Improv’s Greatest Hits hosts Iceman Furniss Qrt’s final show with very special guests and OG’s of Berlin’s avant garde scene —- Eleni Poulou ( ex The Fall etc ) with master trombonist Hilary Jeffery in their duo Organza Ray PLUS TO OPEN a unique and brand new performance art group THE FULLWIT POP UP TRIO ! It’ll also be a return to hallowed ground - The Old England ; newly replenished in alt scene waters. Improv’s Greatest Hits is a night and fluid collective using improvised music as a vehicle to mixmusical and social scenes. Blurring subculture lines, debuting new artists + collaborations on the regular www.instagram.com/improvsgreatesthits ORGANZA RAY ( Berlin ) —————————————- https://organzaray.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/eleni.poulou https://hiljef.com/info/ https://elenipoulou.bandcamp.com Organza Ray are Eleni Poulou and Hilary Jeffery. Early improvised soundtracks and spontaneous storytelling have transformed into future folk songs. Connecting pathways of knowledge through sound, discovering shimmering entrances and underwater arches. 400 years of long notes, open bags and dancing butterfly blues. Eleni Poulou has played / recorded and toured worldwide with many groups including The Fall ( 2002 - 2016 ) and Shizuo. They are currently working with Wolfgang Seidel, Bomb Sniffing Dogs, and as ULR with James »Jeanette« Main. She hosts monthly radio shows such as “Elope” on Cashmere Radio and “Kastra” on Stegi Radio as well as DJs, writes poetry, creates sound collages and makes zines with like minded artists such as Theresa Patzschke. She is one half of NOHE NOSHE together with Petr Step Kišur and is part of the Berlin art collective Honey Suckle Company. Her most recent solo album is “Karta” which merges Greek Pontic music with other sounds and beats. Trombonist Hilary has played in many settings including cathedrals, night clubs, dance studios, cinemas, galleries, streets, forests and mountains, but it was the sense of silent space he experienced during a journey to the Sahara Desert in 1990 that has been the sustaining influence on his work. A trombonist that can function in many roles: solo melodic voice, abstract noise generator, funky riffer, apocalyptic siren, harmonic pad, drone machine and in recent years has become increasingly focused on the melodic and inbuilt microtonal capacities of the instrument.. He is also based in Berlin where he plays in a multitude of groups including Etude (Ensemble Treffen Um Die Ecke), Mullet and Zinc & Copper ICEMAN FURNISS QNT ————————————- https://icemanfurnissquintet.bandcamp.com/album/direct-from https://improvsgreatesthits.bandcamp.com/album/hardboiled Live sets on soundcloud - https://shorturl.at/YMg7Q https://icemanfurnissquintet.bandcamp.com/ ‘Fully improvising punk projectors of jazz sonics’ circa 2014 - 24. Starting out as a solo idea for cornet player Furniss, the sound and ethos, very quickly become about the group instead, with each member taking an equal role ; mish mashing their respective musical influences from early post punk to 70’s Miles to NYC no wave to Tortoise to spiritual jazz into a unique gumbo. This in turn, along with other allies helped introduce a new inclusive experimental scene to Bristol Primarily playing their own hosted DIY shows championing eclectic lineups / new artists + bands from overseas; gigs featured Bristol bands like LICE, Milos Planes / Yama Warashi Waldo’s Gift / The Brackish / Run Logan Run / Haal / Foot Foot and The Rothmans. Other type shows have included supporting heroes like James Chance and The Ex plus playing a Big Jeff curated night for Independent venue week. Past members have totalled around 20 or so, leading to be named ‘Bristol’s Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers’ in reference to being an early practice ground for now powerhouse local musicians including Dan Johnson ( Ep/64 etc ) Chris Langton ( Snazzback etc ) and until recently Big Fuss ( Harry Irvine ) Releases have reflected the ‘you have to see it live’ nature of the group with all sets recorded and put on Soundcloud, a mixtape ‘IFQ 90’ of live performances and 10 min single ‘18.07.16’ cut from a gig. Their only produced album ‘HardBoiled’ was still all improvised in the studio but with additional over dubs and edits. They have a new EP out this week - ‘Direct From .. ‘ feat cuts from a session at Factory Studios in 2022 Since 2019, appearances have been sporadic and they are moving on to new projects. The Iceman name will carry on in Harry’s forthcoming solo project Tonight’s final credits are Harry Iceman Furniss ( Bingo Fury Improv’s Greatest Hits / Ex Agent etc ) - cornet / Ant Brown ( Repo Man / Swelt ) - bass / Marcus Jeffery ( Bert Ussher ) - drums / Thomas Bryan - guitar & Harry Irvine ( Big Fuss ) - percussion THE FULLWIT POP UP TRIO —————————/-//————-- https://www.instagram.com/mikaverziehrt https://www.instagram.com/evo_ethel https://www.instagram.com/parisaurus New performance art group featuring Tap / Clowning and soundscapes ! from Evo ( Ex Agent / Foot Foot ) Mika + Paris

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