The Claudia Quintet at the Barbican
Jez Nelson presents a gig by John Hollenbeck's group the Claudia Quintet, known for their work in free-jazz, post-bop and spatial minimalism.
Jez Nelson presents a gig by drummer and composer John Hollenbeck's group the Claudia Quintet. Renowned for their eclectic twists through free-jazz, post-bop and spatial minimalism, the quintet features top names from the New York scene: Trevor Dunn (double bass), Matt Moran (vibraphone/percussion), Ted Reichman (accordion) and Chris Speed (clarinet/tenor sax).
Formed in 1997, the Claudia Quintet have released four albums of originals by Grammy-nominated composer John Hollenbeck. Hailed as one of the most exciting bands in contemporary jazz, it draws on a range of modern musical influences, from klezmer to hip hop and rock.
Playlist:
Excerpt from Opening by Claudia Quintet (details below)
CD tracks:
Artist: EJ Strickland (EJ Strickland - drums, Jaleel Shaw - alto sax, Hans Glawischnig - bass, Luis Perdomo - piano, Pedro Martinex - congas and djembe)
Track title: Eternal
Composer: Enoch Jamal Strickland
Album title: In This Day
Label: Strick Muzik
Artist: Steve Lehman Octet (Steve Lehman - alto sax, Mark Shim - tenor sax, Jonathan Finlayson - trumpet, Tim Albright - trombone, Chris Dingman - vibraphone, Jose Davila - tuba, Drew Gress - bass, Tyshawn Sorey - drums)
Track title: No Neighbourhood Rough Enough
Composer: Steve Lehman
Album title: Travail, Transformation and Flow
Label: Pi Recordings
Artist: Robert Glasper (Robert Glasper - piano and Rhodes, Vincente Archer - bass, Chris Dave - drums)
Track title: No Worries
Composer: Robert Glasper
Album title: Double-Booked
Label: Blue Note
British summer festival highlights:
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2009
Friday 31st July - Roy Hargrove Quintet @ Queens Hall
Friday 31st July - Atomic @ Bosco Theatre
Sunday 1st August - The Thing @ The Lot
Ronnie Scott's British Jazz Festival 2009 @ Ronnie Scott's, London
Tueday 4th August - Nucleus Revisited and Michael Garrick Quartet
Wednesday 5th August - Evan Parker Trio and The London Jazz Collective
Monday 10th August - Kinch and Tom Cawley's Curios
Wednesday 12th August - Bear and Get the Blessing
Thursday 13th August - Iain Ballamy and The James Pearson Trio
Jez interviews John Hollenbeck, composer and leader of Claudia Quintet
Claudia Quintet recorded at the Barbican on July 8, 2009
Line up:
John Hollenbeck (drums)
Trevor Dunn (electric bass)
Chris Speed (reeds)
Matt Moran (vibes)
Ted Reichman (accordion)
Set list:
Opening
Arabic
Jazz Envy
Point
This Too Shall Pass
Be Happy
All tracks composed by John Hollenbeck.
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