Notes and sounds concert series

Concert listing

FREENOISE
Mick Beck / Chris Corsano
+ Black Serama vs. Ward Fernadez / Collins Duo.
Tues 1st July. 8pm.
Over the Top, 78 Kingfield Rd, Sheffield, S11 9AU.
£6

After appearing separately on the same recent Singing Knives bill both of these unique professionals were impressed by each other's work and agreed to this heads off which is set to be historic. Barely needing any introductions... If you haven't yet had the privilege of encountering Mick Beck's technically blinding, highly colourful yet blazing anarchy on tenor, rest assured he gives that distinct but rare impression he could have been born wearing it.. - worked with Derek Bailey, Simon Fell, Phil Marks and hundreds more. Chris Corsano (Flaherty, Thurston Moore, Joe McPhee Sunburned etc. etc.), possibly the most energetic free-percussionist in the West, is also becoming a bit of a household name currently as Bjork's chosen drummer, constantly excelling himself live with a growing number of collaborators, burning up the kit with hair-raising polyrhythms and highly original experimentation. Promised to be a mesmeric and spine tingling, highly memorable show.

A couple of the obligatory Wire Quotes:
'Beck plays tenor with conviction that can border on lawlessness.'
'Corsano is arguably the most riotously energetic and creative drummer in contemporary free jazz.'

Black Serama vs. Ward Fernadez / Collins Duo.
Backing up with another first-time ever collaboration - Sheffield's Black Serama (eccentric sibling runaways Jonny & Bel Drury in Acid / Tolkienesque guitar-vox journeying) battle for sensible interpretation of nether-worlds (and Nether Edge) with long established improv artisans Charlie Collins (free percussion) and Ward-Fernandez (electric violin and theremin). Wow..!

NOTE: Very limited tickets http://www.wegottickets.com/event/32318
Beck's own private Sheffield venue 'Over the Top' holds just 40 people, making this concert an even more intense yet intimate experience. BRING YOUR OWN REFRESHMENTS.

Thursday 3 July:
Notes and Sounds present at 78 Kingfield Road, Sheffield S11 9AU:
Philip Thomas (piano),
John Jasnoch (strings),
Mick Beck (t/sax, bassoon);
Plus Neil Carver solo (machines and out of the cupboard assistants). 8PM, £5 waged, £3 concessions.

Philip Thomas is one of the nation's leading modernist pianists, majoring on pieces written by challenging off-beam composers from UK, North America, and beyond. This calls for great strength and breadth of vision in improvising, so not surprising to find him linking with two of Sheffield's most experienced free players in Beck and Jasnoch. Meanwhile, Carver's anti-tempered keyboard approach to music will provide an ideal foil.

Friday 11 July,
Notes and Sounds present: at 78 Kingfield Road, Sheffield S11 9AU.
Olie Bryce quartet
(Olie Bryce (double bass),
Javier Carmona (percussion), Alex Hawkins (piano),
and Chris Cundy (bass clarinet).
Plus Herve Perez (laptop and soprano sax) and
Mick Beck (tenor sax, bassoon).
8pm, £5 waged, £3 unwaged.

First visit to Sheffield for a great new quartet from the deep south, and return after a year's study in France of sound scrapbook artist Perez with Beck's unusual musical fantasies.

FREENOISE
John Edwards & Adrian Northover
+ The Navigators (Jasnoch, Collins, Ward)
+ Divine Coils
Friday 18th July. 8pm.
Bar Abbey, Sheffield S7 1FS
£5 / 4

John Edwards & Adrian Northover
This tour provides a rare opportunity to catch two virtuosic artists exploring the limits of their respective instruments. Although playing solo, each performance will culminate in a duo of double bass and saxophone interacting together to explore new possibilities. John Edwards is known internationally for his work with Evan Parker, John Tchai, Sunny Murray and Harry Beckett, and his huge sound, drive and technical command are instantly recognisable. After taking up the bass, around 1987, John Edwards co-formed The Pointy Birds, who went on to win awards for its music for The Cholmondeleys and Featherstonehaughs dance troupes. Between 1990 and 1995 Edwards was a member of three touring groups simultaneously: B-Shops For The Poor, The Honkies, and GOD. Since 1995 John Edwards has become a mainstay of the London improv scene. Adrian Northover is best known for his work with The Remote Viewers, and The London Improvisers' Orchestra. Active on the London improvisation scene, Adrian is involved in a myriad of projects, including cult trio Trip-tik with Adam Bohman, Indian classical (with Dha), African highlife (with Yaaba Funk) through to jazz and the commercial mainstream. John Edwards’ solo bass CD for Evan Parker’s PSI label, and Adrian Northover’s solo CD, Situations, are out now

The Navigators
BEATRIX WARD-FERNANDEZ: violin, theremin, wood
CHARLIE COLLINS: vibraphone, waterphone, lamellaphones, metal
JOHN JASNOCH: 12 string guitar, ud, ukelele, frame drums

The Navigators' sound is characterized by a unique combination of "world" instruments (ud, ukelele, mbira) and 20th century inventions (theremin, waterphone, vibraphone) within a purely improvised music. The sounds span and incorporate several genres in highly original ways while their improvisations aim for an event that can be shared, enjoyed and understood by others.
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NOTES & SOUNDS
MONDAY 28th JULY
The Red Deer, Pitt Street

PLEASURE - DRENCHING IMPROVERS

Miss Sonic Pleasure (bricks) and T.H.F. Drenching (dictaphones) are unique improvisors who explore and help muddy the waters between sound and "music", much of their work being made available on their remarkable Fenland Hi-Brow Recordings. Over the past few years they have collaborated with many of the U.K.'s finest improvisors, including Derek Bailey, Tony Bevan and Alex Ward in the quintet Limescale (Incus) and in trio with bassoonist Mick Beck (Discus).

www.myspace.com/pleasuredrenchingimprovers

As well as duo performances the evening will consist of collaborations with the cream of Sheffield's improvisors -
MICK BECK : bassoon and tenor sax
BEATRIX WARD-FERNANDEZ : violin
JOHN JASNOCH : ukelele, ud
STEVE CHASE : guitar and melodica
CHARLIE COLLINS : percussion