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Jazz on 3 - Steve Williamson, Roy Campbell, Roger Turner and Pat Thomas

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Jez Nelson presents a concert by four pioneers of free jazz and improvisation. Saxophonist Steve Williamson, drummer Roger Turner, keyboard player Pat Thomas and trumpeter Roy Campbell play together for the first time as part of the 2008 London Jazz Festival. Williamson, Turner and Thomas are stalwarts of the British avant-garde music scene, while Campbell is based in New York and has collaborated with David Murray, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor and John Zorn. PLAYLIST Steve Williamson, Roy Campbell, Pat Thomas & Roger Turner Presenter: Jez Nelson Producer: Robert Abel EXCERPT FROM MAUPIN/WILLIAMS, “MESSAGE TO PREZ” FROM STUDIO SESSION Bennie Maupin – reeds Buster Williams – double bass CD TRACKS: Artist Cuong Vu (Cuong Vu – trumpet, Stomu Takeishi – bass, electronics, Chris Speed – reeds, Ted Poor – drums) Track Title Accelerated Thoughts Composer Cuong Vu Album Title Vu-Tet Label artistShare Cuong Vu tour dates 28 Feb The Rainbow, Digbeth, Birmingham 8.30pm http://www.cuongvu.com/ Artist Gary Husband (Gary Husband – drums/piano/synthesiser, Richard Turner – trumpet/electronics, Julian Siegel – tenor/soprano saxophones, Michael Janisch – bass) Track Title The Defender Composer Gary Husband Album Title Drive Label Abstract Logix Gary Husband tour dates 5-7 Feb Ronnie Scotts, Soho, London http://www.myspace.com/garyhusband TRIO VD LIVE AT LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL, BBC INTRODUCING GIG Line up: Chris Sharkey – guitar Christophe de Bezenac – alto saxophone Chris Bussey – drums Set List: Medley of - Nails/To Whom?/Vohwee Dazatine Trio vD tour dates 17 Feb The Vortex, Dalston, London 8.30pm 21 Mar The Sage, Gateshead 8.30pm http://www.limaonline.org.uk/bands/triovd MAUPIN/WILLIAMS STUDIO SESSION Line up: Bennie Maupin – reeds Buster Williams – double bass Set List: Message to Prez Inside the Room Shoreditch Expedition http://www.benniemaupin.com/ http://www.busterwilliams.com/ CD TRACK Artist Marc Ducret (Marc Ducret – guitar, Bruno Chevillon – bass, Eric Echampard – drums) Track Title Untitled track 1 Composer Marc Ducret Album Title Live 2 Marc Ducret tour dates 28 Feb The Vortex, Dalston, London http://www.marcducret.com/ WILLIAMSON/CAMPBELL/THOMAS/TURNER LIVE RECORDING Line-up: Steve Williamson – tenor and soprano saxophone Roy Campbell – flute, trumpet, flugel horn Pat Thomas – keyboards Roger Turner – drums Set list: Set 2 http://www.roycampbellmusic.com