Photos, reviews and tweets from the closing show of the 2009 London Jazz Festival featuring a unique on stage collaboration between elder statesmen of German electronica, Cluster, and Chicago jazzy post-rock pioneers Tortoise.
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The London Jazz Festival came to a close on Sunday night with a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Chicago post-rockers Tortoise and Krautrock pioneers Cluster, during which Tortoise’s jazz-inspired rhythms jostled alongside Cluster’s atmospheric electronic tones. This unique moment capped off what has been one of the most diverse London Jazz Festival line-ups yet, which has included [...]
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Reviews One minute Taha is spitting and growling his lyrics over a thunderous Bo Diddely riff, the next he is moving on to an Algerian dance tune dissected with bursts of heavy-metal guitar. – Robin Denselow, The Guardian
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Southbank Centre Artist in Residence and beatboxing boundary-pusher, Shlomo, will deliver the first performance of his new BOXED project with the Vocal Orchestra January 7-8 and we’ve got an exclusive pair of backstage passes. The lucky winners will get a sneaky look at what goes on behind the scenes and of course some money-can’t-buy shmoozing [...]
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We’re only half way through the London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3 but already we’ve had great shows from the likes of John Scofield, Tomasz Stanko, Roberto Fonseca and Melody Gardot. Still to come are John Surman, Gilberto Gil, Cleveland Watkiss, Cleo Laine & John Dankworth, a special show with Tortoise and [...]
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Free Lisa Hannigan Download – Sea Song Next Monday Lisa Hannigan plays a much anticipated Royal Festival Hall show – check out our preview post for more info. To get you in the mood for the show we are pleased to be able to offer you a free MP3 download of new track ‘Sea Song’ [...]
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“This song contains elements of sadness and melancholy a bit like my agent’s face when I told him I wanted to do a banjo tour” – Steve Martin
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Rachid Taha Playing a politically-engaged mix of Rock and Raï, collaborating with the likes of Patti Smith, Mick Jones and Robert Plant, hailed by musicians and critics alike – Rachid Taha is one of world music’s true superstars. Famous for re-claiming Western rock, Taha has performed Arabic language versions of The Cure’s ‘Killing an Arab’ [...]
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Southbank Centre Staff Review In the 3 years since Simphiwe Dana’s London debut there has been an evolution in both her sound and that of her group. On stage tonight at Queen Elizabeth Hall Dana herself hints at the journey she has taken to arrive at the rich, lush and diverse soundscape she is now [...]
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The culmination of a spellbinding UK tour, Devon Sproule treated fans to Hallowe’en concert of gorgeous songwriting – mixing Appalachian folk with jazz melody with a natural easy charm. We’ve a beautiful set of images to share with you from the evening courtesy of photographer Philip Ryalls.
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