Nicola Guazzaloca (piano) & Hannah Marshall (cello) Dave Tucker (guitar) Urs Leimgruber (sax) & John Russell (guitar)

An annual end of year celebration of all things improvised with a ‘cast of thousands’. Since its inception some years ago Mopomoso’s end of year improvisorama has become a focal point for musicians to come and play in a series of short sets; to meet old friends and to make new ones. Certainly ‘the best party in town’ where audiences get a chance to experience a wide range of music in a less formal setting than our regular concert series.

To coincide with the 2013 London Jazz Festival a concert from guitarist John Russell’s Quaqua group, this time as a 14 piece international ensemble. The evening starts and finishes with the full ensemble and in between are smaller combinations picked by Russell. The individual musician’s experiences cover an enormous range and there is a similarly wide diversity in their approaches to playing music. The common ground is a shared love of free improvisation and a desire to play music together.

Continuing to present great music with three contrasting sets emphasising the intriguing diversity of approaches to be found in free improvisation. Kay Grant (voice), Daniel Thompson (guitar), Benedict Taylor (viola) & Alex Ward (clarinet) Yoko Miura (piano) & Charlie Collins (percussion) FURT - Richard Barrett and Paul Obermayer (electronics) plus guest John Russell (electric guitar)

Stefan Keune (saxophone), Dominic Lash (bass) & Steve Noble (drums) The ever inventive Keune arrives from his native Germany to try out this new trio. They were booked to play earlier in the year but sadly couldn’t owing to travel problems caused by the weather. Anticipating a set of fire and intensity with an underlying native wit from three talented and experienced musicians. Shih Yang Lee (piano) Taiwanese piano player Shih-Yang Lee is on his first trip to Europe and we are delighted to have him play a solo set for us.

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Jim Dvorak (trumpet) & Mark Hewins (guitar) SCATTER – Dave Tucker (guitar), Pat Thomas (keyboards), Phil Minton (voice) & Roger Turner (drums) TRIO BLURB – Maggie Nicols (voice), John Russell (guitar) & Mia Zabelka (violin,voice)

Gunther Christmann, Elke Schipper and John Russell at Arch 1 presenting a programme of music, sound poetry and film An extra concert from our usual monthly series.

BARK – Phil Marks (drums), Paul Obermayer (electronics) & Rex Casswell (guitar) Audrey Lauro (saxophone) Gunter Christmann (trombone,cello), Elke Schipper (sound poetry), Le Quan Ninh (percussion) & John Russell (guitar)

KOOK – Jorn Erik Ahlsen (guitar, live electronics) & Stian Larsen (guitar, live electronics) https://www.kookmusic.co.nr/ Diatribes – Cyril Bondi (floor tom, objects) & d’incise (laptop, objects) https://www.dincise.net/diatribes/diatribes.html Phil Minton (voice) & John Russell (guitar) duo https://www.philminton.co.uk/ https://www.john-russell.co.uk