Tomorrow night (Saturday, February 21, 2011), at 8:00pm: Mathilde 253 (Charles Hayward (drums, percussion and melodica), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Ian Smith (trumpet and flugelhorn)) perform with Lol Coxhill (saxophone) plus Sharon Gal (voice), Alex Ward (guitar) and Steve Noble (drums); Red Start (Noel Taylor (clarinet), Benedict Taylor (viola) and Noura Sanatian (violin)); and Sibylline [...]
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Point of Departure: Mathilde 253
A very nice review of Mathilde 253 (SLAMCD 528) by Brian Morton in the current issue of Point of Departure: Mathilde 253 is one of those ‘name’ groups that sprang fully-formed from a single playing moment… but seems to have been around for much longer…. Ian Smith is a formidable technician and a profoundly intuitive [...]
reminder: Birmingham, Edinburgh and London*2
Performances coming up this month with Paul Dunmall and Mark Sanders; as part of Mathilde 253 (Charles Hayward, Han-earl Park and Ian Smith) with Pat Thomas and with Lol Coxhill; plus more, in Birmingham, Edinburgh and London (see the performance diary for up-to-date info). Birmingham, February 15, 2011: Performance by Paul Dunmall (saxophones), Han-earl Park [...]
CD reviews: Mathilde 253
First set of reviews of Mathilde 253 (SLAMCD 528) including a very nice piece from Guillaume Belhomme: La mise en place inquiète (Hayward au mélodica) donnait quelques indices sur la teneur de l’entière improvisation : réfléchie, et dans laquelle les intervenants rivalisent de subtilités (Park érodant les reliefs de plaintes aux volumes variés, Smith au [...]
performances: Birmingham, Edinburgh and London*2
Upcoming performances in Birmingham, Edinburgh and London, February 2011 (see the performance diary for up-to-date info): Birmingham, February 15, 2011: Performance by Paul Dunmall (saxophones), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Mark Sanders (drums) presented by Fizzle. [Details…] [performance diary entry] [facebook event page] Edinburgh, February 18, 2011: Performance by Han-earl Park (guitar), and Matthew Collings, plus [...]
CD release: Mathilde 253
I’m very excited to announce that Mathilde 253’s eponymous debut CD (SLAMCD 528) is released today by SLAM Productions. [More info…] [Get it from Slam Productions…] [Get it from distributors/shops…] [Downtown Music Gallery…] [Jazzcds…] [Squidco…] [Wayside Music…] Or if you prefer your music compressed (I still recommend the CD)… [iTunes…] [eMusic…] [Amazon…] personnel Mathilde 253: [...]
CD preview: Mathilde 253
Available soon: Mathilde 253’s eponymous CD (SLAMCD 528) with Charles Hayward, Han-earl Park and Ian Smith plus Lol Coxhill. More info to follow…
site update: Mathilde 253
The (provisional) page for Mathilde 253 is now live. More to come including audio recordings and news about future performances. Here’s an excerpt: Charles Hayward (drums, percussion and melodica) Han-earl Park (guitar) Ian Smith (trumpet and flugelhorn) A lip-reed, six strings, numerous membranes and metal discs. Three valves; one potentiometer plus twenty-two frets; chains, sticks [...]




