Jazz In The Round

Barrier-busting jazz/ contemporary music binge with Jazz on 3 presenter Jez Nelson. Every last Monday.

October 29th

Hello Skinny (Headliner)
Tom Skinner (Drums)
Roller Trio (Opening)


Roller Trio
James Mainwairing (tenor sax and electronics), Luke Wynter (guitar), Luke Reddin-Williams (drums)

Still in their early '20s they met whilst studying at Leeds College of Music. Luke W and Luke RW began jamming together before James (LRW's ex-flat mate) joined in. They started playing and jamming together as a trio and it was immediately apparent that they had a special chemistry. Their music is a fresh, visceral stew of conventional and experimental sounds that features stonking riffs, thrashy noise, evocative songs and electronic soundscapes. `their invigorating mix of rock riffs, angular drums, electronic loops and James powerful tone and use of circular breathing and multiphonics mark them out as a powerful new band in their own right – one with their own unique voice.

They are 2011 winners of the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award administered by the Musicians Benevolent Fund and 2012 Barclycard Mercury Prize nominees.


Kadialy Kouyate (Soloist)
Kora

Kadialy Kouyate is a kora player and singer from Senegal who now performs all around the UK and Europe. Kadialy was born in Kolda, Senegal, into a family of griot 'diali's' oral traditional storytellers from the Mandinka culture. Brought up in such a historical family, he started to play kora at an early age, and playing instinctively by ear, he soon acquired acclaim as a griot artist, leading him to perform and teach at Dakar university, and at the West African Research Centre. The Mandinka kora is traditionally African, and is a unique harp-like instrument with 21 strings, but the style it is played in is more similar to a Flamenco guitar, while being beautifully hypnotic, and accompanied by solo voice. Touring with bands, Kadialy came to Europe in 2003, and his performances and recordings have been hugely acclaimed, without exception. He is currently based in the UK, and has broadcast on radio including BBC World Service (Lucy Duran show), BBC3 World Roots, and live from WOMAD festival.


November we have Golden Age of Steam, Laura Jurd Quartet and Mark Saunders.


Look out for: Jazz In The Round at the London Jazz Festival on November 18th at the Clore Ballroom, RFH, Southbank and our Xmas knees-up on December 9th.