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Barbacana at the 2013 Cheltenham Jazz Festival

A performance given at the 2013 Cheltenham Jazz Festival by Anglo-French quartet Barbacana. Featuring Adrien Dennefeld, Sylvain Darrifourcq, Kit Downes and James Allsopp.

A quartet bringing together musicians from the London and Paris scenes, via a Lithuanian jam session: Barbacana are rooted in a cosmopolitan outlook that's reflected in this performance from the 2013 Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

The Parisian duo of guitarist Adrien Dennefeld and percussionist Sylvain Darrifourcq bring African and minimalist flavours to a group that grew out of a chance meeting between Dennefeld and keys player Kit Downes in Vilnius. Downes and reeds player James Allsopp offer what Dennefeld describes as London's 'more instinctive' approach to collective improvisation and interplay. And together, Barbacana take in lilting grooves, sparse electronic textures, and slow-building riffs that visit a heavier, noisier soundworld.

Also on the programme, we explore the enduring appeal of Duke Ellington and his music to today's progressive musicians.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Mon 1 Jul 2013 23:00
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Music Played

  • New Release

    • Melt Yourself Down

      Fix My Life

      Composer: Leafcutter John / Pete Wareham

      • Melt Yourself Down.
      • The Leaf Label.

  • Barbacana recorded at Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Jazz Festival on 5 May 2013

    • Untitled

      Line up: Kit Downes (keys); Adrien Dennefeld (guitar); James Allsopp (bass clarinet, tenor sax); Sylvain Darrifourcq (percussion)

    • Barbacana

      Animation

      Composer: Kit Downes

    • Barbacana

      Migration

      Composer: Kit Downes

    • Barbacana

      Big Big Shop

      Composer: James Allsopp

    • Barbacana

      Steam

      Composer: Kit Downes

    • Barbacana

      Adobes

      Composer: Adrien Dennefeld

    • Barbacana

      Barbacana

      Composer: Valentin Clastrier

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Introducing Track

    • Phil Meadows Group

      Fin

      Composer: Phil Meadows

      • Engines of Creation.
      • Boom Better Records.

  • The influence of Duke Ellington today

    • Aki Takase

      Little Max Parfait

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      • My Ellington.
      • Intakt Records.

    • Duke Ellington

      Summertime

      Composer: George Gershwin

      • Piano In The Foreground.
      • CBS/Columbia.

    • Duke Ellington

      Take The A Train

      Composer: Billy Strayhorn

      • The Popular Duke Ellington.
      • RCA.

    • Duke Ellington

      Wig Wise

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      • Money Jungle.
      • United Artists Jazz.

    • Aki Takase

      Little Max Parfait

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      • My Ellington.
      • Intakt Records.

    • ICP Orchestra

      The Mooche (Recorded by Jazz on 3 in February 2013)

      Composer: Duke Ellington

    • Duke Ellington

      Harlem Airshaft

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      • The Duke: Edward Kennedy Ellington and his Orchestra.
      • History.

    • Duke Ellington

      Money Jungle

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      • Money Jungle.
      • United Artists Jazz.

    • Terri Lyne Carrington

      Money Jungle

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      • Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue.
      • Concord.

    • Terri Lyne Carrington

      Rem Blues/Music

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      • Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue.
      • Concord.

  • Mark Lockheart’s Ellington in Anticipation recorded at the Royal College of Music and Drama, Cardiff on 12th May 2013

    • Untitled

      Line up: Mark Lockheart (tenor sax); Finn Peters (alto sax, flute); James Allsopp (clarinet); Liam Noble (piano); Margrit Hasler (viola); Tom Herbert (double bass); Sebastian Rochford (drums)

    • Mark Lockheart’s Ellington in Anticipation

      My Caravan

      Composer: Duke Ellington (Arr. Mark Lockheart)

Broadcast

  • Mon 1 Jul 2013 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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