NJANAS
An exciting new collaboration bringing together four creative voices from across the UK scene. In their own words: ‘This is a brand new project of female musician/composers Laura Cole, Filomena Campus, Tori Handsley and Ruth Goller who are all band leaders in their own right. The ensemble, which celebrates women’s art and music, started more than a year ago. We often feel under-represented as women in the worlds of jazz and art, and in this project all compositions are inspired by a female artist (such as Frida Kahlo, Niki de Saint Phalle, Gertrude Stein, Franca Rame and many more) or written by a female composer. The name Njanas is an encounter between the gigantic sculptures called ‘Nanas’, created by painter and sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle, and ‘Janas’, ancient legendary female figures and fairies/witches that relate to the myth of the Sardinian Goddess-Mother.’
Filomena Campus – vocals
Laura Cole – piano
Tori Handsley – harp
Ruth Goller – bass
Percy Pursglove’s Far Reaching Dreams Trio
Following the critically acclaimed success of his ‘Far Reaching Dreams of Mortal Souls’ commission for large scale choir and jazz ensemble, multi-instrumentalist Pursglov
‘Somehow Percy Pursglove created a completely whole musical world all of his own. That is a rare achievement’ Jazzwise
Percy Pursglove – trumpet
Paul Clarvis – drums
Ivo Neame – piano/accordion
