{"id":5240,"date":"2013-07-16T11:34:36","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T10:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=5240"},"modified":"2013-07-16T14:24:17","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T13:24:17","slug":"now-listening-trish-clowes-on-jazz-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2013\/07\/16\/now-listening-trish-clowes-on-jazz-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Now listening: Trish Clowes on Jazz Line-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the opening, hypnotic circling of Atlas<\/em> to the final, concise and vibrant rendition of Master & Margarita<\/em>, jazz afficionados should grab the chance to hear Trish Clowes’ recent gig at King’s Place, broadcast on Jazz Line Up<\/em><\/a> on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday. Regular readers (yes, both of you…) will have seen I’ve written about Trish before here<\/a>, and a couple of features over on the Big Band blog here<\/a>, since hearing her burst onto the scene at the ‘BBC Presents’ stage at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival back in 2011.<\/p>\n

\"Trish_Clowes\"Trish is currently enjoying the status of this year’s Radio 3 New Generation Jazz Artist, and the gig showcases both familiar tracks and some new pieces. Her ear for sinuous, lyrical improvisation is always apparent, whilst the new Chorale <\/em>is an understated exploration of the ballad form.<\/p>\n

The quintet features the superlative drumming of James Maddren, and the dextrous pianistic skills of Gwilym Simcock (himself a former Radio 3 New Generation Jazz Artist), who delivers a scintillating solo-for-the-age in the final piece.<\/p>\n

Here’s a live version of Atlas <\/em>from last year:<\/p>\n