MOPOMOSO
LIVE concert series
MOPOMOSO was founded in 1991 by guitarist John Russell and pianist, trumpeter and composer Chris Burn to promote improvised music and where applicable its relationship to other forms of contemporary music making. Since then we have presented over 200 concerts and a number of special events and workshops with practitioners coming from backgrounds in jazz, rock, folk, classical, electronic, world and computer generated music with instrumentation covering everything from traditional to invented instruments and there have been occasional collaborations with poetry, dance, film and performance art.
We hold a passionate belief that improvised music, sometimes called free music or free improvisation offers many exciting opportunities both to players and listeners alike.
mySpace
You can visit MOPOMOSO on mySpace at http://myspace.com/mopomosonia
Next Concert
Sunday, 18th May 2008 - 8.00pm
This month´s not to be missed Mopomoso event at the Vortex illustrates once again the amazing variety and quality of musical approaches to be found in improvised music.
ARC are a string trio formed in the early 1990´s by three very distinctive and excellent players who between them have worked in a variety of musical situations including rock, jazz and contemporary composition. Their music displays a rare sensibility based on a creative empathy developed over many years..
Coxon / Noble / Thomas / Wilkinson are a relatively new grouping of four very well known musicians who from recent evidence have taken the ‘energy’ side of things and put a new spin on it. To put it plainly this is a quartet that delights and inspires with its invention and sheer joy of playing.
Coxhill / Russell. Lol Coxhill is quite simply one of the most creative and captivating saxophonists in the country. His distinctive playing has graced so many musical situations from live work to recording and broadcasting (including TV and film) that to pick out examples would seem insulting. He is joined by renowned acoustic guitarist John Russell.
| Sylvia Hallett Danny Kingshill Gus Garside |
Violin Cello Bass |
| John Coxon Steve Noble Pat Thomas Alan Wilkinson |
Guitar Drums Keyboards Saxophone |
| Lol Coxhill John Russell |
Saxophone Guitar |
The Vortex
11 Gillett Square, London N16 8JH
(Nearest train station Dalston Kingsland)
Admission £7 / £4 concessions - 8.00pm