Thanks to Ian Patterson for this really considered interview… talking about My Iris, my latest album, Wayne Shorter, social music, Donate4Refugees, Emulsion… loads of stuff.
I hope you enjoy reading! đ
Emulsion VIII
Very pleased to announce that Emulsion is going back to the Vortex for its 8th edition on October 12th!
Tickets here
& more info on the Emulsion website
Album Launch photos – beautiful shots by Rose Hendry
Images taken at the Ninety Degrees Gravity album launch with MY IRIS on May 7th 2019 at the Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street.
Rose Hendry shot the images on film.
BBC R3 ‘Jazz Now’ – broadcast of album launch
On Monday at 11pm BBC Radio 3’s Jazz Now are broadcasting highlights from my album launch, a little earlier this month. It’ll be available online shortly after as well: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005gsl
It was a goodun, so I hope you enjoy!
Interview in the Morning Star
âYou have to embrace the unknownâ
Jazz saxophonist TRISH CLOWES tells Chris Searle why she and her band My Iris are so open to experiment
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/c/you-have-embrace-unknown
Workshop with MY IRIS ahead of Shrewsbury gig, May 1st
Very happy to announce, with the support of Arts Council England, that MY IRIS will be hosting a workshop 6.30-7.15pm on May 1st at the Gateway, ahead of our performance at 7.45pm. Please see details below:
Related show
Sinfonietta Short, MY IRIS news
Tomorrow sees the premiere of my Sinfonietta Short ‘Hero’ for solo bass, commissioned by the London Sinfonietta to be performed by Enno Senft. I’m really looking forward to hearing Enno perform the piece (at the World Premiere Wednesdays series) – he’s such an outrageous bass player!
In other news, today marks the 1 month countdown to the release of the new MY IRIS album ‘Ninety Degrees Gravity’… we’ve already had some great feedback (“Stunning” – Jazzwise, “Listen, and then listen again” – Fiona Talkington, “one of the most outstanding UK jazz albums to be released this yearâ – Marlbank) and our music video by director Rose Hendry will be released very very soon… We’ve also just added the Rochester International Jazz Festival (USA) to our tour dates…
London Sinfonietta Sound Out
I recently had the fun task of reworking themes/ideas from loads of brilliant young minds for a commission from the London Sinfonietta’s ‘Sound Out’ project. The premiere is March 16th at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London at 4pm – written for youth orchestra & soloists. Loads of other fab new music in the programme too.
Check out the link below if you’re interested…
‘Ninety Degrees Gravity’ ALBUM LAUNCH
I am very happy to announce that the new MY IRIS album (out on Basho Records in the Spring) is called ‘Ninety Degrees Gravity’ and will be launched at the Pizza Express Dean Street on May 7th 2019… Tickets HERE
Can’t wait to share more info early next year….!
Donate4Refugees Christmas e-cards
For those of you following the work of my charity Donate4Refugees, they have some excellent e-cards available for Christmas. I think this snowman is my favourite…Â
Merry Christmas!!
x
