NEW JAZZ STROUD FILM RELEASES COMING OUT NOVEMBER 2022
Goodshed Sessions filmed live at Brunel Goods Shed, Stroud
Jazz Stroud teamed up with Tarsier Creative, d&b audiotechnik and SVA with funding through the PRS for Music Foundation to produce a series of pre-recorded performances from Jazz Stroud artists. These artists were orginally booked to play in 2020, but Jazz Stroud was forced to take 18 months off live events due to the pandemic.
The Goodshed Sessions include performances by Yelfris Valdes, Sarathy Korwar, Ishmael Ensemble, Griz-O, JSSO, Mermaid Chunky, Waldo's Gift, Roella Oloro, Tim Davies will be released throughout November.
Check www.jazzstroud.org for updates on release dates
Sarathy Korwar on drums with Al MacSween on keys, Jack Stephenson-Oliver on keys and Tamar Osborn on Sax
Filmed live at the Brunel Goods Shed on 10th November 2020 by Tarsier Creative
Director and cam op - Callum Chaplin
Cam op - Motz Workman
Recording - Rob Pemberton
Sound tech - Jack Page
Coordination - Neil Walker
Sarathy Korwar
Release: 8th November 2022
Sarathy Korwar is a US-born, Indian-raised, London-based drummer, producer, composer and bandleader. Sarathy has established himself as one of the most original and compelling voices in the UK jazz scene.
He has released music on the record labels Ninja Tune, The Leaf Label, Gearbox Records and Nightdreamer Records to critical reception and has collaborated/ toured with the likes of Kamasi Washington, Shabaka Hutchings, Yussef Kamal and Moses Boyd. His music is predominantly based in jazz and indian classical music but also incorporates elements of hip-hop, electronic music and more.
Sarathy has been mentored by the likes of Gilles Peterson, Fourtet, Floating Points and Emanative through the Steve Reid Foundation and has performed at venues/events such as Royal Albert Hall, Dekmantel, SXSW and Boiler Room. “Korwar takes in the political and radical history of jazz as a voice of the disenfranchised, and applies it to the Indian diaspora experience in contemporary Britain" — The Vinyl Factory
Moina Moin on sax and Freya Tate on keys
Filmed live at the Brunel Goods Shed on 6th November 2020 by Tarsier Creative
Director and cam op - Callum Chaplin
Cam op - Motz Workman
Recording - Rob Pemberton
Sound tech - Jack Page
Coordination - Neil Walker
Mermaid Chunky
Release: 9th November 2022
Mermaid Chunky were formed in 2016. Home grown artists Freya Tate and Moina Walker are the projects founder members and now base themselves in north east London. Mermaid Chunky was conceived as a project that might explore and encompass a love of afro beat, live art, spoken word, film and experimental improvised music. The project has it’s roots in contemporary art and performances incorporate installation, costume and projections. Current performances are made up of tailor made, art film projections accompanied by soundscapes of drum machines, synthesizers, saxophone, recorder, wind up toys, robotic cats and floating lyrical phrases. Recent performances have included Meltdown Festival, curated by Grace Jones; Roundhouse and Brixton Academy. Read more: https://www.mermaidchunky.org.uk
NEW JAZZ STROUD FILM RELEASES COMING OUT NOVEMBER 2022
Goodshed Sessions filmed live at Brunel Goods Shed, Stroud
Jazz Stroud teamed up with Tarsier Creative, d&b audiotechnik and SVA with funding through the PRS for Music Foundation to produce a series of pre-recorded performances from Jazz Stroud artists. These artists were orginally booked to play in 2020, but Jazz Stroud was forced to take 18 months off live events due to the pandemic.
The Goodshed Sessions include performances by Yelfris Valdes, Sarathy Korwar, Ishmael Ensemble, Griz-O, JSSO, Mermaid Chunky, Waldo's Gift, Roella Oloro, Tim Davies will be released throughout November.
Check www.jazzstroud.org for updates on release dates
Pete Cunningham on Saxophone and modular synth, Stephen Mullins on guitar, Jake Spurgeon on keys, Rory O'Gorman on Drums, and Holly Wellington on vocals.
This piece was filmed at the Brunel Goods Shed in partnership with Jazz Stroud.
Filmed live at the Brunel Goods Shed on 12 August 2020 by Tarsier Creative
Director and cam op - Callum Chaplin
Cam op - Motz Workman
Recording - Rob Pemberton
Sound tech - Jack Page
Coordination - Neil Walker
Ishmael Ensemble
1st Release: 4th April 2021 2nd Release: 23rd November 2022
In partnership with Jazz Stroud
2017 saw Ishmael Ensemble’s debut EP, Songs for Knotty, followed by a remix for Detroit techno demigod Carl Craig. These formative steps became a sprint in 2018, as a string of 7”s entitled Severn Songs began flowing out across the year. The Bristol-inspired records variously bridged fleet-footed jazz, lush downtempo, modulated electronica, Fourth World tones, and all manner of stirring sonic swells.
It’s no surprise the records caught the attention of tastemakers & DJs across the board, receiving regular radio play on BBC6Music, Jazz FM & Worldwide FM plus a performance on Gilles Peterson’s U.K. Jazz Special live from the legendary Maida Vale Studios. Tiptoeing between the current British jazz boom and Bristol's rich musical ancestry, the group have found a truly unique and refreshing voice.
Yelfis Valdes will be the first in a series of broadcasts from Jazz Stroud’s main venue, featuring Al MacSween - keys, Ernesto Marichales - drums, Marcus Mcneish - bass
Filmed live at the Brunel Goods Shed on 12 Sept 2020 by Tarsier Creative
Director and cam op - Callum Chaplin
Cam op - Motz Workman
Recording - Rob Pemberton
Sound tech - Jack Page
Coordination - Neil Walker
Yelfris Valdes
1st Release: Tuesday 21st February 2021 2nd Release: 30th November 2022
In partnership with Jazz Stroud
Yelfris is a Cuban artist, composer and trumpet player, who mixes the latest electronic technics with the spiritual chants and mystic rhythms from the Orishas.
Over lockdown, we decided to come together and create an environment at The Goods Shed for the round performance using d&b audiotechnik soundscape but with the addition of a central cluster, inspired by @alabaster de plumes peach nights and Church of sound. Funded through PRS and supported by SVA this was our way of supporting some of the artists that we have worked with in the past and building new relationships with artists we admire. We avoided the live streaming root and have gone for an emphasis on the craft of film and sound, we’re pretty pleased and hyped with the results.
NEW JAZZ STROUD FILM RELEASES COMING OUT NOVEMBER 2022
Goodshed Sessions filmed live at Brunel Goods Shed, Stroud
Jazz Stroud teamed up with Tarsier Creative, d&b audiotechnik and SVA with funding through the PRS for Music Foundation to produce a series of pre-recorded performances from Jazz Stroud artists. These artists were orginally booked to play in 2020, but Jazz Stroud was forced to take 18 months off live events due to the pandemic.
The Goodshed Sessions include performances by Yelfris Valdes, Sarathy Korwar, Ishmael Ensemble, Griz-O, JSSO, Mermaid Chunky, Waldo's Gift, Roella Oloro, Tim Davies will be released throughout November.
Check www.jazzstroud.org for updates on release dates
Roella Oloro on Keyboard, Alexander Miller on Bass, and Luke Campbell on drums.
This piece was commissioned by Jazz South as part of the Breakthrough Composer Scheme, and filmed at the Brunel Goods Shed in partnership with Jazz Stroud.
Filmed live at the Brunel Goods Shed on 28 March 2021 by Tarsier Creative
Director and cam op - Callum Chaplin
Cam op - Motz Workman
Recording - Rob Pemberton
Sound tech - Jack Page
Coordination - Neil Walker
Roella Oloro
1st Release: Wednesday 28 April 2021 2nd Release: 15th November 2022
In partnership with Jazz South
British composer and Multi-instrumentalist Roella Oloro explores the concept of a perfumer, mixing styles and influences from jazz, gospel, classical and rock. The trio consists of Roella Oloro on Keyboard, Alexander Miller on Bass, and Luke Campbell on drums.
Throughout the pandemic, Oloro was a BBC Young Musician 2020 semi-finalist, a Jazz South UK grant recipient, appeared on Decca Records’, Alone Together Jazz piano album, on British TV as part of Jazz 625, the British Jazz Explosion, released her first single entitled Sacrificial Lamb.
Tim Davies on Drums + Modular Synthesiser, Ralph Porrett on Guitar, Alex Hitchcock on Tenor Saxophone, John Young on keys and Joe Bradley on Bass.
This piece was commissioned by Jazz South as part of the Breakthrough Composer Scheme, and filmed at the Brunel Goods Shed in partnership with Jazz Stroud.
Filmed live at the Brunel Goods Shed on 25 March 2021 by Tarsier Creative
Director and cam op - Callum Chaplin
Cam op - Motz Workman
Recording - Rob Pemberton
Sound tech - Jack Page
Coordination - Neil Walker
Tim Davies
1st Release: Wednesday 28 April 2021 2nd Release: 16th November 2022
In partnership with Jazz South
Tim Davies is composing a suite for a modular synthesizer and jazz quintet – consisting of drums, bass, keys, guitar and tenor saxophone – that explores the parallels between contemporary jazz and electronic music. “The Outer Woods” is a three-part suite for modular synthesiser and jazz quintet.
“Innovative and creative, a listen to this piece reveals something that is both ‘sit up and take notice unique while also softly soothing with a modern electronic sound working in perfect symbiosis with more traditional jazz soundscapes and grooves”
The London Jazz News
NEW JAZZ STROUD FILM RELEASES COMING OUT NOVEMBER 2022
Goodshed Sessions filmed live at Brunel Goods Shed, Stroud
Jazz Stroud teamed up with Tarsier Creative, d&b audiotechnik and SVA with funding through the PRS for Music Foundation to produce a series of pre-recorded performances from Jazz Stroud artists. These artists were orginally booked to play in 2020, but Jazz Stroud was forced to take 18 months off live events due to the pandemic.
The Goodshed Sessions include performances by Yelfris Valdes, Sarathy Korwar, Ishmael Ensemble, Griz-O, JSSO, Mermaid Chunky, Waldo's Gift, Roella Oloro, Tim Davies will be released throughout November.
Check www.jazzstroud.org for updates on release dates
James Vine, drums. Harry Stoneham, bass and Alun Elliot-Williams, guitar.
Filmed live at the Brunel Goods Shed on 11th April 2021 by Tarsier Creative - www.tarsiercreative.com
Director and cam op - Callum Chaplin
Cam op - Motz Workman
Recording - Rob Pemberton
Sound tech - Jack Page
Coordination - Neil Walker
Waldo’s Gift
Release: 1st November 2022
Waldo's Gift first met at a smokey jam session, in a central Bristol industrial estate and since then have been combining elements of groove, jazz, math and classical music to formulate their unique sound. Showcasing their own hybrid of groove, math and jazz plus hosting a weekly night at Bristol's The Gallimaufry, where they invite some of the city's finest to collaborate with them; Waldos Gift has emerged as a new force, combining blinding technique with real creative musical insight and authenticity. Featuring James Vine on drums, Harry Stoneham on bass and Alun Elliot-Williams on guitar.
'Waldo's Gift takes inspiration from electronic music heavyweights such as Aphex Twin and Teebs as well as their collective love-affair with early-noughties metal, the trio take listeners into completely uncharted sonic territory'
BandCamp
‘This is something really special'
Mary Anne, Hobbs
‘ John Peel would have played that’
Gilles Peterson
‘Their intensely improvisatory approach is dominated by the physicality of the live experience’
Clash Magazine
‘Improvisation at its absolute peak’
BBC Introducing
‘A new take on the guitar, bass, drums trio. Owing as much to lying Lotus as John Coltrane’s'
BBC 3 Jazz Now
Read more about Waldos Gift
Griz-o with Roella Ollero and Rory Thomas Lawton
Filmed live at the Brunel Goods Shed on 10th April 2021 by Tarsier Creative
Director and cam op - Callum Chaplin
Cam op - Motz Workman
Recording - Rob Pemberton
Sound tech - Jack Page
Coordination - Neil Walker
Griz-O
Release: 2nd November 2022
The new Jazz Stroud series ‘Good Shed Sessions’ rolls on this week, with The South West Sicko performing live in the round.
Griz-O is an MC defined by his bold & direct approach. Based in the UK’s SouthWest, he totes lyrics & artwork that nod to martial arts; he has the combative, tough-talking braggadocio to match, delivered through smart, head-turning bars. Embracing an experimental, grizzly sound, influenced by grime & rap, his career thus far has already seen him travel as far afield as Kazakhstan to play a show.
JSSO with Rory Thomas Lawton, Freya Tate and Moina-Moina with special guests Imogen Dash and Griz-O
Release: 2nd November 2022 6pm
Filmed live at the Brunel Goods Shed on 10th April 2021 by Tarsier Creative - www.tarsiercreative.com
Director and cam op - Callum Chaplin
Cam op - Motz Workman
Recording - Rob Pemberton
Sound tech - Jack Page
Coordination - Neil Walker
JSSO
Release: 2nd November 2022
Improvised Brass Powered Dance Music
A Live Electronic Music Collective. With analog synths, brass and guest vocalist, JSSO Project has performed an improvised show for many years and have collected their jam's into an Album recorded over lockdown.
Read more about JSSO here
GOODSHED SESSION ARCHIVE 2021
Amongst all the uncertainty of 2020-21, we decided to come together and create an environment at The Goods Shed for performances in the round using d&b audiotechnik Soundscape but with the addition of a central speaker cluster, inspired by Alabaster de Plume’s ‘Peach’ Nights and Church of Sound. Funded through the PRS foundation and with additional help from the SVA, this was our way of supporting some of the artists that we have worked with in the past and build new relationships with artists we admire. There are more performances to come from the likes of Sarathy Korwar, Waldo’s Gift and Griz-o so keep your eyes peeled!
ISHMAEL ENSEMBLE
4.4.21
Watch the performance here
Multi-instrumentalist and producer Pete Cunningham, aka Ishmael, sees himself as being on the fringes of UK jazz and electronic music. As a saxophonist, he leads the Ishmael Ensemble, experimental jazzwise electronica, inspired by the Bristol sound, smooth club grooves and swirling electro expanses, above which the soulful vocals appear suspended. The blend of urban beats, jazz idiom and trip-hop heritage almost inadvertently envelops the listener in a smoky after-hours atmosphere. Performing live with the band is singer Holly Wellington, aka Holysseus Fly.
Film: Tarsier Creative, Locodooms
Sound: Rob Pemberton and Jack Page.
Yelfris Veldes, photo by Mark Saunders
Yelfris Valdes
21.2.21
Watch the performance here
Yelfirs Valdes - Trumpet, Al MacSween - keys, Ernesto Marichales - drums, Marcus Mcneish - bass
Film: Tarsier Creative, Locodooms
Sound: Rob Pemberton and Jack Page.
'This guy is a very important new generation Cuban Artist' - Gilles Peterson BBC 6 Music
'The Incredible Afrocuban Trumpeter player... Yelfris Valdes, sounds like his horn could be made of glass!' - Mary Anne Hobbs – BBC 6 Music
'Yelfris is the don! he has an ear for music like none other & he’s one my favourite players' - Quantic
'With his debut LP the incredible talent Yelfris Valdés is paving the way for the future of the new Cuban sound' - Nick Gold (Grammy Award Winning producer of Buena Vista Social Club)