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Let Spin at the Marsden Jazz Festival

Jez Nelson presents a performance given by British quartet Let Spin at the 2014 Marsden Jazz Festival in Yorkshire.

British quartet Let Spin perform at the 2014 Marsden Jazz Festival.

Fusing the bubbling post-jazz scenes of Manchester and London, Let Spin features some of the country's most exciting and progressive players. Saxophonist Chris Williams (also of Led Bib) leads alongside guitarist Moss Freed - uniting in melodies that flow from whistful ponderings to searing thrash. Former Acoustic Ladyland bassist Ruth Goller also lends her punk-jazz credentials to the sound with powerful gritty playing alongside James Maddren who cements the grooves at the kit (stepping in for the group's regular drummer Finlay Panter for this gig).

Here in concert at the Marsden Jazz Festival in West Yorkshire the band perform new and previously unrecorded material following up their self-titled debut album on Efpi Records.

Also in the programme, trombonist Sarah Gail Brand talks to one of the unsung heroes of the British improv scene, bassist John Edwards. Plus there's new music from American saxophonist Steve Coleman and a chance to hear live tracks recorded at the 2014 Willisau Festival with his Five Elements band.

Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Miranda Hinkley and Chris Elcombe.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 20 Apr 2015 23:00

Music Played

  • 91Èȱ¬ Introducing Track

    • Vula Viel

      Bewa

      Composer: Bex Burch

  • Let Spin in concert at Marsden Royal British Legion, Marsden Jazz Festival on 11 October 2014

    • Let Spin

      I Like To Sound Like A Rainforest

      Composer: Ruth Goller

    • Let Spin

      Disa

      Composer: Chris Williams

    • Let Spin

      Rothko’s Field

      Composer: Moss Freed

    • Let Spin

      All Animals Are Beautiful

      Composer: Ruth Goller

    • Let Spin

      Walt’s Waltz

      Composer: Chris Williams

    • Let Spin

      Up & At Them

      Composer: Chris Williams

  • New Music From Steve Coleman

    • Steve Coleman & The Council Of Balance

      Acupuncture Openings

      Composer: Steve Coleman

      • Synovial Joints.
      • Pi Recordings.
  • Steve Coleman and Five Elements in concert at the Willisau Jazz Festival, Switzerland on 31 August 2014

    • Steve Coleman and Five Elements

      Flint

      Composer: Steve Coleman

    • Steve Coleman and Five Elements

      Pad Thai

      Composer: Steve Coleman

  • Unsung Heroes: Sarah Gail Brand in conversation with bassist John Edwards

    • Steve Noble, John Edwards & Ingrid Laubrock

      Untitled

      Composer: Steve Noble / John Edwards / Ingrid Laubrock

    • John Edwards

      Meshes

      Composer: John Edwards

      • Volume.
      • Psi.
    • Charles Mingus

      All The Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother

      Composer: Charles Mingus

      • Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus.
      • Candid.
    • Evan Parker, John Edwards, Steve Beresford & Louis Moholo

      Foxes Set 1

      Composer: John Edwards / Evan Parker / Steve Beresford / Louis Moholo-Moholo

      • Live At The Vortex.
      • Psi.

Line Up

Let Spin: Chris Williams (alto sax); Moss Freed (guitar); Ruth Goller (bass); James Maddren (drums) 

Steve Coleman's Five Elements: Steve Coleman (alto sax); Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet); Anthony Tidd (bass); Sean Rickman (drums)

Let Spin

Let Spin
Photo by Peter Woodman © 2014

Broadcast

  • Mon 20 Apr 2015 23:00

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