EBB is proud to host an evening of performances straddling the border between poetry and music, featuring:

Nick Moore (spoken word)
Kay Grant (voice)
Raph Clarkson (solo trombone)
Tina Hitchens (flute)
Yvonna Magda (violin).

Nick Moore is a Bristol-based poet, improvising musician and abstract painter. He has been writing and performing poetry for over thirty years, and as poet and musician has collaborated with dancers, visual artists, musicians and other poets in various combinations – most consistently with In-congruity Project since 1993. He has become more interested in how writing looks on the page, how it sounds and its relationship with drawing and published seven books exploring these aspects in the COncreteVisualSOnicPhOnicWOrdPlay series, including *Architrave*, *enjambment*, *Bricolage*, *Moondrag*, *Clung*, *Whwatt* and *Tintinabulation*, as well as *EXTEMPoRiSATIoN*, a book of visual music/graphic scores. Some of these are now held in the British Library’s contemporary print archive. He has also been known to thread spontaneous music into his readings…

Kay Grant is a voice-player, song-singer, music-writer and free-improviser, traversing an open-eared and open-armed path through musical genres and styles, with a commitment to the joy of collaboration. She's performed throughout the UK, in Europe and in the US, in venues ranging from intimate clubs to concert halls. Her jazz ensemble features guitarist Neil Smith, Luke Annesley on sax and Pasquale Votino on double bass. She can also be heard improvising with local players and groups including SWIG and Broken Numbers.

Raph Clarkson is a trombonist, improviser, composer / arranger & workshop leader. His guiding principle is the power in music to form connections in community and collaboration. Raph has an inviting, open spirit and his playing and approach celebrates loved ones, mentors and musical inspirations.

Raph is a noted collaborator, applauded by Adrian Pallant of London Jazz News for his ability to create 'challenging but engaging music' of deep feeling with openness and experimentation. He has collaborated extensively with musicians such as Paul Dunmall, Charlotte Keeffe & Laura Jurd & leads the South African / UK group Equal Spirits. Since his move to Bristol, Raph has been an active member on the free & improvised music scene forging rich dialogues with among others Matthew Grigg, Luigi Marino, Pete Judge & the South West Improvisers Group. His latest project is immersive electro-acoustic LEDLEY who have just released their debut self-titled vinyl on Bristol-based label Impossible Ark Records.

Tina Hitchens is a flautist, improviser, and composer/sound artist who works largely in the fields of free improvisation, sound art, and contemporary classical music, playing and writing in a variety of musical groups as well as working with artists from other disciplines.

Yvonna Magda is a violinist, improviser, composer and performer based in Bristol. Inspired by a range of styles her music explores the spaces between harmony and discord; structure and spontaneous expression. Yvonna has toured and performed at venues and festivals across the U.K. and Europe and her compositions have been featured on Radio 3 and Channel 4. Working in various contexts, she has improvised to live visuals, composed and performed for film, theatre and animation and accompanied spoken word, dance and puppetry. She plays violin in several ensembles including Halftone Quartet, Hokkett, 7 Hertz trio, Madame Laycock and Her Dabeno Pleasures, the Bennett/Cole Orchestra and is a member of Strati Project, a creative collaboration between dance artists and musicians.

Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio) — Read more — Read less