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Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra: Artificial Life

by Duncan Heining
November 9, 2014

The importance of ensembles such as the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra cannot be underestimated. Their work since their formation defines a distinctive approach to large-scale, free improvisation rooted in a well-defined philosophy of collective music-making. As George Lewis, trombonist and 'composer' of Artificial Life, remarks in the record's sleevenotes: “As with all improvisation, including our ...

Article: Live Review

People Band and Friends at Café Oto

by Sammy Stein
November 8, 2014

The People Band and Friends Trbute to Mel Davis Cafe Oto London, England 28th October 2014 I knew when my friend turned to ask me, halfway through the event, “This is a bit extreme isn't it?" that I had baptized him with fire. He had never been to a jazz gig ...

Article: Scumbles

The People Band and Vortex Outdoors– Vortex 22nd Sept 2012

by Sammy Stein
October 13, 2012

The People BandVortex OutdoorThe VortexLondon, EnglandSeptember 22, 2012The Vortex Club in Dalston, north London, recently celebrated 25 years as a jazz venue. For a quarter of a century, first in Stoke Newington and later Dalston, The Vortex has offered jazz of all genres to the world. ...

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