Barbacana at the 2013 Cheltenham Jazz Festival
A performance given at the 2013 Cheltenham Jazz Festival by Anglo-French quartet Barbacana. Featuring Adrien Dennefeld, Sylvain Darrifourcq, Kit Downes and James Allsopp.
A quartet bringing together musicians from the London and Paris scenes, via a Lithuanian jam session: Barbacana are rooted in a cosmopolitan outlook that's reflected in this performance from the 2013 Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
The Parisian duo of guitarist Adrien Dennefeld and percussionist Sylvain Darrifourcq bring African and minimalist flavours to a group that grew out of a chance meeting between Dennefeld and keys player Kit Downes in Vilnius. Downes and reeds player James Allsopp offer what Dennefeld describes as London's 'more instinctive' approach to collective improvisation and interplay. And together, Barbacana take in lilting grooves, sparse electronic textures, and slow-building riffs that visit a heavier, noisier soundworld.
Also on the programme, we explore the enduring appeal of Duke Ellington and his music to today's progressive musicians.
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Barbacana recorded at Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Jazz Festival on 5 May 2013
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Line up: Kit Downes (keys); Adrien Dennefeld (guitar); James Allsopp (bass clarinet, tenor sax); Sylvain Darrifourcq (percussion)
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Barbacana
Animation
Composer: Kit Downes
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Barbacana
Migration
Composer: Kit Downes
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Barbacana
Big Big Shop
Composer: James Allsopp
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Barbacana
Steam
Composer: Kit Downes
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Barbacana
Adobes
Composer: Adrien Dennefeld
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Barbacana
Barbacana
Composer: Valentin Clastrier
大象传媒 Introducing Track
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Phil Meadows Group
Fin
Composer: Phil Meadows
- Engines of Creation.
- Boom Better Records.
The influence of Duke Ellington today
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Aki Takase
Little Max Parfait
Composer: Duke Ellington
- My Ellington.
- Intakt Records.
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Duke Ellington
Summertime
Composer: George Gershwin
- Piano In The Foreground.
- CBS/Columbia.
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Duke Ellington
Take The A Train
Composer: Billy Strayhorn
- The Popular Duke Ellington.
- RCA.
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Duke Ellington
Wig Wise
Composer: Duke Ellington
- Money Jungle.
- United Artists Jazz.
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Aki Takase
Little Max Parfait
Composer: Duke Ellington
- My Ellington.
- Intakt Records.
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ICP Orchestra
The Mooche (Recorded by Jazz on 3 in February 2013)
Composer: Duke Ellington
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Duke Ellington
Harlem Airshaft
Composer: Duke Ellington
- The Duke: Edward Kennedy Ellington and his Orchestra.
- History.
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Duke Ellington
Money Jungle
Composer: Duke Ellington
- Money Jungle.
- United Artists Jazz.
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Terri Lyne Carrington
Money Jungle
Composer: Duke Ellington
- Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue.
- Concord.
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Terri Lyne Carrington
Rem Blues/Music
Composer: Duke Ellington
- Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue.
- Concord.
Mark Lockheart鈥檚 Ellington in Anticipation recorded at the Royal College of Music and Drama, Cardiff on 12th May 2013
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Line up: Mark Lockheart (tenor sax); Finn Peters (alto sax, flute); James Allsopp (clarinet); Liam Noble (piano); Margrit Hasler (viola); Tom Herbert (double bass); Sebastian Rochford (drums)
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Mark Lockheart鈥檚 Ellington in Anticipation
My Caravan
Composer: Duke Ellington (Arr. Mark Lockheart)
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- Mon 1 Jul 2013 23:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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