Total Immersion: George Crumb
Forearms, knuckles and fingernails, together with the pianist’s vocal and whistling skills, are required to perform Crumb’s first Makrokosmos volume from 1972. The composer encompasses the heavens using sounds available from a single piano. His Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979, a ‘holy tone-poem’ for piano inspired by Giotto’s frescoes in the ...
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Barbican Centre
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London
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Portico Quartet
Portico Quartet play a special two day residency at the ICA in December and they have invited fearlessly inventive folktronica whiz Leafcutter John to join them on Friday 3rd and trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf on Saturday 4th.
Electronica meets 21st century-jazz in Portico Quartet’s melodic, rhythmic music that mixes the inspiration of Philip Glass a ...
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The Institute of Contemporary Arts
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London
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United Kingdom
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VAMPIRE WEEKEND CONCERT
SJM Concerts present Vampire Weekend plus special guests. Due to popular demand the group will now play at Alexandra Palace on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd December. ...
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Alexandra Palace, Great Hall
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London
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United Kingdom
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TrioVD - Nu Clear
A 21st century power trio that vaporize generic boundaries with their ear-cleansing assault of sliced thrash guitar, jagged saxophone and hyper-kinetic beats, this adrenaline-fuelled three piece have been wowing festival audiences across Europe.
Lithuanian saxophonist Liudas Mockunas’ brand new trio reflects the fast-growing impact of new jazz and ...
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The Institute of Contemporary Arts
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London
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United Kingdom
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John Butcher - Eddie Prevost - Guillaume Viltard - Sebastian
A heavy-duty improvised session at the ICA. Featuring drummer, percussionist and AMM co-founder Eddie Prevost alongside master saxophonist John Butcher and new-comer Guillaume Viltard on bass, this occasional encounter returns to the stage having performed wonders at the Vortex earlier in the year. Originally a physicist, Butcher's work ranges from ...
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The Institute of Contemporary Arts
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London
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United Kingdom
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Neil Cowley Trio
Piano maverick Neil Cowley and his dynamite trio create a rollercoaster ride of sounds that twist jazz, rock, dance and classical themes with dazzling skill and unbridled energy. But it’s their quirky humour and audience rapport that makes their gigs simply unmissable. Cowley plays material from his latest album, Radio Silence.
Part of the London ...
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The Institute of Contemporary Arts
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London
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United Kingdom
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Gaia Cabaret
Join musician and performer Peter Horton as he presents an alternative and lively celebration of James Lovelock’s Gaia theory. Hear songs and sketches that look at how microbes, humans and the whole global environment are connected. ...
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The Science Museum Dana Centre
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London
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United Kingdom
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Singapore Symphony Orchestra
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra will give its long-awaited debut at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Led by Music Director Lan Shui, the orchestra will be joined by the celebrated pianist Stephen Hough for Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1. The exciting programme includes Debussy’s La Mer, Rachmaninov’s The Isle of the Dead and Zhou Long’s The Rhyme ...
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Royal Festival Hall
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London
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United Kingdom
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TongueFu Spoken Word
Tongue Fu has become one of the liveliest, most talked about and best attended poetry nights in London. The brightest stars of performance poetry mix it up with the Tongue Fu Band (UNKLE, Nostalgia 77, Graham Coxon) who conjure sublime soundtracks in every style imaginable.
The night is built around improvisation and risk taking, coaxing poe ...
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Rich Mix Arts and Cultural Centre
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london
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United Kingdom
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Music : Sarod Ranajit Sengupta
A child prodigy, Ranajit Sengupta trained under the Late Ustad Dhyanesh Khan and Ustad Ashish Khan of Maihar Gharana. The youngest Indian to give lectures abroad, he is a first class postgraduate in Music from Rabindra Bharti University, Kolkata. Enlisted as lecturer in Indian Universities by the Government of India, he also participated in many wo ...
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The Nehru Centre
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London
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United Kingdom
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Robin Guthrie-Heligoland-Daniel Land and The Modern Painters
The third and final night of the Reverence #3 series is a one-off set by the legendary Cocteau Twins guitarist and composer, Robin Guthrie, playing live with members of support band, Heligoland. Based in France, but originally from Australia, Heligoland manage to create lush textures with a soaring gentleness. First on will be the equally ethereal ...
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The Institute of Contemporary Arts
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London
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United Kingdom
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The Primitives - The Blanche Hudson Weekend - Slowgun
The Primitives emerged from the independent scene of the mid-Eighties that begat, amongst others, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, the Soup Dragons and the Wedding Present. They shared a love of melody, the Sixties, fast Ramones-influenced guitars and the pop sensibility of the Buzzcocks and Orange Juice. Support from ...
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The Institute of Contemporary Arts
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London
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United Kingdom
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Music of the Mind
Join us for a special night of musical performance and scientific exploration, with musician Finn Peters and his band. Discover the latest innovations in brain-computer interface technology that allow us all to compose music from our own brain waves. ...
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The Science Museum Dana Centre
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London
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United Kingdom
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Serena Maneesh - Exit Calm - Tripwires
The first night the Reverence #3 series features the sonic assault of Oslo's Serena Maneesh, whose recent album on 4AD rightly received many excellent reviews. Support comes from the epic and intense sounds of Exit Calm, hailed by many as the most exciting band to emerge from Sheffield in many years and Tripwires, from Reading and reminiscent of t ...
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The Institute of Contemporary Arts
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London
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United Kingdom
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Seefeel - Supports - DJs
Seminal band Seefeel return to the UK with their first new material for nearly 14 years and a special one-off headline show at the ICA. New single Faults released on Warp is the result of a decision to regroup after the band were asked to play Warp20 in Paris in 2009, with new members Shigeru Ishihara and E-da (ex-Boredoms) and record new material. ...
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The Institute of Contemporary Arts
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London
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United Kingdom
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The Like - New album
With a new album produced by Mark Ronson and friends, this all female Los Angeles outfit are reminiscent of 60s outfits such as The Animals and Shangri-Las infused with their own edgy, clear-eyed romanticism.
At the band’s core is the partnership between founding members Z Berg (vocals, guitar) and Tennessee Thomas (drums) who formed the band wh ...
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The Institute of Contemporary Arts
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London
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United Kingdom
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Music : Bhajans Pandit Shiv Kumar
Gifted with a melodious and resonant voice with a natural and effortless range, Pt Shiv Kumar of Gwalior gharana combines a fine blend of tradition and creativity in his vocals. His stage presence serves to enhance the overall grandness of the performance. He performs Khayal, semiclassical : Thumari, Dadra, Ghazals, Qawwali, Sufi, Fusion and devoti ...
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The Nehru Centre
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London
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United Kingdom
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London Drum Show
The London Drum Show takes place from 4-5 September in Olympias Conference Centre.
The list of confirmed exhibitors includes: Korg (Paiste, Mapex and Vic Firth), Wembley Drum Centre, Hardcase, London Drum Company, MI Direct / Silver Fox Drumsticks, Mike Dolbear, Percussity, Pearl Drums and Remo.
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Olympia Conference Centre
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London
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United Kingdom
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THE LEGENDARY CHRIS FARLOWE LIVE IN LONDON
Known as The Voice the legendary Chris Farlowe, famed for hits such as Out Of Time, Handbags & Gladrags, All or Nothing & many more will be performing a very special night of live music in the intimate surroundings of The Queens Bar and venue in north londons Crouch End.
Address: 26 Broadway Parade, Crpuch End , n8 9DE
Date: August 28th Saturday ...
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THE QUEENS BAR AND VENUE
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London
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Voice of India
Born in 1973 in Silchar, Assam, Debojit Saha’s tryst with music is not limited to the last four years of fame and success when he won the Voice of India (2005 SaReGaMaPa Challenge). A Civil Engineer by profession, Debojit started out as a singer in All India Radio and Doordarshan Kendra in Silchar. He took the plunge to shift base to Mumbai and enr ...
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The Nehru centre
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London
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United Kingdom
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