Dominic Lash is a freely improvising double bassist and electric guitarist who the Free Jazz Collective has called an “exceptional creative musician”. He also both writes and performs composed music and, as an academic, researches and writes about film.

Double bassist, David Leahy has been an active member of the free improvisation scene ever since his arrival from New Zealand in 1998. He is also an improvising dancer and works at Trinity Laban as a lecturer to both music and dance students. He is particularly interested in spatialized performance practices and has explored and performed alternative approaches to performance with a wide array of improvisers and with larger groups such as; LIO, Oxford Improvisers, the Free Range Orchestra (Canterbury), the Wuppertal improvisers, and Orquesta Foco (Madrid).

Tracy Lisk is a percussionist who mainly performs on drum set, based in Philadelphia PA. Lisk’s history as a painter informs the substance of her improvisations which contain references to rhythmic structures while maintaining a fluid, suspended continuity.

Over the years Chris Hill, Alan Newcombe and James O'Sullivan have played as regulars at Eddie Prevost’s Workshop and as performers in their own right on the London improvisation and sound art scene. More recently pursuing their own brand of maximal improvisation as LUFT, the trio thrives on a no compromise approach that may lurch between cinematic rumblings, fractured keening, or melancholic disarray at the drop of a hat.

Sue Lynch studied fine art at Coventry College of Art. She currently runs The Horse Improvised Music Club with Adam Bohman and Adrian Northover.

Performs with Adam Bohman, Eddie Prevost, Anna Homler, Richard Sanderson, Steve Noble, Crystabel Riley, Caroline Kraabel, Sharon Gal and N.O.Moore.

Recently performed as part of Tarek Atoui’s Reverse Collection at The Tate Modern and performs with the Psychedelic Afro Beat Sudanese band The Scorpios.

Formed, Paradise Yard in 2016-an electro accoustic ensemble, featuring women improvisers, performing at Iklectik, Cafe Oto and The ICA.In 2018, performed at 3 Klange Tag Music &Word Festival, Switzerland with Hildegard Kleeb, at Womad BBC Stage and, Tusk Festival and Guess Who Festival (Utrecht) with The Scorpios. Solo performance at Pied Nu Festival, Le Havre 2019.

British pianist Alex Maguire remembers improvising on the piano before he received any lessons, which started at age eight.

Oren Marshall began his musical career as a Tuba player playing with Trad Jazz bands in South London pubs in the early 80’s and has since worked with a diverse array of musicians and ensembles such as rock band Radiohead, Charlie Haden’s Liberation Orchestra, poet Moondog, Brazilian Maestro Hermeto Pascoal, the Pan-African Orchestra from Ghana, Nigerian Juju Master King Sunny Ade and in duo with award winning vocalist, Bobby McFerrin.

Currently living in London, Pascal Marzan performs on a 10 string microtonal guitar.

After studying classical guitar – mainly devoted to the twentieth century repertoire – and teaching guitar in several music schools in Budapest, Hungary and France, Pascal has dedicated himself to free improvisation and the exploration of microtonal tunings of his instrument. His playing has been influenced by his interest in the folk musics of Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa.

Marcio Mattos is a much travelled and experienced improviser who can readily adapt and excel in every musical environment both in Double- Bass and Cello. His “success”, in this respect, is primarily due to the high level of commitment he makes in every situation faced. His presence can be heard in very many released CD’s and especially in his latest solo recordings: “SOL[os]” (EMANEM 5035)

Simon has been creating music and sound design for theatre & contemporary dance for 20 years years, working with companies such as Headlong, Old Vic Productions, Tiata Fahodzi, House of Absolute, Javaad Alipoor Company & Fabula Collective.