Mopomoso TV June 2025: Luton Edition

The Luton Edition

A collection of performances spanning from 2020 to the present, combining contributions from artists across the UK and beyond with recordings developed through a sustained body of work in Luton over several years. That work — shaped by gatherings in heritage spaces, the Equinoks Festival, the Acoustic Survey Art Lab, and other sessions — has quietly grown into an archive of hundreds of hours of audio and video, much of it still unreleased.

These strands have been sustained through a commitment to improvisation and shared experimentation — with mopomoso improvisers offering generous and encouraging support throughout, both practically and artistically. At the centre of it all is a belief in free expression: in making together without hierarchy, exchanging ideas openly, and being fully present with one another in sound.

There is a deep debt of gratitude to the wider UK and international improvising community — including many performers not featured in this episode, but whose contributions and presence have shaped what’s to come. Their willingness to travel, to collaborate, and to show up in support has helped form a network of mutual trust and generosity.

This spirit — grounded in listening, responsiveness, and collective risk-taking — has created something humane, democratic, and quietly radical, especially in a town where such opportunities are few and far between.

We hope this glimpse into those shared moments resonates, and invites further listening, gathering, and exploration.

“Improvisation is playing the music you are least certain of.”

• Derek Bailey

This programme features performances by the following artists, listed here in order of appearance:

Ivor Kallin (Viola)

Sylvia Hallett (Bicycle Wheel)

Viv Corringham (Presence)

Paul Jolly (Bass Clarinet)

Petra Haller (Movement)

Jakub Rokita (Synths, Harmonica)

Mark Browne (Sax)

Tomasz Glazik (Sax)

Petra Haller (Tap)

Maggie Nicols (Tap, Voice)

Paul Jolly (Bass Clarinet, Skulking)

Jakub Rokita (Clarinet, Synths, Harmonica)

Andrew Kingston (Drums)

Ivor Kallin (Viola, Voice)

Sylvia Hallett (Bowed Branches)

Mark Browne (Gong, Snare Drum)

Simon McCorry (Cello, Digital Effects)

Paul Jolly (Clarinets, Various)

Faye Munroe (Ceramics)

Mark Browne (Sax, Gong, Toys)

Yoko Miura (Piano, Melodica)

mcddavid aka DD Christopher the DJ (Balloon, Chair, Guitar)

Tomasz Glazik (Sax)

Jakub Rokita (Synths, Tape, Clarinet)

Viv Corringham (Voice, Electronics)

Lawrence Casserley (Electronics)

Ivor Kallin (Viola)

Jakub Rokita (Harmonica, FX)

Rick Jensen (Sax, Electronics)

Jakub Rokita (Bass Synth)

Petra Haller (Movement)

Viv Corringham (Voice, Electronics)

Lawrence Casserley (Movement)

Tomasz Glazik (Sax)

Mark Browne (Sax)

Yoko Miura (Movement)

Sylvia Hallett (Bowed Branches)

Maggie Nicols (Movement, Piano, Voice)

Jakub Rokita (Synths, Harmonica)

mcddavid aka DD Christopher the DJ (Voice, Movement)

Members of the Audience

raxil4 (Tapes, Archival Recordings)

Jakub Rokita (Tapes, Electronics, Projection Slides)

Paul Jolly (Clarinet)

Jakub Rokita (Harmonica, Electronics)

Video, Audio recording and editing: Jakub Rokita

Countdown Video by McDDavid featuring performance by McDDavid and Paul Jolly visiting the works of Ian Hamilton Finley.

Special Thanks to mopomoso members and supporters past and present, 33jazz, St. Mary’s church Luton, music24, University of Bedfordshire, Luton Point, East Fest, Step Forward Luton, the Culture Trust Luton and others for their ongoing support of arts and experimental, grassroots initiatives.