Beware of the Bear is the brainchild of multi-award-winning UK saxophonist Phil Meadows. The project is a showcase for Meadows’ original music, uniting a mixture of global sounds, rooted in jazz and drawing influence from electronica, hip-hop, and afrobeat.
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Beware of the Bear is the brainchild of multi-award-winning UK saxophonist Phil Meadows. The project is a showcase for Meadows’ original music, uniting a mixture of global sounds, rooted in jazz and drawing influence from electronica, hip-hop, and afrobeat. Having performed across Europe with Matthew Herbert, worked as a guest conductor and arranger for the Grammy-award-winning Metropole Orkest, and been invited to collaborate on projects in Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, and the UK, Meadows is taking his original music on the road for the first-time post-pandemic and would love the opportunity to play for you! The regular line-up showcases four musicians from across the UK, who met through London’s creative Southeast London jazz scene: Phil Meadows on sax and electronics, Michael De Souza on guitar, Joe Downard on electric bass and Jay Davis on drums. The music combines soaring melodies, atmospheric soundscapes, and head-nodding grooves; inspired by the sounds of Bill Frisell, Donny McCaslin, GoGo Penguin and Bill Laurance.
‘A great stage presence and an unforgettable instrumental style.”Meadows has a formidable reputation as an innovative composer’ – JAZZWISE MAGAZINE
‘Inventive and expressive’ – THE GUARDIAN
‘The versatile and likeable Meadows is one of the most promising emerging jazz talents that we have’ – THE JAZZ MANN
Phil Meadows: sax/electronics
Michael De Souza: guitar
Joe Downard: bass
Jay Davis: drums
The livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, via a page available when you purchase a ticket through the link below.
All advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive link to a video of the evening’s performance, available for one month.
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15% pre-show food discount at The Grasshopper. Our regular host The Grasshopper, is kindly offering a 15% discount on food from their restaurant prior to every SoundCellar gig! Just show your ticket for that evening’s performance (the ticket QR code on your phone, or a printout). A table must be booked here or tel: 01202 741463 and food orders placed at least 60 minutes prior to the start time of the gig (eg by 7pm for a 8pm start).
(2) For young people: (i) U18s – FREE entry when accompanied by an adult; (ii) Age 18 to 25 – entry £10 (with NUS / TOTUM card). Simply select the relevant ticket option when booking. The offers are available for most of our gigs – please check individual listings for details. They are subject to seat availability, so for some gigs, it’s best to book early to avoid disappointment.
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