JudgeJamesJOW

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"Sumptuous local chamber jazz from Get the Blessing’s trumpet maestro Pete Judge, melding perfectly with the delicate folk cello of James Gow. Four years young now, this duo feels like an infinite well of pastoral bliss FFO: ECM, Arthur Russell, Memotone, Arve Henriksen."

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A gig held at The Bristol Fringe on Tuesday 6th January. The event starts at 20:00.

A game of three musical halves, all featuring Pete (trumpeter with Get The Blessing, Eyebrow, Three Cane Whale, etc) and James (cellist with Eleven Magpies, Dau, etc). Two short solo sets showcasing new compositions and approaches will be followed by a longer combined set as 'JOW', their deliciously uncategorisable acoustic instrumental duo. JOW's music, as featured on BBC Radio 3 and 6Music, blends jazz and improvisation with elements of folk and classical chamber music. Last autumn they performed beneath Luke Jerram’s “Gaia” installation in Bristol Cathedral; here’s your chance to catch them in the intimacy of Fringe In The Round's hygge-HQ.

Press quotes:

"stately trumpet lines of lament & renewal soar gently above earthy cello sounds and together weave an English landscape" (Music at the World Junction)

“somehow doing so much with so little” (Jazz Stroud)

"there is no ego to this, just musicians playing organic music. They musically lean into each other and then give the other space to find their way. The audience love them" (Bristol 24/7)

Entry requirements: 14+