Known for its wild, totally free evenings of challenging and up-lifting improvisations which have consistently united a cross cultural and cross generational posse of players, Freedom pursues the promise of legendary associations like the AACM, the Black Artists’ Group and Sam Rivers’ legendary NYC loft session.
At the helm of Freedom are Jazz Warriors International’s Orphy Robinson and Cleveland Watkiss and sessions in the past have attracted Chicago AACM memeber and Ethnic Heritage Ensemble alumni Earnest Dawkins, Nigel Kennedy Band members like Doug Boyle, Regular Improv heavyweights such as Pat Thomas, Claude Deppa, Phillip Achille, Steve Noble, Steve Beresford, Neil Charles, Liam Noble,Rachel Musson,Caroline Kraabel, Maurizio Ravalico, Darren Taylor, Renell Shaw, Zuri Jarrett Boswell amongst a host of others.
Freedom @ The Vortex will see an opening set from a specific ensemble and that will be followed by a constantly shifting set of soul stirring improv session open to all… so, tune in and get involved.
Between sets Straight No Chasers Paul Bradshaw delves into the vinyl – Oliver Lake to King Tubby…..
Doors will open at 7.45 for a special additional performance by Mark d’Inverno with Larry Bartley and Winston Clifford, to be recorded for BBC TV. Come and get on that show!!
