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KNALPOT + John Hackett Duo + Graham Clark / Stephen Grew |
Fri 20th June, 8 - 12pm. The Abbeydale, Sheffield, S7 1FS.
Knalpot
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"Nu-generator tractor music...lo-fi stumblin' groove alarm!' KNALPOT hail from the fertile music pastures of Amsterdam. Without a doubt it is a refreshing and original experience. One minute there may be low and dirty fuzz-rock riffs, the next stumbling grooves that stutter like a rusty old engine. After that, the music might morph into hazy clouds of chirps and swirls, a moment of tranquility right before sonic noise improv comes crashing down around your ears. Soon after, there might be some low frequency rumbles to fill your stomach. Their self-proclaimed rascal style has a modernizing combo sound that is reminiscent of 1980's Commodore 64 computer game aesthetics.“ (Klaus Grinsky). You can quickly tell they are reputable musicians experienced in many musical genres. On drums - the energetic and extroverted Gerri Jäger, known from extensively touring avant-funk band Brown vs Brown. Jäger is the motor of this tractor and is responsible for all the potholes during KNALPOT’s ongoing off-road trips. On guitar/casio/electronics Raphael Vanoli, a multi-style guitarist operating in the fields of jazz, rock, improv, experimental and contemporary classical music. Vanoli uses a unique setup of FX boxes, loop machines, handyman tools and whatever else may fall into his hands. Even though there’s only two people on stage you don’t miss any other instrument or a singer and despite all the technological trickery, every KNALPOT tune is performed 100% live without backing tracks. |
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John Hackett
World-renowned flautist (that's flute player to you and me) begain improvising many years ago at Sheffield Uni Music College. Since then undertaken countless world tours with his famous brother's group (yep that's guitar virtuoso Steve Hackett from the original Genesis). The pair have released superb and succesful modern rock and classical recordings with a wide range of some of the most skilled musicians in the business and still tour (with Roger King on keys) as the Steve Hackett Trio. John is a local boy and a great supporter of all things improv. Recently having a stint with his own rock band which met to a rapturous reception at the city's Boardwalk as well as London gigs, John always maintains his connection to the flute (now also teaches privately), since the time as a youngster he witnessed Ian McDonald in King Crimson live. |
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Graham Clark / Stephen Grew
Graham Clark has been playing jazz on violin professionally since 1982. He has played with Keith Tippett, Andy Sheppard, Paz, Gong, Daevid Allen,Graham Massey, TOOLSHED, Lamb, Elbow, Salsa Pa'Gozar, La Timbala, Liz Fletcher, Kora Colours, and Jah wobble, amongst many others.
Stephen Grew has been freely improvising for twenty years, carving out his own musical language through day to day work and intensive gigging for the last twelve years. What constitutes his main body of work is Grew trio, a mixture of acoustic piano inventions, tenor sax/bassoon Mick Beck, and Phillip Marks drummer Bark member and longstanding collaborator of eleven years.
He has also worked in an electronic music setting grutronic, with brother Nick, harmonica, airfx, thumb piano, Richard Scott, movement controlled synthesizer, David Ross, handsonic, moog pedals and effects, and solo piano playing. Other musical groupings have included Graham Clark, Pianoforte tour, Keith Tippett, Howard Riley and Pat Thomas, also toured nationally with John Jasnoch, Charlie Collins, Paul Hession, Pat Thomas and dancers. Highlights of national and international festivals have been in The London Jazz festival, Manchester Jazz festival, Nickelsdorf, Austria and Ulrichsberg, with extensive touring in Germany.