Fete Quaqua Festival 2013
Jez Nelson presents a series of short sets from 2013 Fete Quaqua free improvisation festival at the Vortex jazz club in London.
Jez Nelson presents a series of short sets from the Fete Quaqua festival at the Vortex in London.
Quaqua is Latin for 'in every direction'; guitarist John Russell's annual celebration of free improvisation draws musicians from the UK and beyond to explore existing collaborations and one-off groupings. It's a music that's fresh and surprising every time ? and inevitably ephemeral. In the words of Irish pianist and Quaqua newbie Paul G Smyth, "it couldn't have been made by any of the individuals, it only sounds the way it does because of the people involved". This year's line up of 12 players includes the UK's Rachel Musson (sax), Alison Blunt (violin), Lawrence Casserley (electronics) and returning international artist Ute Wasserman (voice).
Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producers: Peggy Sutton and Chris Elcombe.
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New Release
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Claudia Quintet
September 24th: Interval Dig
Composer: John Hollenbeck
- September.
- Cuneiform.
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Alison Blunt Interview
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Mozart
Concerto in G for Violin and Orchestra
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Kenny Wheeler
Angel Song
Composer
- Angel Song.
- ECM.
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Fete Quaqua Ensemble
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Audrey Lauro interview
Fete Quaqua recorded at the Vortex, London on 20 August 2013
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All Music Is Entirely Improvised
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Line up: Alison Blunt (violin); Alice Eldridge (cello); Audrey Lauro (saxophone);
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Rachel Musson (saxophone); Luc Houtkamp (saxophone/electronics); Lawrence Casserley (electronics);
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Chris Burn (trumpet/piano); Paul G Smyth (piano); Ute Wassermann (voice);
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John Russell (guitar); Adam Linson (bass/electronics); StΓ¥le Liavik Solberg (drums/percussion)
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Paul G Smyth, Audrey Lauro, Rachel Musson & StΓ¥le Liavik Solberg
From Somewhere
Lawrence Casserley and Luc Houtkamp explain their approach to electronics
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Lawrence Casserley, Luc Houtkamp, Adam Linson, Chris Byrne & Ute Wassermann
Later
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Alison Blunt, John Russell & Alice Eldridge
A Bit Before
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Alexander Hawkins
Take the A Train
Composer: Billy Strayhorn
- From Song Singular.
- Babel.
Fete Quaqua recorded at the Vortex, London on 20 August 2013
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Luc Houtkamp, Rachel Musson, Audrey Lauro, Paul G Smyth, Chris Burn, Adam Linson & StΓ¥le Liavik Solberg
Later Still
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Paul G Smyth Interview
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John Russell, Ute Wassermann, Alice Eldridge & Paul G Smyth
From Somewhere Else
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Fete Quaqua Ensemble [Full Line Up]
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Shiver
Blutey Shiny
Composer: Chris Sharkey / Andy Champion / Joost Hendrickx
- Shiver #1.
- Self Release / Bandcamp.
Broadcast
- Mon 21 Oct 2013 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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