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Recordings now added

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:11:54 +0000

We’ve finally got a jam packed Media page. Head over there to check out recordings of some of the sets from Harmonic, videos and a full set of photos taken by Kate Beatty.

We hope you like what you see and hear, and if you have any photos, recordings or videos of your own, get in touch.

Soweto on Giant Steps

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:13:30 +0000

A sneaky video taken by Percy at last night’s gig of Soweto ripping it up on Giant Steps.

Enjoy!

Soweto Kinch on Giant Steps

Dave Holland & Soweto Kinch for Harmonic

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:21:39 +0000

We can reveal that iconic bass player Dave Holland and stalwart of the Birmingham scene Soweto Kinch will both be appearing as part of Harmonic. Dave will be presenting a concert with Birmingham Conservatoire students playing his own compositions to kick Harmonic off in style on Wednesday 10th March. Dave has been regularly visiting the Conservatoire in recent years, and we’re very pleased to launch Harmonic with an event which reflects our ethos of collaboration and innovation in jazz. Hopefully someone will leave a spare bass lying around for Dave too… Details can be found here

Soweto will be making his first ever appearance at Cobweb Collective’s weekly residency at The Yardbird Jazz Club on Thursday 11th March. Well known throughout the city and indeed the country for pioneering jazz and hip-hop, Soweto never fails to impress and astound audiences and musicians alike. Known equally for his fluid alto playing and his sharp freestyle, this is a great opportunity to check him out at a great venue free of charge.

Also appearing at The Yardbird will be Lluis Mather with his award-winning quartet. Lluis is fast becoming one of the most in demand sax players on the Birmingham scene. His fantastic quartet were the deserved recipients of the Dave Holland Ensemble Prize this year, so it seems only fitting that they appear on the same bill.

Details of the gig can be found here

Soweto Kinch & Lluis Mather

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:34:25 +0000

Soweto is one of the most familiar faces on the Birmingham scene, nationally and internationally. His unique blend of rap and jazz has won him critical acclaim from jazz and hip-hop fans alike, as well as collaborations with some of the greats from both scenes. This will be his first appearance at Cobweb Collective’s weekly session at The Yardbird. Definitely long overdue and certainly worth the wait.

myspace.com/sowetokinch

Check out a video of this gig on our Media page

Lluis Mather is one of the most promising musicians to come from the jazz course at the Conservatoire. A fine saxophonist and composer, he has come to the attention of Dave Holland, and his quartet was awarded the Dave Holland/Birmingham Conservatoire ensemble award this year. A star of the Birmingham scene for the future playing at Harmonic now.

Line-ups:
TBC