Sloth Racket 'Shapeshifters' tour comes to Leeds, June 26th

Sloth Racket release their second album, Shapeshifters, on 12th June on the Luminous label. To accompany this release, the band are embarking on a 6 date tour of the UK including a gig at Sproggits, the jazz and improvised music night run at Wharf Chambers in Leeds.

Sloth Racket are -

Cath Roberts - baritone saxophone, composition
Sam Andreae - tenor saxophone
Anton Hunter - guitar
Seth Bennett - double bass
Johnny Hunter - drums

From Cath's website...

To launch the album we’re heading out on tour at the end of June, with support from Arts Council England. The tour takes us to some new places, perhaps the most exciting of which is the first ever edition of Listen! in Cambridge. Listen! is being set up by dedicated London jazz scene supporters Carol Garrison and Graham Lee, who have relocated to Cambridge and decided to get their hands dirty setting up a new outpost for adventurous music there. As well as Cambridge we’ll be playing in Bristol and Norwich for the first time, plus returning to Leeds and Brighton to play at Wharf Chambers and Safehouse. To start things off we’ll be doing a set on the Saturday of the second LUME Festival, which presumably you’ve already got your tickets for…

Here’s the tour itinerary, with links to more info on the gigs:

24th June London: IKLECTIK (LUME Festival)
26th June Leeds: Wharf Chambers (presented by Sproggits)
27th June Bristol: The Old England (presented by Pull The Strings)
28th June Brighton: The Verdict (presented by Safehouse)
29th June Norwich: York Tavern (presented by Plink Plonk)
30th June Cambridge: Unitarian Church (presented by Listen!)

Gig Preview: Bobtail & Simon Read Octet at Sproggits

                                                     Alicia Gardener-Trejo by Helen Cooper

Monday 27th April 
Sproggits Presents: Simon Read Octet & Alicia Gardener-Trejo's Bobtail
Wharf Chambers, Wharf St, Leeds, LS2 7EQ
Doors 8pm, Music from 8.30pm
£3-10 (Pay what you can afford)

Tonight in Leeds there's a chance to hear not one but two large ensembles. Sproggits, an improvised music night run by guitarist Harry Orme, will host two groups led by Leeds bassist Simon Read and Birmingham's Alicia Gardener-Trejo. The night starts a little earlier than usual to make sure there's time to fit everything in so be sure to get there in good time.

Simon Read Octet

A familiar face on the Leeds jazz scene, monster bass player Simon Read brings his wonderful octet to Wharf Chambers as part of their UK tour. You can hear the band's latest release at https://simonread.bandcamp.com/
 
 Laura Jurd – Trumpet
Ben Lowman – Alto Sax
Will Howard – Tenor Sax/Clarinet
Kevin Holbrough – Trombone
Michael De Souza – Guitar
Jamil Sheriff – Piano
Simon Read – Bass
Sam Gardner – Drums 

Alicia Gardener-Trejo's Bobtail

 Large ensemble Bobtail perform a suite of music based on the life of Sybil - a woman possessed by 16 separate personalities. The band features Chris Maddock, Chris Brown, Elliot Strand, Faith Hellier, Beetung Goo, Tom Dunnett, David Sear, Tobie Carpenter, David Ferris, Adam Jarvis and John Hirst, alongside Miriam Pau on narration. You can listen to a taster here:
https://soundcloud.com/alicia-gardener-trejo/vicky-from-sybil


N.B. Wharf Chambers is a members' club and you need to be a member, or guest of a member, in order to attend. To join, please visit wharfchambers.org. Membership costs £1 and requires a minimum of 48 hours to take effect