Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2009

Radio 3 at the Summer Festivals

Jez Nelson presents a special edition of the programme recorded on the opening night of the 2009 Cheltenham Jazz Festival, featuring performances from some of the best groups on the festival bill.

Including:

Will Vinson Quartet featuring Kurt Rosenwinkel recorded at the Everyman Theatre on May 1, 2009

Line-up:
Will Vinson (alto saxophone)
Kurt Rosenwinkel (guitar)
Michael Janisch (bass)
Paul Wiltgen (drums)

Set list:
Heartbreak Tuna (Vinson)
Limp of Faith (Vinson)
Albemarle (Vinson)

Paul Dunmall recorded at the Everyman Theatre on May 1, 2009

Line-up:
Paul Dunmall (bagpipes)

This set was entirely improvised

Julian Arguelles trio with John Abercrombie recorded at the Everyman Theatre on May 1, 2009

Line-up:
Julian Arguelles (saxophone)
John Abercrombie (guitar)
Michael Formanek (bass)
Tom Rainey (drums)

Set list:
Line Up (Abercrombie)

Convergence Quartet recorded at the Everyman Theatre on May 1, 2009

Line-up:
Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet)
Alexander Hawkins (piano)
Dominic Lash (bass)
Harris Eisenstadt (drums)

Set List:
Second (Lash)
Iris (Ho Bynum)
Song/Dance(Blues) (Hawkins)
Next Convergence (Eisenstadt)

CD Track:

Artist: Dave Douglas and Brass Ecstasy (Dave Douglas - trumpet, Vincent Chancey - French horn, Luis Bonilla - trombone, Marcus Rojas - tuba, Nasheet Waits - drums)
Track title: The View from Blue Mountain
Composer: Dave Douglas
Album Title: Spirit Moves
Label: Greenleaf Music

Get the Blessing recorded at the Everyman Theatre on May 1, 2009

Line-up:
Pete Judge (trumpet)
Jake McMurchie (saxophone)
Jim Barr (bass guitar)
Clive Deamer (drums)

Set list:
Einstein Action Force (Barr/Deamer/Judge/McMurchie)
Equal and Opposite (Barr/Deamer/Judge/McMurchie)
Tarp (Barr/Deamer/Judge/McMurchie)
Speed of Dark (Barr/Deamer/Judge/McMurchie)
Waiting in Vain (Barr/Deamer/Judge/McMurchie)

Links:
http://www.pauldunmall.com
http://www.nineteeneight.com/?artists.13
http://www.kurtrosenwinkel.com
http://www.myspace.com/theconvergencequartet
http://www.alexanderhawkins.com/theconvergencequartet
http://www.theblessing.co.uk

2009 tour dates of festival artists:

Will Vinson with guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg:
5 May - City Halls Recital Room, Glasgow
6 May - The Lot, Edinburgh

Julian Arguelles, John Abercrombie, Michael Formanek and Tom Rainey
4 May - Redrooms, Perth Theatre
5 May - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
6 May - Eden Court , Inverness
7 May - Blue Lamp, Aberdeen
8 May - Byre Theatre, St Andrews

Get the Blessing
28 May - London Album Launch, Cargo
4 June - Matt and Phreds, Manchester
11 June - The Boilerroom, Guildford
19 June - Glasgow Jazz Festival
24 June - Birmingham, The Rainbow
12 July - Swanage Festival.