An evening of freely improvised music in two parts: an introductory solo performance by Evan Parker, followed by Trance Map+ (Evan Parker, Matt Wright, Filipe Gomes), combining acoustic and electronic instruments and the possibilities of real-time processing.

Evan Parker will perform on soprano saxophone. He has pioneered extended techniques for the instrument, using circular breathing and overtone manipulation, creating a hypnotic and densely-textured 'illusion of polyphony' from a single, solo instrument. Evan’s 80th birthday was recently marked by the release of 'The Heraclitean Two-Step, etc.' a 4 CD set of solo improvisations, including recordings made over a four year series of visits to the same studio (a former chandlers overlooking the harbour in Ramsgate); and at the Unitarian Chapel in Warwick, re-investigating acoustics he had played and recorded in thirty years before.

Evan Parker and Matt Wright’s Trance Map project has included improvised live events across Europe and the US, often involving other invited guest performers (indicated by the +), with various recordings released on psi, Intakt and FMR Records. For this performance, Evan and Matt will join forces with long-time collaborator, sound artist Filipe Gomes. Evan and Matt recently released 'Marconi's Drift' with an international Transatlantic Trance Map (+), recorded simultaneously in the USA and UK (False Walls, UK), and ‘Horizons Held Close’ (Relative Pitch, USA). Evan and Filipe (Arco Barco, Ramsgate Radio) also recently collaborated on Daniel Blumberg’s Oscar-winning score for the film The Brutalist.

Evan Parker, saxophone
Matt Wright, turntables, live sampling, sound design
Filipe Gomes, keyboard, electronics

On Evan Parker:
“The UK’s greatest exponent of free jazz.”
— Financial Times

“ … he’s one of the most original and compelling musicians of my lifetime. He’s also one of the most prolific, always up to something, usually something new.”
— Richard Williams, The Blue Moment

“There is an intensity to Parker’s music: the more attention one pays to the evolving figures and to the articulation of the sounds, the more immersive it gets.”
— International Times

On Marconi's Drift:
“As part of the ongoing celebration of Evan Parker’s 80th year … Marconi’s Drift is a splendid affirmation of an enduring musical spirit still eagerly confronting innovative challenges.”
— Jazzwise

“Off the cuff and simply outstanding.”
— Electronic Sound

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