Doors 6:30 PM, Music 7:30 PM – 1 set(s) of music
Line-up:
Shirley Smart – Cello
Demi Garcia Sabat – Drums
James Arben – Tenor Saxophone, Flute
About
Stories is a trilogy of freely improvised albums.
It was recorded immediately after the lockdown in April 2021 during the Covid 19 pandemic and we were all just being allowed tentatively to see friends again. Basically we went into Slipway studio and let loose for a day in a hopefully creative, definitely cathartic, way, and reminded ourselves once again of the necessity for music-making in our lives, as well as the friendships and connections that come with a life as a creative artist.
The result was 19 improvised tracks that became this release, for which a limited edition of hard copies has been made and we celebrate the release of tonight (although obviously with different improvisations……we’re not transcribing that lot!)
Shirley, Demi and James are long-time collaborators in a variety of different projects spanning a wide range of musical genres, and the idea of bringing those influences into a freely improvised context was a common interest and musical impetuses behind the sessions.
Simone Fillali, who recorded and produced the album, and Alban Low, who is a frequent collaborator on visual work, are also a part of that world of creativity that we missed and needed so much.
Come and join us in a celebration of creative music-making and its place in our lives.