JazzLeeds present Trish Clowes and “My Iris”.
Trish Clowes: sax; Chris Montague: guitar; Ross Stanley: keyboards; James Maddren: drums
Saxophonist Trish Clowes returns to Leeds with her new group, My Iris, drawing inspiration from the concept of an iris opening and the kaleidoscopic range of sounds which the band are exploring.
“My Iris” features the talents of Chris Montague (Troyka, Colin Towns, Benny Greb), Ross Stanley (Jim Mullen, Dennis Rollins, Will Vinson) and James Maddren
Past appearances include Gateshead International Jazz Festival, EFG London Jazz Festival and broadcasts for BBC Radio 3 and Radio Bremen (Germany).
Well-known and acclaimed for her orchestral arrangements and work with string quartets, Trish Clowes now explores smaller scale arrangements with equal confidence, her gifts for melody, form, improvisation and leadership coming further into the foreground. Clowes’ intricate compositions juxtapose startling melodies and ethereal whispers with gnarly lines and earthy grooves.
Trish Clowes is a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist and has recorded four albums for London-based jazz label Basho Records. Her other activities include curating her own Emulsion series of cross-genre music festivals and performing with pianist Gareth Williams in the Glow Quartet. Trish has also worked extensively with larger ensembles, incorporating orchestras on her earlier albums ‘Tangent’ (2010) and ‘Pocket Compass’ (2014), and a string quartet on ‘and in the night-time she is there’ (2012). In December 2015, Trish won a BASCA British Composer Award for ‘The Fox, The Parakeet and The Chestnut’, her work for the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Critics’ praise for My Iris …..
‘Clowes’s emphasis on composition, and the reserved evenness of her delivery often get her a “chamber-jazz” label, but the Englishwoman’s quirky songwriter’s ear, subtly sleepy tenor sax sound and bright intensity on soprano are anything but cerebral.’ **** John Fordham, The Guardian ‘
‘How much other contemporary music has such adventurous or eclectic intellectual horizons?’ – **** Matthew Wright, The Arts Desk
‘What’s going on in this band equates to some kind of magic’ – Ian Maund, Sandy Brown Jazz
‘My Iris is masterful musical wizardry and it sounds fascinating’ – Fiona Ord-Shrimpton, All About Jazz
‘…a cornucopia of musical riches’ – 5/5 Alan Musson, UK Vibe
‘Clowes’ most accessible, consistent and satisfying release so far’ **** Ian Mann, The Jazz Mann
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2Jc3vP2vaY&feature=youtu.be
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trishclowes.com/projects/my-iris/
Support (8-8.30pm) is from the Jasmine Whalley Quintet Jasmine is a young sax player from Leeds
Jasmine Whalley – alto sax Ben Haskins – guitar George MacDonald – piano Owen Burns – Bass George Hall – drums
