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Claudia Quintet

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

One of the most progressive bands in jazz, New york based Claudia Quintet will be making a special appearance at Harmonic. As well as playing music from their forthcoming new album they will be joined by Birmingham based musicians Percy Pursglove on trumpet and Steve Tromans on Rhodes to play specially commissioned arrangements of Claudia’s music. John Hollenbeck, drummer and band leader of Claudia, has arranged some of his music for this one-off collaboration. This event is supported by Birmingham Jazz

www.myspace.com/theclaudiaquintet
johnhollenbeck.com
www.stevetromans.co.uk

Check out a recording of this gig on our Media page

Line-up:
John Hollenbeck – Drums
Chris Speed – Tenor Sax
Tim Collins – Vibes
Ted Reichman – Accordion
Drew Gress – Bass
Matt Mitchell – Piano
plus:
Steve Tromans – Rhodes
Percy Pursglove – Trumpet

Paul Dunmall John Edwards Mark Sanders

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Saxophonist Paul Dunmall brings together his trio with John Edwards on bass and Mark Sanders on drums. Paul is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable names on the Birmingham scene. He has had an illustrious career and played with some of the greats of free jazz, including the recently completed Profound Sound Trio tour with Andrew Cyrille and Henry Grimes. John and Mark are both regulars on the UK free jazz scene playing frequently with some of the finest names on the national and international scene.

www.pauldunmall.com

Line-up:
Paul Dunmall – Saxophone
John Edwards – Bass
Mark Sanders – Drums

Chris Mapp’s Gambol

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Chris leads the very successful band The Sub Ensemble who were recently covered 4hero’s Humans for their Extensions album. For Harmonic he has formed a new band Gambol and written music based around his 10 years in Birmingham. He’s been busy sampling Balti dishes and transcribing speech patterns in the search for a unique sound. The band’s performance at Harmonic will be its first and the music will be getting its premier.

www.chrismapp.co.uk

Check out a recording of this gig on our Media page

Line-up:
Chris Mapp – Bass
Lluis Mather – Saxophone/Flute
Sam Wooster – Trumpet
Rob Norman – Keys
Jim Bashford – Drums