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Baylis/Howard/Sterling Trio – 13 October 2011
Baylis/Howard/Sterling Trio – The Bhs 3 are a recently formed Trio exploring the Sax/Double Bass/Drums improvised format.The Trio are currently recording a CD for release later in the year. Melodic, Rhythmic and Textural explorations. Individually they have worked with musicians [...]
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Baylis/Howard/Sterling Trio – 12 October 2011
Baylis/Howard/Sterling Trio – The Bhs 3 are a recently formed Trio exploring the Sax/Double Bass/Drums improvised format.The Trio are currently recording a CD for release later in the year. Melodic, Rhythmic and Textural explorations. Individually they have worked with musicians such as Stuart [...]
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Beck, Hunter, & Perez Trio – 10 August 2011
Hervé Perez (electonics, sax), who uses many methods to forge vibrations and sculpt the harmonies that will rattle the nerves of academia, will be joining forces with UK Free Improvisation stalwart, Mick Beck (reeds & whistles), the critically acclaimed free [...]
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Acrid Lactations – 11 August 2011
Acrid Lactations is the duo of primitivist improvisers Susan Fitzpatrick and Stuart Arnot. With no fixed instrumentation or approach, they use musical/non-musical, acoustic/electronic, live/pre-recorded sounds in a psychedelic stramash of noise, free-jazz, concrète, sound poetry and confusion, hanging onto the [...]
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Michel Doneda & Jonas Kocher + Wolf Scarers – 26 September 2011
Michel Doneda soprano saxophone Jonas Kocher accordion, objects Accordion and saxophone, an association of more conventional after all, but beware! the sign is never the road! Kocher and Doneda have their own way, reinvesting their respective instruments by focusing on the infinitely [...]
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The Riverside – Tramlines vs NUS – 24 July 2011
Come take part in a night of far left music and improvisation hosted by Tramlines. Event will take place at our regular Sheffield venue, The Riverside on Mowbray St. S3 8EN. Click here to download the performances Who Tramlines vs NUS – 24 [...]
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NUS vs Blank Media – 17 July 2011
A special event to celebrate the final day of cara b = side b as a collaboration between Noise Upstairs and Blank Media Collective. The Noise Upstairs is an improv collective running free-improv jam nights in Manchester and Sheffield. The [...]
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Wolf Scarers – 14 July 2011
Wolf Scarers are Simon Prince and Keith Jafrate, both playing tenor saxophones. They’ve known each other for years but have never played together until, after appearing on the same bill at Huddersfield’s Inclusive Improv last year, it occurred to Simon [...]
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Wolf Scarers – 13 July 2011
Wolf Scarers are Simon Prince and Keith Jafrate, both playing tenor saxophones. They’ve known each other for years but have never played together until, after appearing on the same bill at Huddersfield’s Inclusive Improv last year, it occurred to Simon [...]
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NUS vs MANTIS – 10 June 2011
A special joint venture between The Noise Upstairs and the MANTIS festival. Come check out some great music by NUS regulars as well as other great events/performances. Where?: Cosmo Rodewald, Martin Harris Centre, MARTIN HARRIS CENTRE FOR MUSIC AND DRAMA, [...]
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265 Trio – 9 June 2011
Ben Cottrell (winds) Rod Skipp (cello) Anton Hunter (guitar). Exploring the space between contemporary classical music, free jazz and electroacoustic improvisation. A new collective chamber group that recently made its debut appearance as the 265 Quartet at the 2010 Manchester Jazz [...]
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“BOX” by Lauren Marie & Washboard Pete – 7 June 2011
Presenting to you an evening of improvised sound, art and poetry. “BOX” is a debut performance piece written by Lauren Marie and Washboard Pete where sound meets words and where all senses are drowned. The evening also features an improvising [...]
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Phil Marks & Dave Birchall – 12 May 2011
Dave Birchall was born in Leicester and started playing the guitar there in 1995. He moved to Manchester in 1999 and still live here. His work as a musician has been in several areas: in improvising within and without structures [...]
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Phil Marks & Dave Birchall – 11 May 2011
Dave Birchall was born in Leicester and started playing the guitar there in 1995. He moved to Manchester in 1999 and still live here. His work as a musician has been in several areas: in improvising within and without structures [...]
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Sonia Paço-Rocchia / Feedback Workshop Performance – 14 April 2011
Sonia Paço-Rocchia [sonja' pa'so rɔ'kja] is a young artist who took a degree in Instrumental and Electro-Acoustic Composition from the Université de Montréal after a double collegial diploma in natural sciences and music. She studied composition with Michel Tétreault, José [...]
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Sonia Paço-Rocchia – 13 April 2011
Sonia Paço-Rocchia [sonja' pa'so rɔ'kja] is a young artist who took a degree in Instrumental and Electro-Acoustic Composition from the Université de Montréal after a double collegial diploma in natural sciences and music. She studied composition with Michel Tétreault, José [...]
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Baylis/Howard Duo – 10 March 2011
Born Manchester 1959 started plaYING in 70s inspired by Mike Osborne.Worked with Carmel in the 80s toured and recorded and lived in London playing with Phil Wachsmann, John Stevens,Roger Turner,Nick Stephens and many other free jazz and improvisors,toured for Arts Council [...]
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Trio of Sheffield Musicians – 10 March 2011
Trio of Sheffield musicians put together especially to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the Sheffield NUS. Mick Beck (reeds & whistles), Seth Bennett (double bass) and Peter Fairclough (drums & percussion). Click here to download the performances
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Rodrigo Constanzo, Ray Evanoff, and Iain Harrison – 10 February 2011
New trio featuring our very own Rodrigo Constanzo, along with Ray Evanoff, which you might remember from Atemnt, who released an amazing CD on NUS Records, and Iain Harrison. This is their CD launch tour/gig. The record is amazing. For [...]
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Rodrigo Constanzo, Ray Evanoff, and Iain Harrison – 9 February 2011
New trio featuring our very own Rodrigo Constanzo, along with Ray Evanoff, which you might remember from Atemnt, who released an amazing CD on NUS Records, and Iain Harrison. This is their CD launch tour/gig. The record is amazing. For [...]