Tom Rivière’s Family Band at Seven

Name of event: Tom Rivière’s Family Band
Date of event: SUN Nov 1st
Venue: Seven Arts
Start time: 1.30pm
Ticket cost: £7/5 conc

Description: This is a Seven Jazz Unplugged gig featuring Kim Macari trumpet, Riley Stone-Lonergan tenor sax, Tom Rivière double bass and Steve Hanley drums Leeds bassist Tom Rivière is drawn to the open structures of Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Keith Jarrett’s band with Dewey Redman.

In his own words - “I’ve been listening to a lot of Ornette’s classic quartet, Coltrane (particularly live dates from around 63’ onwards) and Jarrett’s band with Dewey Redman. These groups all have a quality that I’m attracted to. I can’t quite pin down what it is exactly, but for lack of a better term I’ll say that I like the apparent spirituality of the music. With these bands the music just feels unquestionably right to me, which is great because a lot of things in life don’t (I jest)!...

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Name of event: Tom Rivière’s Family Band
Date of event: SUN Nov 1st
Venue: Seven Arts
Start time: 1.30pm
Ticket cost: £7/5 conc

Description: This is a Seven Jazz Unplugged gig featuring Kim Macari trumpet, Riley Stone-Lonergan tenor sax, Tom Rivière double bass and Steve Hanley drums Leeds bassist Tom Rivière is drawn to the open structures of Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Keith Jarrett’s band with Dewey Redman.

In his own words - “I’ve been listening to a lot of Ornette’s classic quartet, Coltrane (particularly live dates from around 63’ onwards) and Jarrett’s band with Dewey Redman. These groups all have a quality that I’m attracted to. I can’t quite pin down what it is exactly, but for lack of a better term I’ll say that I like the apparent spirituality of the music. With these bands the music just feels unquestionably right to me, which is great because a lot of things in life don’t (I jest)!

This direction in my listening relates to something I’ve been working towards in my playing. In short, I want to stop thinking when I improvise. Sometimes when I’m on the bandstand I experience moments in which it is as if I’m an outside observer listening to myself and the band play. This is a very satisfying feeling – much more enjoyable than the analytical state of mind I often fall into whilst performing – and I’d like to experience it more often. To that end, it made sense to me to put together a project loosely inspired by the aforementioned groups, as the more open structures that they often favour lend themselves to what it is that I seek: music that I can feel – rather than think – my way through.”

Tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/sevenjazzleeds
Web: http://www.sevenjazz.co.uk/whats-on/34-concert/1114-tom-riviere-s-family-band-seven-arts-1-11-15

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