London Improvisers Orchestra feat Jason Yarde+ Matt Bourne & Pete Wareham: BRIT JAZZ FEST Tuesday 10th August

The London Improvisers Orchestra’s members are extraordinarily diverse. From studying with Nadia Boulanger to playing with The Fall, from pushing 80 to barely into their twenties, and hailing from all over the world, the LIO has certainly benefited from the role of London as a centre for free improvisation, regarded as “one of the secret gems of the London music calendar". The group features the avant-garde saxophone collosus Jason Yarde. 

Performing opposite tonight are Pete Wareham and Matthew Bourne, who have teamed up for a brilliant new duo project - saxophone and piano playing beautifully dark and exciting tangos, blended together by atmospheric electronics and improvisation. The project’s name “Ugly Guys” is in tribute to the famous Argentinian singer Edmundo Rivero.

London Improvisers Lineup:

Lol Coxhill - soprano saxophone
Ricardo Tejero - tenor saxophone, clarinet
Caroline Kraabel - baritone saxophone
Noel Taylor - clarinets
Shabaka Hutchings – clarinets, tenor saxophone
Harrison Smith - bass clarinet
Sonia Paco-Rocchia - bassoon
Ian Smith - trumpet
Roland Ramanan - trumpet
Robert Jarvis - trombone
Susanna Ferrar - violin
Alison Blunt  - violin
Benedict Taylor - viola
Hannah Marshall - cello
Dave Tucker - conductor
Roberto Sassi - electric guitar
Rodrigo Montoya - tsugaru shamisen
Terry Day - pipes, words, etc.
Tania Chen - i-Phone, melodica, etc.
Pat Thomas - electronics
Steve Beresford - piano
Guillaume Viltard - contrabass
Tony Marsh – drums                              
Javier Carmona - drums