Kit Downes Quintet
Jez Nelson presents new music from the Kit Downes Quintet and a solo alto-saxophone set from Tony Kofi recorded at his Jazz In The Round night at The Cockpit, London.
Jez Nelson presents new music from the Kit Downes Quintet and a solo alto-saxophone set from Tony Kofi recorded at his Jazz In The Round night at The Cockpit, London.
Since his Mercury-nominated acoustic trio release in 2010, Kit Downes has been one of the UK's most talked-about young composer-pianists. Alongside that group - and the funk-edged keyboard sounds he adds to prog-jazzers Troyka and experimental outfit The Golden Age Of Steam - Kit's quintet has offered the opportunity for the subtlest of his compositional ideas to shine through. In this headline set he performs music from recently released record Light From Old Stars, with the warmth of Lucy Railton's cello and the textural possibilities offered by multi-reedsman James Allsopp being standout elements in the band's sound.
An original Jazz Warrior of the '90s, Tony Kofi comes from a different generation of British jazz musicians and over the last two decades has performed with some of the music's most notable acts, from Jazz Jamaica to Donald Byrd and US-3. Building on the work of his Monk Liberation Band, Kofi here presents 'Reflections of Monk', a concentrated solo improvisation for alto saxophone.
Celebrating the depth and diversity of the contemporary British jazz scene, Jez Nelson presents from the stage at The Cockpit in London, an in-the-round theatre set-up that helps to bring a real intimacy to these live jazz performances.
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Kit Downes Quintet - Outlawed
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The Moses Boyd Ensemble recorded at The Cockpit Theatre, London on 29 May 2013
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Line up: Binker Golding (tenor saxophone); Reuben James (piano); Fergus Ireland (double bass); Moses Boyd (drums)
Moses Boyd Ensemble
N-4-N
Composer: Moses Boyd
Tony Kofi speaks to Jez on stage
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Tony Kofi solo recorded at The Cockpit Theatre, London on 29 May 2013
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Line up: Tony Kofi (alto saxophone)
Tony Kofi
Reflections of Monk
Composer: Thelonious Monk (Arr. Tony Kofi)
Critic and broadcaster Helen Mayhew speaks with Jez backstage
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The Kit Downes Quintet recorded at The Cockpit Theatre, London on 29 May 2013
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Line up: James Allsopp (tenor saxophone / clarinet / bass clarinet); Lucy Railton (cello); Kit Downes (piano); Callum Gourlay (double bass); James Maddren (drums)
Kit Downes Quintet
What's The Rumpus
Composer: Kit Downes
Kit Downes Quintet
Jan Johansson
Composer: Kit Downes
Kit Downes Quintet
Bleydays
Composer: Kit Downes
Kit Downes speaks to Jez on stage
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The Kit Downes Quintet recorded at The Cockpit Theatre, London on 29 May 2013
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Kit Downes Quintet
Quiet Tiger
Composer: Kit Downes
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Kit Downes Quintet
Falling, Dancing
Composer: Kit Downes
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Kit Downes Quintet
Outlawed
Composer: Kit Downes
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Kit Downes Quintet
Two Ones
Composer: Kit Downes
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Kit Downes Quintet
Wander and Colossus
Composer: Kit Downes
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- Mon 6 May 2013 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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