Freedom of the City Festival
Friday 9 June 2006 23:30-1:00 (Radio 3)
Jez Nelson presents highlights from the Freedom of the City Festival, recorded at the Red Rose venue in London. Now in its sixth year, Freedom of the City showcases radical, improvised music and features many of the capital's most creative musicians. It is curated by saxophonist and pre-eminent improviser Evan Parker; drummer and percussionist Eddie Provost and Martin Davidson, of the Emanem record label.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist
Signature tune
Artist Russell Gunn
Title Seventy Four Miles Away
Label Atlantic
LP Title Ethnomusicology Volume 1
Highlights of the Freedom of the City Festival recorded live at the Red Rose in Finsbury Park, London on 30 th April and 1 st May 2006
Line-up Ashley Wales - electronics, John Coxon - guitar, Evan Parker - tenor saxophone, Alex Ward - clarinet
Title I'll Take The Flack
Line-up Dave O'Connor - baritone saxophone, Chris Prosser - violin, Oli Mayne - vibes, Stefano Tedesco - percussion & electronics
Title Fast Quartet
Line-up Ensemble: Chris Burn - piano, Adelheid Sieuw - flute, John Butcher - soprano & tenor saxophone, Jan Huib Nas - guitar, John Edwards - bass, Matt Hutchinson - synthesizer
Title Side Railers
Line-up Terry Day - bamboo pipes & voice, Charlotte Hug - viola & voice
Title Sweet Miss Abundantly
Line-up Iskra 3 : Paul Rutherford - trombone, Robert Jarvis & Lawrence Casserley - live computer processing
Title Dowscahta
Line-up Tara Stuckey - clarinet, Sam Rebello - flute, Seymour Wright - alto saxophone, Jamie Coleman - trumpet
Title Slow Quartet
Line-up Quaqua: John Russell - guitar, Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg - voice, Nicole Legros - voice, Stefan Keune - alto saxophone, Phillip Wachsmann - violin, Ashley Wales - piano, Ivor Kallin - bass, Javier Carmona - percussion, Steve Beresford - electronics
Title During
Line-up Eddie Prévost - percussion, John Butcher - soprano & tenor saxophones
Title Festival Work
Line-up Gail Brand - trombone, Guy Strale - piano, clarinet & percussion
Title Party People
Line-up Furt: Richard Barrett - electronics & Paul Obermayer - electronics
Title Omnivm
Line-up Garry Todd - tenor saxophone, Nigel Coombes - violin, Nick Stephens - bass, Tony Marsh - drums
Title Stipple
Line-up Chefa Alonso - soprano saxophone, David Leahy - bass, Javier Carmona - percussion
Title Madrid NZ
Line-up Inaudible Quartet: Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg - voice, Adelheid Sieuw - flute, Jan Huib Nas - guitar, Guy Strale - piano & percussion
Title Brussels Quartet
Line-up Evan Parker Octet: Evan Parker - soprano & tenor saxophones, Neil Metcalfe - flute, John Rangecroft - clarinet, John Russell - guitar, Philip Wachsmann - violin, John Edwards - bass, Agustí Fernández - piano, Charlotte Hug - viola
Title Octet 4
Line-up Alan Wilkinson - alto & baritone saxophones, Joe Williamson - bass, Eddie Prévost - percussion
Title Better Late Than Never
