We celebrate the first release and regular henceforth of us
as a label with TWO NIGHTS 7th Dec at The Old E & 8th Dec
at Cafe Kino https://hdfst.uk/e142229

A limited edition ten inch will be available at the show ! Cuts
taken from an IGH band set at The Old England earlier in the
year with special guest E-da Kazuhisa ( Boredoms etc ) on
drums here https://improvsgreatesthits.bandcamp.com/album/improv-s-greatest-hit-s-greatest-hits-vol-1

Blessed to be joined by friends / Bristol favourites / guests

Improv’s Greatest Hits is a night and fluid collective using
improvised music as a vehicle to mix musical and social
scenes. Blurring subculture lines, debuting new artists +
collaborations on the regular. For more and past shows
look here https://www.instagram.com/improvsgreatesthits

SEAN NOONAN ( USA / UK )

https://brewedbynoon.bandcamp.com

Noonan is a speaking drummer, composer, and rhythmic
storyteller. Drawing on the traditions of wandering minstrels
and African griots, he weaves imaginative narratives through
a distinctive polyrhythmic language that blends voice and
percussion into his “fifth limb.” Inspired by his “wandering folk”
theory, he travels widely, gathering stories, legends,
and folklore much like a punk-jazz Alan Lomax.

For this night - He’ll be performing the album ‘Silo’ in full

“Sean Noonan approaches postmodern jazz and world music
from the same angle of self-discovery... he manages to make
his pieces speak coherently, and in a unified voice.”
— The New York Times

Noonan’s collaborations read like a who’s who of
adventurous music: Marc Ribot, Marni Nixon (legendary
Hollywood songstress), Malcolm Mooney (CAN), Jamaaladeen
Tacuma (Ornette Coleman), Susan McKeown, Abdoulaye Diabaté
+ the Ligeti Quartet.

His groundbreaking orchestral debut, Drummer of
Tedworth — a concerto for speaking drummer and
orchestra recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra
— blends surreal narrative, punk-jazz intensity, and theatrical
absurdity, marking him as one of the most original voices in
contemporary music. It debuts next year.

“Imagine a head-on collision between Swell Maps, Gong, the
Residents, the Magic Band, and the Modern Lovers... Freeform
jazzy struts, too many notes; outrageous, dayglo sonic curlicues.”
— Richard Foster, Louder Than War

From his early days in Brooklyn, where he founded the
punk-jazz trio THE HUB to his cross-cultural Brewed By
Noon project blending Afro-Celtic folk traditions. His
adventurous spirit is evident in projects like Zappanation, a
rock opera tribute to Frank Zappa and Edgard Varèse; Bartalk,
a chamber monodrama exploring isolation and storytelling;
and Knott Tones, a fusion of new music and jazz for string
quartet and drums.

HORSEFAIR • ( Improv set )
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www.instagram.com/horsefair.wav

Horsefair’s live shows seethe and boil. Scholars of post-
rock and art-punk, the rising six piece have honed sharp
turns and towering swells of noise down to a science.
Anchored by the haunting alto timbre of lead vocalist
& saxophonist Kate Francis, they channel the unnerving
power of PJ Harvey, the hypnotic chamber rock of
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and the post-rock
edge of Mogwai. In a single breath, the band can
whip a crowd into a frenzy and then subdue them
into hushed, cathedral-like stillness.

Kate Francis - vocals, saxophone
James Allen - guitar
Ethan Munden - drums
Louis Boon - bass
Lewis Spampinato - violin, guitar
Giannas Nikodimons - electronics

IGH BAND
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We rep anti genre all out
improv as per, this time with
Harry Iceman Furniss - cornet
Archie Twheam - keys
Fabio Ferri - guitar
Eve Rosenberg - bass
Aiden Surgey + Anna Rosenberg - drums
plus more to be confirmed
Members of faves such as Ex Agent / Bingo Fury / Minor
Conflict / Sunglasz Vendor / Tlya X an and many more

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