50 years on, live small group versions of two seminal records from spring 1957 - Miles Ahead by Miles Davis/Gil Evans, and Monk's Music, by Thelonious Monk.
CHRIS BISCOE - alto, baritone and soprano sax; alto clarinet
STEVE FISHWICK – trumpet; KATE WILLIAMS - piano
JULIE WALKINGTON - double bass; TRISTAN MAILLIOT – drums
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BBC triple award winner Tony Kofi joins Chris Biscoe in a celebration of the music of reeds virtuoso Eric Dolphy. The band features music written by Eric Dolphy and tunes from Oliver Nelson, Fats Waller, Monk and Mingus which he recorded. The quartet’s first record, Gone in the Air, was released in June 2008.
CHRIS BISCOE - saxes, alto clarinet and alto flute;
TONY KOFI - saxophones
LARRY BARTLEY – bass; STU BUTTERFIELD – drums
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+ guests including
BEN DAVIS, INGRID LAUBROCK and EVAN PARKER
3 musicians equally at home in contemporary jazz and improvised music collaborate in an evening of contrasts including rarely heard standards, free improvisation, music by Mike Osborne and original material.
CHRIS BISCOE – alto, soprano and baritone sax, alto clarinet
JOHN EDWARDS – double bass; TONY MARSH – drums
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Compositions by Chris Biscoe, Liam Noble (2007 nominee for Jazz Musician of the Year) and Pete Hurt plus a choice of the finest modern/contemporary jazz material.
CHRIS BISCOE - alto and soprano sax; alto clarinet
PETE HURT– tenor sax; LIAM NOBLE- piano
DAVE WHITFORD- double bass; DAVE WICKINS – drums
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From 1997 to 2000 Harry Beckett and Chris Biscoe were featured soloists in the Orchestre National de Jazz, the first British musicians to be asked to join this band. Now they can be heard together in the context of this exciting new quintet.
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Heard enough of the Great American Songbook? Get a fresh perspective with British Standard Time, including songs by Gilbert and Sullivan, Ivor Novello, Noel Coward, Anthony Newley and Anon.
CHRIS BISCOE – alto, baritone and soprano sax; alto clarinet
ALAN BARNES - alto and baritone sax, clarinet
JOHN HORLER – piano; DAVE GREEN - double bass; DAVE BARRY – drums
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Ben Davis Group features the cello centrally and prominently. Many of the rhythmic patterns and musical structures are derived from the instrument, using double-stops, heavily bowed rhythm figures and the full tonal range of the instrument.
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Mercury Award nominee and leader of the innovative jazz string quartet Basquiat Strings, cellist Ben Davis joins Chris Biscoe in original compositions and imaginative re-workings of classic material.
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Formed in 1998, the band has toured twice for Jazz Services. Liam`s compositions, highly individual, quirky, sometimes humorous, sometimes intensely lyrical, exploit the band's tonal range fully.
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Repertoire includes the music from Mingus’s most influential recording – Mingus Ah-Um.
HENRY LOWTHER - trumpet ; CHRIS BISCOE - saxes & alto clarinet ;
PETE HURT – tenor sax; MALCOLM EARLE SMITH - trombone & voice;
KATE WILLIAMS – piano; LARRY BARTLEY - double bass;
STU BUTTERFIELD – drums
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Melodic and highly focussed improvisation.
...ensemble passages whose raw power and intensity were utterly thrilling.
Trevor Hodgett, The Irish News
To me it embodies the blues influence, the passion and the inspired interaction of the very best of jazz Humphrey Lyttleton, BBC Radio 1
CHRIS BISCOE - alto and soprano sax; alto clarinet;
TONY MARSH – drums; MARCIO MATTOS – double bass;
BRIAN GODDING – guitar synthesizer
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Chris Biscoe writes "We met in 1971, at which time he seemed rather a formidable figure, with his perfect pitch, astonishing memory, fierce independence and great musical maturity. There were occasional meetings over the next few years, including music by Chris Sansom which proved unplayable to everyone except Pete, who learnt the music from Chris' demo tape and reproduced it with astonishing consistency and assurance."
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