大象传媒

Corey Mwamba shares new improvised music and free jazz with a focus on Newcastle, joined by turntablist Mariam Rezaei, fresh off her new kaleidoscopic album Bown, and saxophonist and clarinettist Faye MacCalman, both active participants of the bustling scene in the North East鈥檚 capital city.

Following on from recent visits to the music scenes in Leeds and Huddersfield, Corey takes the improvised radio road trip north and east to Tyneside. Home to the Newcastle Jazz and Improvised Music Festival, this year celebrating its 7th edition, the city of Newcastle is a melting pot of young and established talents that spill across multiple scenes, audiences and musical approaches. There鈥檚 fertile ground for creativity and sound explorations, creating a scene that is 鈥渃ross-genre, unique and canny鈥� in the words of local artist Mariam Rezaei.

Elsewhere in the show, we listen to Vienna and Berlin-based ensemble Polwechsel, whoc celebrate their 30th anniversary with a special release of recordings. Band members Werner Dafeldecker (double bass), Michael Moser (cello), Martin Brandlmayr and Burkhard Beins (percussion) are joined by a roster of musician friends including John Butcher (tenor and soprano saxophones) and Magda Mayas (piano). Plus we hear improvisations from Eve Egoyan deploying her augmented piano - a hybrid of acoustic piano, physical model, sample playback and signal processing - and Mauricio Pauly on live samplers, de-keyed chromaharp and drums.

Produced by Silvia Malnati
A Reduced Listening production for 大象传媒 Radio 3