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Joe McPhee and Decoy: Cafe Oto, London, October 29, 2011
by John Sharpe
Although at an age when many might be happier looking to past glories, multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee still seeks new answers to the questions posed by music-making on the fly. Given the success of the solutions proffered in the concert which produced the acclaimed Oto (Bo Weavil, 2009), it was only a matter of time before the ...
Alexander Hawkins Ensemble: London, UK, April 5, 2011
by John Sharpe
Alexander Hawkins EnsembleCafé OtoLondon, UKApril 5, 2011 What do you do when two mainstays in your band leave? Tonight's gig was the first outing for the new line up of pianist Alexander Hawkins' group, necessitated by the loss of regular bassist Dominic Lash to New York City for ...
Louis Moholo-Moholo Quintet: London, UK, March 17, 2011
by John Sharpe
Louis Moholo-Moholo QuintetThe VortexLondon, UKMarch 17, 2011 As George the besuited MC said in his introduction, when you saw the lineup you knew this was not one to miss. And the packed audience at north London's Vortex was testament to the fact that his view was widely shared. Even though South ...
The Convergence Quartet: Song/Dance (Blues)
by John Sharpe
The Convergence QuartetSong/Dance (Blues)Clean Feed2010 It must have seemed like a long shot when the young British pair of pianist Alexander Hawkins and bassist Dominic Lash invited two illustrious north Americans, cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum and drummer Harris Eisenstadt, to join them for a series of dates back ...
Decoy and Joe McPhee: Oto
by Clifford Allen
Decoy and Joe McPheeOtoBo'Weavil2010 The existence of a free-improvising organ trio, though uncommon even in 2010, shouldn't be all that surprising and, indeed, you might be prompted to ask what took so long. Certainly, figures like Larry Young and John Patton stretched the boundaries of organ-jazz in the ...
Matthew Shipp at Cafe Oto, London
by John Sharpe
Matthew Shipp/Paul Dunmall/John Edwards/Mark Sanders Cafe Oto London February 12, 2010 At first glance the opening night of New York City-based pianist Matthew Shipp's three-day residency at north London's Cafe Oto promised a fire music spectacular. Lined up to appear alongside him were three of the UK's leading improvisors ...
Peter Brotzmann Trio at Cafe Oto, London
by John Sharpe
Peter Brotzmann, John Edwards, Steve Noble Cafe Oto London January 30, 2010 As the crowd gathered outside north London's Cafe Oto waiting for the doors to open, a solitary figure stood spotlit under a streetlamp just up the road. German saxophone iconoclast Peter Brotzmann was savoring a moment of ...
Alexander Hawkins Quartet at the Vortex, London
by John Sharpe
Alexander Hawkins Quartet The Vortex London, England January 5, 2010 A very respectable audience braved the cold temperatures (for London where since global warming kicked in it rarely falls below freezing for very long) and further impending snow for the debut of the Alexander Hawkins new quartet at ...
Joe McPhee at Cafe Oto, London
by John Sharpe
Joe McPhee Cafe Oto London, England December 11, 2009 When the eerie vocalized wail first manifested itself, the audience was left looking for the source. But it quickly became apparent that, even though his facial expression didn't betray the burden, saxophonist Joe McPhee was generating the noise at ...
No Now Is So...
Label: FMR Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Prelude (unidentified Spanish bebop selection #1); Sarah Teaches Kirsty to Read; Baobabs; Nuru Light: The Prince of Peace; Whirligig; 120:4; toc/tic/kiss; Old Time Folk Music from Oxford; Love in Outer Space (aka Unknown Kohoutek); Greenford Breakdown; Cowley Road Strut: Message from the East (for Pat Thomas).
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