Friday 11 December
7pm
Robert Mitchell - Keys, Piano, Electronics, Poetry
Zayn Mohammed - Guitar/ Guitar Bass
Laure Lowe - Drumkit
“A fearless blend of Rock, Jazz, Fusion and musical chemistry.” — Nick The Jazz
“Mitchell is a restless spirit musically and metaphysically, diverse in his projects, but unified in his vision that music is a power for change.” — Jazzwise ****
Robert Mitchell returns to Kollectiv with his latest project - LITTLE BLACK BOOK!
Diversity has always been at the heart of Robert Mitchell’s remarkable career. His recent tenure as Artist in Residence at Morley College provided the setting for a new venture that draws on his extensive musical legacy while sounding unlike anything he has created before.
Inspired by the heavy fusion of Chick Corea and Allan Holdsworth, the psychedelic, bluesy swagger of Jimi Hendrix and the fearless multimedia explorations of Cecil Taylor, Little Black Book brings together three exceptional musicians in an uplifting celebration of sound, energy and improvisation. For this critically acclaimed trio -
Mitchell is joined by Laurie Lowe on drums and Zayn Mohammed on guitar, combining power, precision and unbounded imagination to bring the project to life.
All the compositions were written specifically for the trio, shaped around their unique blend of musical personalities. Mitchell describes the project as an opportunity to explore the possibilities of electronic keyboards, taking on multiple roles live — from lead voice to bass — while fulfilling a long-held desire to work more closely with guitar and capture the excitement and freedom it brings.
The trio will perform music from their debut album, Blueprint (Of an Infinite Gift), released on Whirlwind Recordings last year - alongside new music and poetry.
Wednesday 28 October
9PM
An hour of evocative, atmospheric electronic music.
Two classics: Varèse’s Poème électronique- a ‘poem in a bottle’- was made for the Philips Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. Varèse’s aim was to liberate sound, using noises not usually considered "musical".
Ligeti’s Artikulation lasts just under four minutes, but it ‘packs a lot of drama in its diminutive electronic frame’. Ligeti himself imagined the sounds conjuring up images and ideas of labyrinths, texts, dialogues, insects, catastrophes, transformations, disappearances…
Two pieces by Dominic Muldowney- ‘Nocturnal’ and ‘Mr Dampier, his Dompe’- evoke the sounds of New York at night and the Australian outback.
This is one of our favourite events at kollectiv!
World-renowned novelist and music amateur, Michel Faber shares a selection tracks from his varied record collection - some obscure, some unbelievable, some never to be heard again. Each piece is accompanied by a story stranger than fiction.
Join this listening experience where strangers are brought together through music.
It’s a fun evening where you will be mesmerised.
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