Improvising double bassist John
Edwards visited Newcastle
University to play a solo
set in the popular lunchtime concert series in King’s Hall. Edwards is no
stranger to fans of improvised music on Tyneside having played countless gigs
for Jazz North East. This midweek performance introduced the prolific bass
virtuoso to a wider audience. Edwards chose to perform one piece across forty
five minutes drawing on his solo CD Volume
and other works in progress. He deployed familiar extended techniques to create
a constantly shifting canvas. Broad brush, palette knife, filigree detail,
layer upon layer, Edwards’ sound world revealed itself to the listener. Mallet,
bow, found objects - all were used to sketch an image, then another and
another. Edwards worked hard, dripping sweat, massaging sweat on to and in to
the body of the instrument, smearing a resinous sound, then lost in the ether.
Russell
1 comment :
John always gives it his all. He's amazing.
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