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New Releases: collaborations w/Nostalgia 77 & Jerry David DeCicca
November 30th, 2017I’m very pleased to announce the release of these two records on Impossible Ark Records. They are words apart (musically speaking), and have both been in the making over the last year or two. First up, is Machines of Loving Grace – which is a collaboration between myself, drummer Tim Giles and Benedic Lamdin (AKA READ MORE
Duo concert w/Keith Tippett + other London Jazz Festival appearances
November 8th, 2017TIPPETT / BOURNE DUO – NOVEMBER 10, KINGS PLACE, 19:30 It’s difficult to express how incredible it is to be making music with Keith Tippett. He is the reason I play the piano the way I do – and his music certainly shaped my early musical development whilst still at college. Fast forward twenty years(!), READ MORE
Twenty-Seven Areas of Contention (for Basil Kirchin) + Sam
October 26th, 2017for Basil Kirchin by Matthew Bourne Way back in February, I was asked to take part in Mind on The Run: The Basil Kirchin Story – where I was commissioned by Serious to respond to Kirchin’s work in a solo setting of my choosing. Unsurprisingly, I chose to use the Lintronics Advanced Memorymoog, READ MORE
New Project Live Debut: Nightports / Middleton Hall, Hull / October 12
October 2nd, 2017I’ve been working with Adam Martin and Mark Slater (AKA Nightports) in various educational settings over the years, but this is the first time that our collaborative endeavours as musicians / producers, has come to fruition. The Nightports Manifesto is a simple one: only the sounds of the featured musician can be used – READ MORE
World Premier of Isotach, Platform, Glasgow // New Rehearsal Video
September 7th, 2017Tomorrow is a rather special day: myself, along with violist Aby Vulliamy, and cellist Mick Bardon, will play live versions of material from Isotach, at Platform, Glasgow. It’s the first time I’ve tried to represent something captured on recording so closely in a concert setting. Before we launch into this music for the very first time READ MORE
Massive interview for Fractured Air // New Ray Kane video of ‘Candela’…
August 17th, 2017Isotach is officially released tomorrow, and I understand there have been a few favourable reviews floating around. I shall do my best to repost these on the usual social media channels, but, if you want a little more insight into the lazy, hesitant, often-reluctant process that is responsible for bringing much of this music to READ MORE
Clash Magazine video premiere
May 24th, 2017Clash Magazine have decided to premiere the first of three videos featuring myself playing / talking about the forthcoming album for The Leaf Label: Isotach. Directed by Ray Kane, these videos were shot at my home in Airedale, where the music was recorded. Hopefully these will shed some light on the music from a READ MORE
LIVE ON WORLDWIDE FM TODAY
March 24th, 2017Today, I will be live, on air, on Worldwide FM for an hour, playing whatever I like – as a precursor to my Piano Day concert with Trim at Union Chapel, on March 29. SO, tune in to WORLDWIDE FM between 11:00-12:00 today to listen live. The session is also streamed live on the READ MORE
BLACK CYGNET – AN EVENING OF NEW MUSIC AT THE WHITE SWAN, LEEDS
November 12th, 2016This year, Leeds College of Music have asked if I would curate six evenings of music at The White Swan, in Leeds. The musical focus of these evenings emphasises original and exploratory music; showcasing student bands from LCoM alongside players from the UK scene (and beyond). The first of these concerts will take place on NOVEMBER READ MORE
MOOGMEMORY PLUS EP / KEIGHLEY VIDEO / LEEDS FILM FESTIVAL
September 29th, 2016moogmemory plus is an EP of new tracks – a companion piece of sorts, to moogmemory, released earlier this year. It’s available to pre-order HERE. You can also read more about these tracks in the most recent BLOG POST. The first track on the EP, Keighley, features in a film made by Michael England, whilst READ MORE