A gig held at The Stag And Hounds on Thursday 14th November. The event starts at 21:00.
BIG BROMO PROMOTIONS presents
BEJE/BRITISH EUROPEAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
'SIBLING NOT FOOLS' TOUR 2024
THE ALUN SANGER CIRCUS EXPERIENCE:
RIVEROLOGY
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A COMMANDING SPOKEN WORD/RAP/JAZZ SUITE EXPLORING OUR PERSONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND ECOLOGICAL PLACE AMONGST OUR KITH AND KIN IN NATURE.
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Alun Sanger: spoken word, vocals, rap, percussion
David Mowat: trumpet
Anders Olinder: hammond organ, keys
Pasquale Votino: bass
Paolo Adamo: percussion, drums
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A vivid sonic odyssey reflecting on the reverential place rivers hold in our culture and the stories hidden in their depths; a deeply personal exploration of the unceasing relationship between an individual and their environment.
Beautifully crafted by cultish troubadour Alun Sanger and members of the global-jazz collective BEJE/British European Jazz Ensemble, this project powerfully juxtaposes incendiary beat poet wordsmithery and time-warped lounge cabaret crooner vibes with characterful straight-ahead jazz, vibrant funk-soul, and ethereally spacious jazz-fusion à la Miles Davis.
They channel this strange matrix of sound into a superbly evocative 'riverology' spoken word/rap/jazz suite that reflects on the transience, tranquility, and turbulence of the flow of mighty rivers from source to sea, and of the human encounters that make the river what it is.
It draws inspiration from the Welsh concept of 'milltir sgwâr' ('square mile'), of how a people come to be shaped by the histories, culture, and traditions of a place, and how a place is shaped in return by human connection.
'RIVERS FLOW NOT PAST, BUT THROUGH US: EXCITING EVERY CELL AND FIBER IN OUR BODIES, MAKING THEM SING AND GLIDE.'
JOHN MUIR (NATURALIST, 1838-1914)
'LANDSCAPE POETRY CAN SPEAK ABOUT US - THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN, LOOK AT AND REMEMBER THE PLACES... WHICH HAVE, IN TURN, REMEMBERED US; AS INDIVIDUALS, AS COMMUNITIES, AS HISTORY.'
OWEN SHEERS (WELSH NOVELIST/POET/PLAYWRIGHT)
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ALUN SANGER
Of Welsh, Gypsy, and circus family heritage, Thameside born, raised in the Yorkshire Dales, and now a smallholder in a Piedmont Alpine valley, Alun Sanger is a political street band trumpeter turned academic and urban planner turned quixotic performance-poet, with a unique baritone voice and deep musicality that is entirely his own. His 'Circus Experience' is named in honour of his own traced ancestry, the Sanger Circus, owned by a forbear and one of Britain's largest touring troupes in the 19th century, a rival to the behemoth of PT Barnum's circus. He uses the 'circus' as an all-encompassing metaphor for everyday life/God's creation.
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BEJE/BRITISH EUROPEAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
groundbreaking collaborative spirit | music without borders
BEJE/British European Jazz Ensemble's singular and energetic contemporary global-jazz performances are always about collaboration, whether with other players or other cultures. A unique world music-tinged jazz ensemble crafted by Bristol trumpeter-producer David Mowat, its line-up of different sensibilities and skills from all over the continent, its widespread influences, and its union of eclectic styles manifests in powerful creations of improvisation and composition alike. It acknowledges no boundaries, is relentless in its exploration of innovative ingredients for sonic fusion, and embraces humanity by mirroring diversity in its music.
'MUSICALLY GIFTED... CREATIVE AND TECHNICALLY EXCELLENT MUSICIANS.'
BLACK MOUNTAIN JAZZ (WALES)
'A VIBRANT CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ARGUMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE.'
VENUE MAGAZINE
https://bejejazz.com
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Part of the BEJE 'Siblings Not Fools' Autumn 2024 tour, a celebration of the creative energy and unity possible when cultures meet through the medium of music, and a testament to Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 declaration: 'live together as brothers or perish together as fools'. This series of collective collaborations with international guest artists from Korea, Palestine, Italy, and Wales, is presented primarily at grassroots and non-traditional venues. Concerts are recorded live for an anthology album to be released in the new year.
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For further concerts in the 2024 'Siblings Not Fools' tour, visit: https://www.hdfst.uk/big-bromo-promo
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Entry requirements: no age restrictions
BEJE/BRITISH EUROPEAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
'SIBLING NOT FOOLS' TOUR 2024
THE ALUN SANGER CIRCUS EXPERIENCE:
RIVEROLOGY
-
A COMMANDING SPOKEN WORD/RAP/JAZZ SUITE EXPLORING OUR PERSONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND ECOLOGICAL PLACE AMONGST OUR KITH AND KIN IN NATURE.
-
Alun Sanger: spoken word, vocals, rap, percussion
David Mowat: trumpet
Anders Olinder: hammond organ, keys
Pasquale Votino: bass
Paolo Adamo: percussion, drums
-
A vivid sonic odyssey reflecting on the reverential place rivers hold in our culture and the stories hidden in their depths; a deeply personal exploration of the unceasing relationship between an individual and their environment.
Beautifully crafted by cultish troubadour Alun Sanger and members of the global-jazz collective BEJE/British European Jazz Ensemble, this project powerfully juxtaposes incendiary beat poet wordsmithery and time-warped lounge cabaret crooner vibes with characterful straight-ahead jazz, vibrant funk-soul, and ethereally spacious jazz-fusion à la Miles Davis.
They channel this strange matrix of sound into a superbly evocative 'riverology' spoken word/rap/jazz suite that reflects on the transience, tranquility, and turbulence of the flow of mighty rivers from source to sea, and of the human encounters that make the river what it is.
It draws inspiration from the Welsh concept of 'milltir sgwâr' ('square mile'), of how a people come to be shaped by the histories, culture, and traditions of a place, and how a place is shaped in return by human connection.
'RIVERS FLOW NOT PAST, BUT THROUGH US: EXCITING EVERY CELL AND FIBER IN OUR BODIES, MAKING THEM SING AND GLIDE.'
JOHN MUIR (NATURALIST, 1838-1914)
'LANDSCAPE POETRY CAN SPEAK ABOUT US - THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN, LOOK AT AND REMEMBER THE PLACES... WHICH HAVE, IN TURN, REMEMBERED US; AS INDIVIDUALS, AS COMMUNITIES, AS HISTORY.'
OWEN SHEERS (WELSH NOVELIST/POET/PLAYWRIGHT)
-
ALUN SANGER
Of Welsh, Gypsy, and circus family heritage, Thameside born, raised in the Yorkshire Dales, and now a smallholder in a Piedmont Alpine valley, Alun Sanger is a political street band trumpeter turned academic and urban planner turned quixotic performance-poet, with a unique baritone voice and deep musicality that is entirely his own. His 'Circus Experience' is named in honour of his own traced ancestry, the Sanger Circus, owned by a forbear and one of Britain's largest touring troupes in the 19th century, a rival to the behemoth of PT Barnum's circus. He uses the 'circus' as an all-encompassing metaphor for everyday life/God's creation.
-
BEJE/BRITISH EUROPEAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
groundbreaking collaborative spirit | music without borders
BEJE/British European Jazz Ensemble's singular and energetic contemporary global-jazz performances are always about collaboration, whether with other players or other cultures. A unique world music-tinged jazz ensemble crafted by Bristol trumpeter-producer David Mowat, its line-up of different sensibilities and skills from all over the continent, its widespread influences, and its union of eclectic styles manifests in powerful creations of improvisation and composition alike. It acknowledges no boundaries, is relentless in its exploration of innovative ingredients for sonic fusion, and embraces humanity by mirroring diversity in its music.
'MUSICALLY GIFTED... CREATIVE AND TECHNICALLY EXCELLENT MUSICIANS.'
BLACK MOUNTAIN JAZZ (WALES)
'A VIBRANT CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ARGUMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE.'
VENUE MAGAZINE
https://bejejazz.com
-
Part of the BEJE 'Siblings Not Fools' Autumn 2024 tour, a celebration of the creative energy and unity possible when cultures meet through the medium of music, and a testament to Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 declaration: 'live together as brothers or perish together as fools'. This series of collective collaborations with international guest artists from Korea, Palestine, Italy, and Wales, is presented primarily at grassroots and non-traditional venues. Concerts are recorded live for an anthology album to be released in the new year.
-
For further concerts in the 2024 'Siblings Not Fools' tour, visit: https://www.hdfst.uk/big-bromo-promo
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Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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