The Mopomoso Xmas Xtravaganza is a cross between a party and a celebration of all things improvised, celebrating the music in a series of 5 – 10 minute cameo sets: Lynch / Thompson Nortey / Ren / Bennett Martin Vishnick Casserley / Hackett Stoddart / Ross Hallett / Hutchinson / Sands / Wang / Pignon Bohman / Northover Eastley / Beresford / Solberg Mackness / Minton / Blunt / Bennett Brie / Gurung / Day Chapman / West / Hutchinson Panton / Day Grant / Weston Chen / Wang / Hallett / Morris / Russell Tomlinson / Wilkinson / Tucker / Solberg The Mopomoso Team (Chondros/ Eyles/ Grant/ Russell/ Tucker)

Our November special this year is a multi national feast of free improvisation giving a glimpse into some of the different approaches to be found in this vibrant music. With a fuller programme than usual, the music will start at 2.00 pm so please arrive on time to to avoid disappointment. Tickets can be booked via the Vortex. MOLIMO – Spain Chefa Alonso (sax/perc) Barbara Meyer (cello) Cova Villages (voice) This excellent all woman trio return to Mopomoso after three years to promote their new CD.

Continuing to present the very finest of musical free improvisation this month’s Mopomoso concert is a first rate international double bill with musicians from Argentina, Germany, Sweden and the UK. Engaging music from the UK’s longest running series dedicated to free improvisation, now approaching our 25th year. John Butcher (saxophone), Emilio Gordoa (vibes) & Nicola Hein (guitar) All three of these highly respected musicians have expressed an interest in form and texture as important elements in their music and each has their own view on using them.

Continuing to present the very finest of musical free improvisation, Mopomoso brings you four sets – of which one is a UK debut, two are new to the club and the fourth is the return of an old favourite. Engaging music from the UK’s longest running series dedicated to free improvisation, now approaching its 25th year. Viv Corringham (voice) & Shaun Blezard (electronics) NB: John Russell appeared instead of Shaun Blezard who was ill.

Fete Quaqua 2015 Fourteen musicians from seven countries appear in different combinations over three concerts. Each concert begins and ends with a Tutti improvisation. Set 1: Tutt Set 2: Eastley / Fukuda / Solberg / Strandberg / Ward Set 3: Lauro / Zabelka Set 4: Burn / Marshall / Nørstebø / Watanabe Set 5: Eastley / Lauro / Russell / Solberg / Smyth / Winters Set 6: Burn / Eastley / Russell / Solberg / Ward Set 7: Fukuda / Lauro / Smyth / Strandberg / Winters Set 8: Eastley / Nørstebø Set 9: Marshall / Russell / Smyth / Zabelka / Watanabe Set 10: Burn/ Nørstebø/ Strandberg/ Ward/ Watanabe/ Winters/ Zabelka Set 11: Fukuda / Russell Set 12: Tutti Chris Burn (trumpet, piano) UK www.

Neil Metcalfe (flute) & John Rangecroft (reeds) Dave Tucker (guitar), Hannah Marshal (cello) & Steve Noble (drums) (sax) & Veryan Weston (piano)

Kay Grant (voice) & Ntshuks Bonga (saxophone) Georges Paul (saxophones) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lz7iK1RN78 John Russell (guitar) & Roger Turner (percussion)

Steve Beresford (piano), Beibei Wang (percussion) SQ – Paul Pignon (single reeds, voice and electronics), Thomas Bjelkeborn (electronics) John Russell (guitar)

Linda Sharrock Special The Linda Sharrock Group Linda Sharrock’s near cathartic melodic vocalisation and raw balladry on some of the earliest manifestations of free jazz find their natural home in the company of Berlin born saxophone master Mario Rechtern, ably assisted by members of Sonny Simmons legendary UK quartet – Charlie Collins, John Jasnoch, and Derek Saw. First Set Second Set

Kurouzu – Anthony Donovan (fretless half-guitar & electronics), Charlie Collins (percussion & metal) & Ian Simpson (prepared lapsteel) The Grew Quartet – Stephen Grew (piano), Phillip Marks (drums), Seth Bennett (bass) & Matt Robinson (clarinets) Alison Blunt (violin) & Mark Sanders (drums) Adam Bohman (electronics), JJ Duerinckx (sax) & Tom Jackson (clarinets)

Emmanuel Cremer (cello), Lionel Garcin (sax), Dominic Lash (bass) & Alex Ward (clarinet) Chris Burn (piano) Kay Grant (voice) & Martin Speake (sax) duo

Beck Hunters: Mick Beck (tenor sax, bassoon and whistles), Anton Hunter (guitar) & Johnny Hunter (drums) Adrian Northover (sax) & Daniel Thompson (guitar) Gianni Mimmo & Harri Sjoestroem (soprano saxes)