Corrie Dick's "sun Swells" at Seven

To celebrate International Jazz Day we have a band led by the rhythmic epicentre of a new era of innovative British jazz is Corrie Dick, a musician and composer specialising in euphoric, sonically-inventive drumming.
He is lauded for his dynamism, his melodic slant and for his playfully subversive take on style and genre. His 2015 release Impossible Things which skilfully fused Celtic folk and contemporary jazz with new takes on African rhythms culminated in sold out touring and concerts across the UK.

Now an active participant in South East London’s evergreen arts scene, Deptford, the young master of contemporary drumming has studied traditional music in Ghana and Morocco where the grooves are rich and layered, and in his home land, Scotland, where rhythm and melody have melded for centuries....

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To celebrate International Jazz Day we have a band led by the rhythmic epicentre of a new era of innovative British jazz is Corrie Dick, a musician and composer specialising in euphoric, sonically-inventive drumming.
He is lauded for his dynamism, his melodic slant and for his playfully subversive take on style and genre. His 2015 release Impossible Things which skilfully fused Celtic folk and contemporary jazz with new takes on African rhythms culminated in sold out touring and concerts across the UK.

Now an active participant in South East London’s evergreen arts scene, Deptford, the young master of contemporary drumming has studied traditional music in Ghana and Morocco where the grooves are rich and layered, and in his home land, Scotland, where rhythm and melody have melded for centuries.

Alongside his ensemble work, Corrie has been exploring solo drum and percussion, most recently performing at King’s Place and Newcastle Festival of Improvised Music. Here he demonstrates fresh perspectives of an instrument that glows with possibility, embracing the full gamut of dynamics and textures with slanted nods to music traditions of the world.

Now Corrie resets for a new album, Sun Swells, which further embraces the eclectic whims of a child of the iPod shuffle generation – finding cohesion among disparate elements. As a multi-instrumentalist who has recorded on piano, vocals, synth, guitar and trumpet, Corrie’s writing is uniquely colourful and his playing shaped by many perspectives. The new album Sun Swells showcases all of this. Anchored by a rock guitar trio but with layers of fruity surprises, surging vocal melodies are counterpointed by mercurial horn playing.

Corrie is joined by young innovators from corners of the UK and Norway.

Shetland’s Norman Willmore is a key figure in the burgeoning Glasgow scene. A multi-instrumentalist forging his own bespoke path in jazz, folk and contemporary music styles.

Rebecka Edlund is a bold and striking vocalist with astonishing timbral breadth and heaps of charisma. Hailing from Sweden, her euphoric style is rooted in folk and jazz traditions.

Tara Cunningham’s distinctive guitar playing draws on jazz and avant rock. The truest of improvisers, Tara is as at home in her experimental duo ‘I don’t need light, please give me water’ as in trip-hop group Red Snapper.

A scene all of its own is growing around 22 year old bassist Caius Williams. His conviction and dedication to jazz-adjacent music has acted as a magnet in South East London where his concerts are attended by young people, excited by sonic exploration and new grooves.

Rebecka Edlund – Vocals Norman Willmore – Saxophone Tara Cunningham – guitar Caius Williams – Bass Corrie Dick – Drums

Corrie Dick “Sun Swells” quintet @SevenArts on Sunday 30 April 1.30pm £12/10 concessions

Kids under 16 free

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