LIVESTREAM - JAKUB KLIMIUK QUINTET feat MARK LOCKHEART
2025-01-09 19:31 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | LIVESTREAM, United Kingdom
To kick 2025 off perfectly here at SoundCellar, we have a brilliant young ensemble: the Jakub Klimiuk Quintet, with very special guest Mark Lockheart.
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Jakub Klimiuk Quintet is a London-based ensemble that fuses influences from the Scandinavian improvised scene and contemporary New York jazz, creating a sound full of exciting tension. The resultant repertoire is a combination of scripted forms and improvised sections, constantly entwining melodic compositions and experimental sonic escapades.
The band’s recent album ”(un)balanced”, featuring saxophonist Mark Lockheart, tells the story of seeking balance in today’s reality, manoeuvring through the overwhelming deluge of information and striving to discover inspiration in everyday routine. We are very excited that SoundCellar favourite Mark will be appearing with Jakub and the band at The Grasshopper.
The quintet has performed at major UK jazz venues, including Vortex Jazz Club, Pizza Express Live, 606 Club, receiving favourable reviews from European press outlets such as UK Jazz News and Jazz Forum.
“Jakub’s original compositions, his own playing and that of this fabulous band were also appropriately full of optimism and the promise of good days to come. Nights like this reassure us that the future of jazz is in safe hands.” – UK Jazz News
Jakub Klimiuk is a Polish jazz guitarist and composer based in London. Throughout the years, he has recorded and shared the stage with the likes of Jonas Kullhammar, John Horler, Dave O’Higgins, Krystyna Stańko and of course Mark Lockheart, working with both UK-based and international projects. Jakub first made his mark on the British jazz scene at the EFG London Jazz Festival with his original project. He is an adventurous composer, focused on experimenting with musical forms and implementing compositional techniques derived from contemporary classical music into jazz. His original compositions are a unique combination of arranged structures, often based on counterpoints, and fully improvised sections. He mentions the current New York scene (Mark Turner, Jonathan Kreisberg, Aaron Parks) and Scandinavian musicians like Petter Eldh and Jakob Bro, as his main influences.
Mark Lockheart needs little introduction to SoundCellar audiences, having played two fabulous gigs here with his quartet ‘Dreamers’, the most recent of which was in October 2024. Mark is undoubtedly one of the foremost saxophonists in the UK, having been a member of such iconic bands as Loose Tubes, Perfect Houseplants, Polar Bear, The Printmakers and others, as well having a major body of his own work.
Line-up:
Jakub Klimiuk – Guitar
Mark Lockheart – Tenor & Soprano Saxophone
Simeon May – Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
Cody Moss – Piano
Kinzan – Double bass
Adam Merrell – 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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LIVESTREAM - SYNERGY SESSION - CLOWES/OUTRAM/GOURLAY/BARFORD
2025-01-23 19:31 - 21:30
For our next SoundCellar – curated Synergy Session, we have brought together the amazing pairing of Trish Clowes and Mike Outram, plus a killer rhythm section of Calum Gourlay and Joel Barford!
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Incredibly, it has been over 12 years since composer and saxophonist extraordinaire Trish Clowes played at SoundCellar, so we are particularly delighted to see her return. Although they play together very occasionally, we are especially excited to team Trish up with one of SoundCellar’s most respected guitarists Mike Outram, for this special evening here in Poole.
Trish Clowes has released eight albums as leader and heads up her acclaimed band My Iris. In addition, she recently released a duo album ‘Journey To Where’ in 2024 with her long-time colleague, SoundCellar regular Ross Stanley.
Trish has also written for orchestras and larger ensembles, such as a recent commission to compose and arrange for the famous NDR Big Band, for a series of concerts in Germany in November 2024. Dr Trish Clowes is Jazz Saxophone Professor at the Royal Academy of Music and an Associate Artist at London’s Wigmore Hall.
“…one of the most agile and original jugglers of improv and adventurous composition to have appeared in the UK in recent times” (The Guardian)
Mike Outram needs little introduction to SoundCellar audiences, having played here many times in many different combinations over the years. He always proves to be a popular choice with our regular patrons, because they recognise that he is simply one of the best guitarists out there! He has played music all over the world & recorded around 100 albums with people like Steven Wilson, Tim Garland, Theo Travis, Robert Fripp, Jeremy Stacey, Cory Wong, Nikki Iles and many others.
As well as leading and recording with his own ensembles, bassist Calum Gourlay has played and recorded with amazing artists such as Tommy Smith, Kit Downes, Kurt Elling, Richard Rodney Bennett, Arild Andersen, Makoto Ozone and others. He last played at SoundCellar with Nick Costley-White back in 2018, so we are delighted to have him return.
Top drummer Joel Barford will be making his SoundCellar debut. Joel has played with many well known artists such as Alfie Boe, Michael Ball, Roy Wood and Liane Carroll, as well as with SoundCellar ‘alumni’ such as Nigel Price, Jim Mullen, Laurence Cottle, Dave O’Higgins, Alex Hitchcock, Tom Ollendorff and Alex Garnett. He also took over the full time drum stool in Trish’s My Iris band at the beginning of 2023.
Trish Clowes: Sax
Mike Outram: Guitar
Calum Gourlay: Bass
Joel Barford: 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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