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All Of The Above Present: Kapok at Widcombe Social Club
Courtesy of Brown Paper Tickets | Posted on October 25, 2017
Where
Widcombe Social Club
Widcombe Hill
Bath
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When
Mon, November 27, 2017
7:30 pm
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Dutch jazz trio Kapok fizzes with fierce, unpredictable energy. Subtle influences including funk, rock, classical music, free improv and African music flow together quite naturally in every performance.
The first thing you notice about Kapok is the unusual instrumentation. There is no bass; Remco Mentings drum kit is one of a kind; and Timon Koomen conjures up a kaleidoscope of sound on guitar. The French horn is generally thought of as an instrument from the classical tradition, but in the hands of Morris Kliphuis - one of the Netherlands most successful younger generation musicians - the horn sings, growls and grooves as if it were invented just to play jazz. ...