Trumpeter Nik Malcom leads his quartet with pianist Alexander Hawkins, bassist Olie Brice and drummer Mark Whitlam on a series of compositions that provide frameworks for excellent free playing.
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Nick Malcolm-trumpet
Alexander Hawkins-piano
Olie Brice-bass
Mark Whitlam-drums
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UPC: 649849981851
Label: FMR
Catalog ID: FMR 334-0412
Squidco Product Code: 16408
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2012
Country: Great Britain
Packaging: Digipack
Recorded on August 25th & 26th, 2011 at Radley School Oxfordshire by Alex Bonney.
"Led by trumpeter Nik Malcom this cd is a combination of free improv and composed pieces Talking about the band Nik said 'although the band is only about a year and 4 months old, I've been playing with them all for quite a few years now. They're close friends and we've done a fair bit of learning and developing together and they're just an amazing bunch of musicians. I think what's so special about them is that they're very distinctive musical personalities rather than just being great musicians. That's something that is really important to me – I really want the way those personalities interact with each other through improvising to come out in the music.'"-FMR
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• Show Bio for Alexander Hawkins "Alexander Hawkins is a composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader who is 'unlike anything else in modern creative music' (Ni Kantu) and whose recent work has reached a 'dazzling new apex' (Downbeat). A largely self-taught improviser, he works in a vast array of creative contexts. His own highly distinctive soundworld is forged through the search to reconcile both his love of free improvisation and profound fascination with composition and structure. In 2012, he was chosen as a member of the first edition of the London Symphony Orchestra's 'Soundhub' scheme for young composers. He also received a major BBC commission in late 2012 for a fifty minute composition: One Tree Found was first performed and broadcast in March 2013, and was subsequently performed and broadcast for the WDR in Cologne (2014). He has also twice been commissioned by the London Jazz Festival (once as composer, once as an arranger), and by the Cheltenham Jazz Festival (2016). An in-demand sideman, Hawkins continues to be heard live and on record with vast array of contemporary leaders of all generations, including the likes of Evan Parker, John Surman, Joe McPhee, Mulatu Astatke, Wadada Leo Smith, Anthony Braxton, Marshall Allen, Rob Mazurek, Taylor Ho Bynum, and Harris Eisenstadt, amongst many others. He has also been noted in recent years for his performances in the bands of legendary South African drummer, Louis Moholo-Moholo. Concert appearances have taken him to club, concert and festival stages worldwide." ^ Hide Bio for Alexander Hawkins • Show Bio for Olie Brice "I'm a jazz and improv double bassist, based in Hastings, SE England. I lead and compose for The Olie Brice Quintet, which released our debut album 'Immune to Clockwork' in 2014. The quintet was named as one of the 'new bands 2014' in the El Intruso Critics Poll, and was described by Richard Williams as "one of the most interesting and satisfying bands on the current UK scene". The current line-up of the quintet features George Crowley on tenor, Alex Bonney on cornet, Mike Fletcher on C-melody sax and Jeff Williams on drums. Our 2nd album, 'Day After Day' will be released in Jue 2017 on the Babel label. I'm also involved in several collaborative projects, including; a Trio with Tobias Delius - tenor sax, clarinet and Mark Sanders - drums duos with Achim Kaufmann - piano, Rachel Musson - tenor sax and Tom Challenger - tenor sax BABs (James Allsopp - bass clarinet, Alex Bonney - laptop) and am in a few people's bands, including: Mike Fletcher Trio (Mike Fletcher - C melody sax, Jeff Williams - drums) Dee Byrne's Entopri (Dee Byrne - alto sax, Andre Canniere - trumpet, Rebecca Nash - piano & Matt Fisher - drums) Alex Ward Quintet (Alex Ward - clarinet, guitar, Rachel Musson - tenor sax, Tom Jackson - bass clarinet, Hannah Marshall - cello) Loz Speyer's Inner Space Music (Loz Speyer - trumpet, Chris Biscoe - alto sax, alto clarinet, Rachel Musson - tenor & soprano, Gary Willcox - drums) Alex Bonney Quartet (Alex Bonney - trumpet, James Allsopp - reeds, Jeff Williams - drums) Other musicians I've appeared with include Tony Malaby, Evan Parker, Paul Dunmall, Ingrid Laubrock, Ken Vandermark, Steve Swell and many others..." ^ Hide Bio for Olie Brice
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Track Listing:
1. Glimmers 9:50
2. Multifarious 6:56
3. Call Off Christmas 3:33
4. Tie Your Laces 9:05
5. Lehman Brothers + Pak Choi 10:49
6. Mr Carr 7:11
7. Green Eyes 6:21
8. The Three Little Words (Om Tat Sat) 7:30
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