Jazz on 3 - Pete M Wyer and Steve Dalachinsky in Session

Jez Nelson presents an exclusive session from composer and guitarist Pete M Wyer and renowned New York post-beat poet Steve Dalachinsky. Featuring Insomnia Poems, a new work by Wyer, which integrates poetry and music with compositional techniques designed to allow improvisation and spontaneity to flourish. The 61-minute piece was inspired by the Insomnia Drawings of Louise Bourgeois as well as both artists' experiences of sleepless nights. Insomnia Poems also features soprano and actress Evelyne Beech, bass and contrabass clarinettist Chris Cundy, electronics and laptop performer Mike Cross as well as bassist Robert Perry. Playlist: Excerpt from Lonely Woman by Ornette Coleman (details below) Excerpt from Insomnia Poems (details below) CD TRACK: Artist: Last Exit featuring Herbie Hancock (Peter Brotzman - saxophone, Herbie Hancock - piano, Sonny Sharrock - guitar, Bill Laswell - bass, Ronnald Shannon Jackson - drums) Track Title: Help Me Mo, I'm Blind Composer: Herbie Hancock Album Title: The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo 1986 Label: Enemy Jez mentions an Ian Carr CD featuring BBC sessions recorded between 1971 and 1982 with Nucleus: Artist: Nucleus Album title: The Pretty Redhead Label: Hux Records www.huxrecords.com Excerpt from Jazz on 3 session recorded in May 2006 featuring John Tchicai reading These Pink Roses by Steve Dalachinsky. STEVE DALACHINSKY AND PETE M WYER IN CONVERSATION WITH PEGGY SUTTON INSOMNIA POEMS BY STEVE DALACHINSKY AND PETE M WYER RECORDED IN SESSION ON JANUARY 5, 2009 Line up: Steve Dalachinsky: spoken word Pete M Wyer: guitars, piano, field recordings and manipulations Evelyne Beech: vocals Chris Cundy: saxophones and clarinets Michael Cross: laptop and programming Robert Perry: bass Recommended further reading and listening: Steve Dalachinsky's book of poems written whilst watching saxophonist Charles Gayle perform across New York: Author: Steve Dalachinsky Book title: The Final Night and Other Poems 1987-2006 Publisher: Ugly Duckling Press Published: 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Dalachinsky Pete M Wyer's latest recording: Artist: Pete M Wyer Album title: Stories from the City at Night Label: Thirsty Ear Released: 2008 www.myspace.com/storiesfromthecityatnight JOHN FORDHAM TAKES A LOOK AT FORTHCOMING BBC FOUR PROGRAMME 1959 - THE YEAR THAT CHANGED JAZZ Includes excerpts from interviews with Ornette Coleman and Lou Reed. Plus Nathaniel Facey talking to John in the studio. CD TRACKS Artist: Ornette Coleman (Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone, Don Cherry - cornet, Charlie Haden - double bass, Billy Higgins - drums) Tracks played: Lonely Woman, Eventually Composer: Ornette Coleman Album title: The Shape of Jazz to Come Label: Atlantic Release date: 1959 Artist: Ornette Coleman Trio (Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone, David Izenzon - double bass, Charles Moffett - drums) Track played: Dawn Composer: Ornette Coleman Album Title: At the Golden Circle Stockholm Label: Blue Note Release date: 1965 1959 - The Year That Changed Jazz is broadcast on BBC FOUR on Friday March 27 at 10.00pm.