

      Nicola Guazzaloca, Hannah Marshall, Roger Turner, Alex Ward, Ute Wassermann - Cheddar Geor

    • Adam Bohman, Chris Burn, Adam Linson, Thomas Rohrer

      Outage

  • Jez talks to Steve Beresford about the contemporary free-improvisation scene

    • Untitled

  • Fete Quaqua, recorded at the Vortex in London on 22 August 2011

    • All music is entirely improvised.

      Line-up: Adam Bohman (electronics), Chris Burn (trumpets/piano), Luo Chao-yun (pipa), Lol Coxhill (saxophone), Satoko Fukuda (violin),

    • Untitled

      Nicola Guazzaloca (piano/accordion), Adam Linson (bass), Hannah Marshall (cello), Thomas Rohrer (rabeca), John Russell (guitar), Roger Turner (percussion), Alex Ward (clarinet), Ute Wassermann (voice)

    • Nicola Guazzaloca, Alex Ward

      Walthamstow Bolognese

    • Satoko Fukuda, Adam Linson, John Russell, Ute Wassermann

      Satoko Fukuda, Adam Linson, John Russell, Ute Wassermann - No Stripes On This Horse

    • Full ensemble

      Moat's Second Journey

Broadcast

  • Mon 12 Sep 2011 23:00

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