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| Name
of Artist/Group [Number in Group] Personnel / instruments |
Country
of Residence |
PA
Required Small Venue / Large Venue (250+) |
Comments |
| Please note that this table is intended as a handy guide but that specific information should be confirmed when making bookings. Concert fees vary and, in most cases, travel expenses, accommodation and meals will be the responsibility of the concert or festival promoter. | |||
| Keith
Tippett
[1] Keith Tippett / grand piano |
UK | No / Yes | baby grand piano may be fine for smaller venues |
| Free improvisation using piano exterior and interior plus woodblocks, chimes, etc. | |||
| Couple
in Spirit
[2] Keith Tippett / grand piano Julie Tippetts / voice, thumb instruments |
UK | Yes / Yes | baby grand piano may be fine for smaller venues |
| Free improvisation using piano exterior and interior, voice (sounds and poetry), thumb instruments and percussion | |||
| Mujician
[4] Keith Tippett / grand piano Paul Dunmall / saxophones, bagpipes, clarinets Paul Rogers / six-string double bass Tony Levin / drums |
3 x
UK 1 x France |
Yes / Yes | baby grand piano may be fine for smaller venues |
| Collective free improvisation or spontaneous composition. Usually extended pieces with room for solos, duos, trios and group work. | |||
| Keith
Tippett's Piano Quintet
[5] Keith Tippett / grand piano David Le Page / violin Chris George / violin Malcolm Allison / viola Philip Sheppard / cello |
UK | Yes / Yes | |
| The group currently plays one composition by Keith Tippett (Linuckea, approx. 35 minutes). The piece is 90% composed and 10% improvised and will require some rehearsal time depending on length of time since previous performance. A second set of improvisation (Keith solo) or contemporary classical solos or duos using the same string players can be organized. Please contact us to discuss your preferred requirements. | |||
| Keith
Tippett Ensemble [10] Keith Tippett / grand piano Paul Dunmall / soprano saxophone Gethin Liddington / trumpet Ben Waghorn / clarinet Kevin Figes / flute David Le Page / violin Philip Sheppard / cello David Ayre / double bass Joby Burgess / percussion Conductor |
UK | Yes / Yes | The whole group use ankle bells as well as their usual instrument. Conductor necessary. |
| Due to record a Keith Tippett composition And After All It Was in the studio in April 2003. Dedicated to the memory of Keith's mother Kitty this 25-minute piece was commissioned and performed by Kokoro but as yet no recording exists. The new line-up has never played in public as a unit and would require rehearsal. | |||
|
Keith
Tippett's Tapestry [23] |
21
x UK |
— / Yes | Requires full band rehearsals before each concert performance during which time PA and the full-time attendance of a sound engineer and other technical help is also required. |
| Keith Tippett's current major jazz big band which unites some of the best contemporary jazz and free improvising musicians from the UK scene of the last thirty years. The repertoire currently consists of one long composition First Weaving (approx. 80 minutes), Keith's tribute to and celebration of the first hundred years of jazz. Full of melodies the piece is typically fresh and forward-looking with room for every single musician to stretch out in solos and group work. Further commissions sought. | |||
| Peter
Fairclough / Keith Tippett
[2] Peter Fairclough / drums, percussion Keith Tippett / grand piano |
UK | No / Yes | |
| Free improvisation. Sometimes known as the Wild Silk project after the title of their first CD. Peter's sensitive and varied percussion fits Keith's pianistic explorations like a glove. | |||
| Dreamtime
[6] Jim Dvorak / trumpet Nick Evans / trombone Gary Curson / alto saxophone Keith Tippett / grand piano Roberto Ballatella / double bass Jim Le Baigue / drums |
UK | Yes / Yes | |
| Contemporary jazz and improvisation. All band members write and arrange tunes that have roots in the jazz past while retaining an energy and freshness to create a zesty cocktail. | |||
| Keith
Tippett / Alex Balanescu [2] Keith Tippett / grand piano Alex Balanescu / violin |
UK | No / Yes | |
| Compositions and free improvisation. Mutual fondness and respect create a special chemistry between two outstanding musical individuals. | |||
| Julie
Tippetts / Maggie Nicols [2] Julie Tippetts / voice, other instruments Maggie Nicols / voice, other instruments |
UK | Yes / Yes | Have worked together as accompanists to silent films, including, most recently, Pabst's Geheimnisse einer Seele. |
| Free improvisation. Soul sisters for some thirty years playing together in duos, small groups and big bands. Highly experimental, humorous and musically challenging, both singers bring a wealth of experience to each unique performance. | |||
| Paul
Dunmall Octet
[8] Paul Dunmall / saxophones, clarinets, bagpipes Simon Picard / tenor saxophone Paul Rutherford / trombone Hilary Jeffery / trombone Gethin Liddington / trumpet Keith Tippett / grand piano Paul Rogers / double bass Tony Levin / drums |
6 x
UK 1 x Netherlands 1 x France |
Yes / Yes | |
| Free improvisation around written structures and composition. Blistering, high-energy music by eight musicians with powerful voices and plenty to say. | |||
| Folks
Duo
[2] Paul Dunmall / saxophones, clarinet, bagpipes Paul Rogers / six-string double bass |
1 x
UK 1 x France |
No / Yes | |
| Free improvisation. A duo as important and significant as any working on the new music scene today. | |||
| Moksha
Trio
[3] Paul Dunmall / saxophones, clarinet, bagpipes Paul Rogers / six-string double bass Phil Gibbs / guitars, effects |
2 x
UK 1 x France |
Yes / Yes | |
| Free improvisation. The Dunmall / Rogers axis is augmented here by guitarist Phil Gibbs, a recent and frequent recording partner of both Pauls. The array of instruments and effects give the trio a unique sound palette which can be heard on studio and live recordings on Duns own label. | |||
| Paul
Dunmall Quartet [4] Paul Dunmall / saxophones, clarinet, bagpipes Hilary Jeffery / trombone, electronics Paul Rogers / six-string double bass Tony Marsh / drums |
2 x
UK 1 x Netherlands 1 x France |
Yes / Yes | |
| Free improvisation. Paul is a big fan of drummers named Tony! In this quartet the brilliant Tony Marsh takes the kit and the newer face is that of trombonist Hilary Jeffery, who has become a regular of the PD Octet and various PD recording projects. | |||
| Sala
Quartet [4] Paul Dunmall / saxophones, clarinet, bagpipes Paul Rogers / six-string double bass Abdelmajid Bekkas / guembri Ramon Lopez / drums |
1 x
UK 2 x France 1 x Morocco |
Yes / Yes | |
| Free improvisation. Played together in Morocco in 2002 and were collectively thrilled by each other's playing and the new soundscapes they discovered. What 'world music' can do if played by players with musical open-mindedness, virtuosity and imagination. | |||