Northern Jazz well represented on Live at LUME vol. 3

Cath Roberts and Dee Byrne, with their seemingly infinite amount of energy, have released volume 3 of their Live at LUME series, a selection of recordings taken from live LUME gigs. This one contains many names familiar to jazz audiences in the North. These recordings come from the series of gigs entitled LUME labs, which saw three musicians commissioned to bring together groups of musicians and develop new work.

The album can be bought on the LUME bandcamp page.

The album, at £5 for a physical copy and £3 for digital, is used to fundraise for future LUME activities.

The three ensembles featured are:

Julie Kjaer (flute/bass clarinet)
Olie Brice, Seth Bennett, tim Fairhall & Thordoris Ziarkis (double bass)


Anton Hunter's Labrats

Anton Hunter (guitar)
Kim Macari (trumpet)
Cath Roberts (baritone sax)
Dee Byrne (alto sax)
Rachel Musson (tenor sax)
Tullis Rennie (trombone)
Andrew Lisle (drums)
Tim Fairhall (double bass)

Craig Scott's Gastric Band

Craig Scott (guitar)
Oliver Dover (saxes/clarinet)
Johnny Richards (keyboards)
Michael Bardon (double bass)
Joost Hendrickx (drums)

Sean Foran - Album Launch and UK Tour

Australian pianist Sean Foran is a familar name to many jazz listeners in the UK. Foran studied his Masters degree at Leeds College of Music and has toured many times in the UK as part of Trichotomy.

Sean's latest album, Frame of Reference, features a group of musicians he 'really admires' and the tracks on the album were written specifically with the players in mind. Foran describes the music as being different from his usual output, focusing on textures and coming more from a chamber music angle. The album features Julian Arguelles, Ben Davis, Stuart McCallum and Joost Hendrickx.

In October, Foran will tour the UK performing music from the album. For these dates, he will be joined by the band with one alternation; James Mainwaring takes the saxophone chair.

Frame of Reference is launched on September 2nd on Jazzhead.

For more information, visit Sean Foran's website.

Tour Dates - October 2016

3rd October - Pizza Express, London
4th October - Watermill, Dorking
5th October - Lakeside, Nottingham
6th October - Future Inns, Bristol
7th October - Turner Sims, Southampton
9th October - Newcastle Jazz Steps (Sean Foran/Stuart McCallum duo)
11th October - Capstone Theatre, Liverpool

Black Friday at FUSEBOX

To remedy the stresses and strains of Black Friday, FUSEBOX in Leeds continue their programme of adventurous, experimental and improvised music.

Tonight, Chris Sharkey brings his trio Shiver back to FUSEBOX, after having their first gig there in 2013. Joined by bassist Andy Champion and drummer Joost Hendrickx, the band is described as being a 'love letter to the electric guitar', a boundary-pushing power trio.

Supporting Shiver are Cameron Vale, a newly emerged Progressive Jazz group that come recommended highly by Chris Sharkey himself! Featuring Miles Spilsbury (sax), George Birkett (guitar), Finn Booth (drums) and Sam Dutton-Taylor (bass).

As always, Fusebox concerts take place at the Fox and Newt, 9 Burley Street, Leeds LS3 1LD (opposite Park Lane College) Tel: 0113 245 4527
ADMISSION £8 / £6 Doors open 8.00 pm Live Music from 8.30 pm