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  • The Riverside – Tramlines vs NUS – 24 July 2011

    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 July 2011 When Sunday, July 24, 2011 6:00pm – All Ages Where The Riverside (map)…

  • NUS vs Blank Media – 17 July 2011

    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 basic premise is that anyone can turn up and join in by putting their name…

  • Wolf Scarers – 14 July 2011

    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 to suggest some duets. So they got together at Oldham Music Centre and scared the…

  • Wolf Scarers – 13 July 2011

    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 to suggest some duets. So they got together at Oldham Music Centre and scared the…

  • 265 Trio – 9 June 2011

    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 Festival, having previously supported Ingrid Laubrock’s Sleepthief project. Featuring instrumentation from a mixture of families,…

  • “BOX” by Lauren Marie & Washboard Pete – 7 June 2011

    “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 jam session where names are pulled from a hat at random and all are encouraged…

  • Phil Marks & Dave Birchall – 12 May 2011

    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 and in writing and arranging music. At present he am focused on working on developing…

  • Sonia Paço-Rocchia / Feedback Workshop Performance – 14 April 2011

    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 Evangelista, Michel Smith, Michel Longtin and Jean Piché. Her work has been presented in Québec,…

  • Sonia Paço-Rocchia – 13 April 2011

    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 Evangelista, Michel Smith, Michel Longtin and Jean Piché. Her work has been presented in Québec,…

  • Baylis/Howard Duo – 10 March 2011

    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 w own Trio.Back in Manchester since 1993 worked w Simon Mulcaster inc a Jazz services…

  • Trio of Sheffield Musicians – 10 March 2011

    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

  • Rodrigo Constanzo, Ray Evanoff, and Iain Harrison – 10 February 2011

    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 more info: http://www.rodrigoconstanzo.com http://rayevanoff.wordpress.com   Click here to download the recordings

  • Rodrigo Constanzo, Ray Evanoff, and Iain Harrison – 9 February 2011

    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 more info: http://www.rodrigoconstanzo.com http://rayevanoff.wordpress.com   Click here to download the recordings

  • Wolf Scarers – 13 January 2011

    Wolf Scarers – 13 January 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 to suggest some duets. So they got together at Oldham Music Centre and scared the…

  • Takahashi’s Shellfish Concern – 12 January 2011

    Takahashi’s Shellfish Concern – 12 January 2011

    Takahashi’s Shellfish Concern combines abstract expressionist visual art with experimental electronic-acoustic music to accentuate the similarities of both during improvised exchanges. Angela Guyton and Rodrigo Constanzo create a new event that requires the audience to consider this merger of music and art as a single expression. The concept for Takahashi’s Shellfish Concern took shape in…