JOHN LAW'S FUJAZZ
Sat 27 Apr 2024 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Grasshopper, BH14 9HT
Description
Pianist John Law returns to SoundCellar with his latest project, FUJAZZ. Combining acoustic and electric sounds, with the emphasis on funky rhythms and grooves! This new trio will perform a set of new music by John that includes ambient samples and effects in slow, atmospheric soundscapes, alongside medium and up tempo kicking groove pieces.
This gig will take place at The Grasshopper,
139 – 141 Bournemouth Rd, Poole BH14 9HT.
Please note: If
parking in either of the car parks at The Grasshopper, you must register
your vehicle on one of the dedicated terminals at the bar or in the
function room.
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John Law, a prize-winning classical prodigy on piano, turned away from classical piano studies to pursue jazz and improvised music when he was 23 and has been involved in, and acclaimed for, a wide variety of contemporary jazz and classical projects: from solo piano concerts and albums, through trio and quartet tours and recordings, right through to large scale works for his semi-classical ensemble Cornucopia.
He has played at over fifty festivals worldwide including North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam), Delhi International Jazz Festival and London Jazz Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, and in clubs and concert halls all over the UK, mainland Europe, North America and beyond, working with musicians as diverse as Gwilym Simcock, Andy Sheppard, Jason Rebello, Tim Garland and Evan Parker. He has recorded over forty albums. John’s main projects currently are his acclaimed quartet Congregation, featuring Mercury Prize nominee James Mainwaring and playing John’s original music, bringing together acoustic and electronic music, his all-acoustic quartet Re-Creations, featuring Parliamentary Jazz Award winner Sam Crockatt, playing versions of tunes from jazz/pop/classical and Renaissance, an ambient, electronic keyboards project with saxophonist Jon Lloyd and visual artist Patrick Dunn, playing improvised music over samples created out of sacred vocal music from the 15th and 16th centuries.
His new quartet features Bristol-based young sax player Dan Newberry and, on a hybrid electro-acoustic kit, Alex Goodyear.
John Law: keyboards/samplesDan Newberry: saxophones, effects
Alex Goodyear: drums, electric drums, percussion
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month
Location
The Grasshopper, BH14 9HT