Jessica Ackerley
Canadian guitarist Jessica Ackerley talks about her new release, plus Corey Mwamba presents new improvised music inspired by fantastical beasts and imagined ensembles.
Over the last decade the Hawai’i based, Canadian born guitarist Jessica Ackerley has established herself as a singular voice in improvised music. She garnered critical acclaim for her dexterous finger picking, her various collaborative projects, and her stripped back approach to harmonic, tonal and textural exploration. She reflects on letting go of inhibitions, her love for Jimi Hendrix and Jim Hall, and new music from her forthcoming project, SSWAN, featuring Patrick Shiroishi, Chris Williams, Luke Stewart and Jason Nazary.
Khimaira is a three headed monster: a lion head in front, a wild goat head on its back and a snake head at the end of its tail. The fantastical beast is brought to life through the eerie murmurations, unsettling howls and intense free play of the trio that shares its name.
Elsewhere in the programme; new solo music from Richard Scott who, amidst rich layers of analogue and modular synths, recreates the relational dynamism of playing in an ensemble.
Produced by Tej Adeleye
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Music Played
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Seabrook Trio
In The Swarm
- In The Swarm.
- Astral Spirits.
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柳川芳命 & Hidemasa Yoshida
Blue Sky
- Sacred Bird.
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Megan Jowett & James Banner
Calling
- Borage.
- WismART Records.
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Richard Scott
This Is The Beginning
- Everything is always at once.
- Discus Music.
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MAW
Anaphase
- A Maneuver Within.
- Atlantic Rhythms.
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Jessica Ackerley
Coaxial II
- Morning?/?mourning.
- Cacophonous Revival Recordings.
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Jimi Hendrix
Little Wing
- Johnny B. Goode / Little Wing.
- PGP RTB.
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Jim Hall
The Way You Look Tonight
- Jim Hall Live!.
- A&M Records.
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Jessica Ackerley
Foreknowledge
- Friendship: Lucid Shared Dreams & Time Travel.
- 577 Records.
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Jessica Ackerley, Patrick Shiroishi, Chris Williams, Luke Stewart & Jason Nazary
Invisibility is an unnatural disaster
- SSWAN: Invisibility is an unnatural disaster.
- 577 Records.
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Child Of Illusion
Khimara (extract)
- Khimara.
- Relative Pitch Records.
Broadcast
- Sun 12 Jun 2022 00:00大象传媒 Radio 3