To coincide with the London Jazz Festival, which has almost been going as long as us, Mopomoso is delighted to be able to present this international bill with musicians from Sweden, Chile and Japan performing with their UK counterparts and celebrating both the unity and diversity to be found within the world of free improvisation. Continuing our 25th anniversary afternoon series at The Vortex – address in the footer at the bottom of this page

After the success of the first in our series of workshop concerts featuring the Mopomoso workshop group with the duo of Natalie Sandtorv (voice) and Ole Mofjell (drums) the group welcomes saxophonist Per Gardin to join in the fun. The residents will play the first set followed by a set from Per and then they will play together.

Gus Garside (bass) & Annie Kerr (violin) As well as this duo Gus Garside plays with string trio Arc and in Static Memories. He is also instrumental in running the highly regarded Safehouse music events in Brighton. Annie also lives in Brighton playing in a wide variety of settings and styles and where she also teaches music. Their music ranges between the intense to the pastoral. From the lyrical to the dramatic.

Edward Lucas (trombone), Daniel Kordik (electronics) & Ken Ikeda (electronics) trio A finely detailed and expressive group that is both elegant and eloquent. All aspects of sound production are scrutinised and employed as valid musical material which in turn gives an immersive and complete listening experience. Not on The Guest list – Ole Mofjell (drums) & Natalie Sandtorv (voice) This young Norwegian duo have been active for a couple of years now and play with a lot of energy and relish for the rough and tumble world of free improvisation.

Fête Quaqua 2016 Both the audience and the musicians share in the discovery of a music as it happens, making for a uniquely rewarding experience. An international cast of musicians will be playing in a variety of different combinations, which won’t be repeated, ensuring that no two shows will be the same. Ståle Liavik Solberg (drums/percussion) Adam Linson (bass, electronics) Paul G. Smyth (piano) John Russell (guitar) Alice Eldridge (cello, feedback cello) Stefan Keune (saxophone) Julia Kjaer (saxophone, flute) Chris Burn (trumpet, piano, electronics) Martin Mayes (french horn, alphorn) Edward Lucas (trombone) Charlotte Hug (viola, voice) Mia Zabelka (violin, voice) Ute Wassermann (voice & birdcall whistles/resonating objects) Maggie Nicols (voice) Lawrence Casserley (electronics) ABOUT THE MUSICIANS Ståle Liavik Solberg (drums/percussion) Ståle Liavik Solberg has made a base for himself within Oslo’s thriving improvised music scene where he plays a central role as one of the driving forces behind the series Blow Out!

Terry Day (drums) & David Panton (saxophone / piano) Two highly motivated and individual musicians who first met on the emergent free music scene in the early seventies. Over the years Terry and David have played with an international Who’s Who of improvised music whilst constantly developing and nurturing their own unique work. To much acclaim they recently renewed their acquaintance at the Mopomoso end of year show and we are delighted that they have returned to play a full set.

Our 25th anniversary series continues with a close look at solo and duo playing Faith Brackenbury (violin) & Martin Speake (sax) Faith and Martin have backgrounds in jazz, folk and classical music and share a delight in improvising. Martin has been described as ‘one of the most interesting and rewarding alto saxophonists now playing jazz on any continent.” (Thomas Conrad – Jazz Times) and together with Faith their music takes the listener on a lyrical journey of timeless melodic invention.

Mopomoso’s 25th anniversary afternoon sessions continue with three very different sets from the wonderful world of free improvisation. John Rangecroft (sax), Dave Tucker (guitar), Marcio Mattos (bass) & Mark Sanders (drums) Highly respected reedsman Rangecroft, here on tenor saxophone, leading his own quartet which promises melodic and rhythmic invention of a high calibre. With three of the UK’s finest providing a propulsive energy, a great way to open proceedings. Matilda Rolfsson (perc), Hannah Marshall (cello) & Julie Kjaer (sax) Outstanding Danish saxophonist, British cellist and Norwegian percussionist join forces in an ever changing trialogue full of ideas and invention, brimming with energy and a genuine sense of fun.

Four enthralling sets celebrating the diversity of musical approaches to be found in the world of free improvisation. All are making their Mopomoso debuts. Matthias Boss (violin), Phil Gibbs (guitar), Marcello Magliocchi (percussion) & Jean Michel van Schouwburg (voice) Delighted to welcome this new quartet with members from Italy, Belgium, Switzerland and the UK. Expect a fiery, constantly changing sonic brew linked by keen listening and quick fire interaction. Ola Paulson (saxophone) Swedish saxophonist Ola Paulson works in the field between experimental jazz/improvisation and contemporary music with a focus on investigating the tension between composition and improvisation.

Viv Corringham (voice), Hannah Marshall (cello) Two remarkable musicians with an insatiable appetite for playing and a seemingly endless supply of inventiveness. Players with a generous spirit and unafraid to take chances they are two Mopomoso favourites! A delight to have them here again, this time in their Mopomoso debut as a duo. https://www.vivcorringham.org/ https://www.hannahmarshall.net/ Inclusion principle – Martin Archer (electronic keyboards, laptop, saxophones, clarinets, recorders), Hervé Perez (laptop, saxophones) & Peter Fairclough (drums and percussion) A well established Sheffield based trio, Inclusion Principle inhabit a space between electronics, nu-jazz, contemporary electroacoustic music and free improvisation.

John Jasnoch (guitar), Derek Saw (valve trombone) & Adam Woolfe (clarinet and piano) Excellent Sheffield-based trio with Saw and Jasnoch last appearing here as part of The Linda Sharrock group. Also forming part of the Sonny Simmons UK quartet, they are joined here by Adam Woolfe, whose other work has included the Kenneth Marx hip hop collective and releases under the name Tantric Doctors. Matt Hutchinson (piano) From art school with Terry Nillson-Love via jazz groups with, amongst others, Mike Osborne, these days Hutchinson is best known for both his electronic and acoustic work with Chris Burn and Phil Wachsmann.

Now celebrating our 25th year of an unbroken concert series dedicated solely to free improvisation the first concert of this anniversary year features three fascinating duos, each containing one of the three surviving members from the last version of Mal Dean’s Amazing Band, a group that first performed at Ronnie Scotts in 1973. Terry Day (drums) & Billy Steiger (violin) Terry Day should need no introduction to followers of improvised music.