Fusebox Mini-Festival ft. Beats and Pieces, Metamorphic and Royst

The Wardrobe in Leeds is hosting a Fusebox mini-festival tonight and tickets are going fast so be quick if you want to attend!

Fusebox and Efpi are delighted to present a one night mini festival featuring Manchester’s Beats & Pieces Big Band and a collaboration between Metamorphic (led by Leeds pianist/composer Laura Cole) and Norwegian vocal trio Røyst.

With the release earlier this year of their second album All In, Beats & Pieces have firmly established themselves as one of the leading ensembles of its kind in Europe. Led by Ben Cottrell and bringing together 14 incredibly creative musicians, their energetic performances are influenced as much by Michael Jackson, Björk or Radiohead as by Duke Ellington, Gil Evans or Loose Tubes.

Metamorphic and Røyst Trio will debut brand new material developed especially for this collaborative tour, fusing elements from contemporary jazz, folk and world music in song-based compositions that challenge the traditional role of the singing voice. Both Metamorphic and Røyst will also present music from their own critically acclaimed albums alongside the joint material.

Tickets cost £12 on the door.


Click these links for more information about the bands perfoming and the organisations hosting the event -



www.beatsnpieces.net
www.metamorphic.org.uk
www.roystrio.com

www.fuseboxleeds.org.uk
www.efpirecords.com

Haggis Horns & Friends at the Wardrobe, October 4th

After a summer break, DJ Lubi' Soul Rebels night at the Wardrobe in Leeds is back with a bang with a 2nd Birthday Celebration featuring the Haggis Horns, Cleveland Freckleton and some special guests.

The Haggis Horns will perform alongside three guest vocalists, all of whom feature on their soon to be released third album; John McCallum (Corrine Bailey Rae), Nia Saw (Zap Mama) and John Turrell (Smoove & Turrell).

In addition to the Haggis Horns, a new soul/jazz record label will be officially launched. ATA (All Things Analogue) is a label run by Pete Williams and Neil Innes and is dedicated to analogue recordings and vinyl. To launch the label, Cleveland Freckleton (recently guest vocalist with the New Mastersounds) will front an 8 piece ATA band performing new, original material.

This Birthday celebration marks two years of promoting high quality live music and the night has hosted a range of internationally renowned groups including Jose James, Riot Jazz Brass Band, Omar, Abstract Orchestra, Homecut, ExtraCurricular, Nubiyan Twist, Wonky Logic and more.

Tickets are £10 and can be bought in advance from Seetickets, Jumbo Records, Crash Records and at the venue. Doors from 9pm, bands from 10pm until 12.30, club night until 3am.

More information on the upcoming Soul Rebels season can be found on DJ Lubi's website.