8th -9th February

Ronnie Scott's London

http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/

Ronnie Scott’s is privileged to welcome Israeli-born Gilad Atzmon performing the music of arguably the greatest alto sax player in jazz history, Charlie Parker. On the night, Gilad will be accompanied by a full string section adding depth to bird's classic compositions. This is a must-see show that has been earning rave reviews around the country!

As jazz critic Phil Johnson notes “While most jazz tribute projects are dry as dust, Gilad Atzmon's marvelous evocation of Charlie Parker's legendary 1949 Verve recording with strings somehow succeeds in conveying Bird's mercurial genius, as well as accurately re-presenting what counts as some of the most profoundly beautiful music ever made”.

Dates: : 8th & 9th of February

Ticket Prices: £15.00 - £32.50  

To book by phone: 0207 4390747

To book online click here

 Gilad Atzmon  & the Orient House Ensemble  together with the Sigamos Strings Quartet led by Lizzie Ball

Everything Happems to Me-In Loving Memory of America by Gilad Atzmon

 "Atzmon's fluid lyricism is in full flow on songbook classics and worldly originals. But as sweet romance morphs to modernist uncertainty, the bittersweet balance and rich emotional palette equally impress." Financial Times *****

"Like the best of albums" Jazzwise ****

"Atzmon always manages to tell a story" Uncut ****

"One of the finest alto players around"  BBC Music Magazine March 2009

"Atzmon is surely the hardest-gigging man in British jazz...the music here is subtle, ambiguous, often beautiful - and features a saxophonist playing deep from the heart." The Times **** March 2009

"An avid Charlie Parker disciple..." Evening Standard March 2009

"This is an outstanding album." Allaboutjazz March 2009

"is almost like a suite, with one track leading into the next" Scotland on Sunday**** March 2009

"A genuine expression of love" Scotsman**** March 2009

"The fiery Atzmon took his show from a demure chamber-music lilt to a Coltrane-inspired roar and back, and the crowd was right there through it all." Guardian Live Review ****

"Work of beauty, power and intense sonic vision" Morning Star April 2009

"Atzmon is a hell of a talent...essential listen for all contemporary music fans. Atzmon has done what all the best jazzers do and put his own stamp on his chosen material. This may be loving tribute to a mythic past but it is one with an unmistakably contemporary edge" The Jazz Man ****

Saturday, 17.12.11

The Blue Train Jazz Club

A new jazz club in London..

Show me The Blue Train Jazz Club on a map
Tel: (020) 7928 9911
Web: www.bluetrainjazzandblues.com
Twitter: @bluetrainlondon
Nearest tube station: Southwark (458 yards)

Hope to see you there

12th July - Wednesday 13th July

http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/

Ronnie Scott’s is privileged to welcome Israeli-born Gilad Atzmon performing the music of arguably the greatest alto sax player in jazz history, Charlie Parker. On the night, Gilad will be accompanied by a full string section adding depth to bird's classic compositions. This is a must-see show that has been earning rave reviews around the country!

As jazz critic Phil Johnson notes “While most jazz tribute projects are dry as dust, Gilad Atzmon's marvelous evocation of Charlie Parker's legendary 1949 Verve recording with strings somehow succeeds in conveying Bird's mercurial genius, as well as accurately re-presenting what counts as some of the most profoundly beautiful music ever made”.

Dates: :Tuesday 12th July - Wednesday 13th July

Ticket Prices: £15.00 - £32.50 (IMPORTANT you should quote the following promotional code: 'rsgas'  you will then be entitled for 20% discount)

To book by phone: 0207 4390747

To book online click here

 Gilad Atzmon – alto sax/clarinet, Frank Harrison – piano , Yaron Stavi – bass , Eddie Hick - drums and the Sigamos Strings Quartet

Everything Happems to Me-In Loving Memory of America by Gilad Atzmon

 "Atzmon's fluid lyricism is in full flow on songbook classics and worldly originals. But as sweet romance morphs to modernist uncertainty, the bittersweet balance and rich emotional palette equally impress." Financial Times *****

"Like the best of albums" Jazzwise ****

"Atzmon always manages to tell a story" Uncut ****

"One of the finest alto players around"  BBC Music Magazine March 2009

"Atzmon is surely the hardest-gigging man in British jazz...the music here is subtle, ambiguous, often beautiful - and features a saxophonist playing deep from the heart." The Times **** March 2009

"An avid Charlie Parker disciple..." Evening Standard March 2009

"This is an outstanding album." Allaboutjazz March 2009

"is almost like a suite, with one track leading into the next" Scotland on Sunday**** March 2009

"A genuine expression of love" Scotsman**** March 2009

"The fiery Atzmon took his show from a demure chamber-music lilt to a Coltrane-inspired roar and back, and the crowd was right there through it all." Guardian Live Review ****

"Work of beauty, power and intense sonic vision" Morning Star April 2009

"Atzmon is a hell of a talent...essential listen for all contemporary music fans. Atzmon has done what all the best jazzers do and put his own stamp on his chosen material. This may be loving tribute to a mythic past but it is one with an unmistakably contemporary edge" The Jazz Man ****

Jazz Club Soho
10 Dean Street
Soho
London
W1D 3RW

To book for 10th June

To book for 11th June

Tel: 0845 6027 017

SKY TV: Gilad & The OHE at the Pizza Express.

Latest press quotes:

splendid, ever changing album Andy Robson, Jazzwise **** 

Riotous mix of oompah music-hall cavortings, slurred-pitch Middle Eastern rhapsodising, luxuriously sensuous clarinet love-songs, and stormy collective blasts reminiscent of the 1960s John Coltrane quartet John Fordham, The Guardian ****

a blend of passion, intensity, superb musicianship and an underlying political commitment as Atzmon continues to campaign against all kinds of oppression..... a man who has done so much to enhance the cultural landscape of the UK in recent years The JazzMann ****

..serious messages and stunning music-making BBC Music Magazine

Soulful  Jack Massarik, The Evening Standard ****

Spirituality and time-bending alto-sax virtuosity Mike Hobart Financial Time ****

His Music us a revelation M&G ****

…this blistering, beautiful set…a fluid, hypnotic, optimistic blending of sounds .
Andew Male, Mojo, October 2010.

The vivacity, urgency and spontaneity of the best contemporary jazz spurs him always   The Guardian ****

Atzmon agitation gets under your skin Spiegel

Astonishing invention and virtuosity  Robert Shore, Metro

Saarwellingen, Germany, 30 July–05 August 2011

http://www.globalmusicfoundation.org/courses/international-jazz-workshop4/overview/

This course is still one of my  favourites

http://youtu.be/Jonl8c7ZXkI

I will also pay a short visit to the Sligo Jazz Project

 http://www.sligojazz.ie/

I will perform with the OHE on 19 July  and give a workshop a day after.

Pizza Express-our last  OHE's 10th anniversary concerts in London... you don't want to miss it..

June 10 Gilad Atzmon & The OHE @ Pizza Express Jazz Club, London, to book

June 11 Gilad Atzmon & The OHE @ Pizza Express Jazz Club, London, to book

 

 Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble- 

Splendid, ever changing album Andy Robson, Jazzwise **** 

Riotous mix of oompah music-hall cavortings, slurred-pitch Middle Eastern rhapsodising, luxuriously sensuous clarinet love-songs, and stormy collective blasts reminiscent of the 1960s John Coltrane quartetJohn Fordham, The Guardian ****

A blend of passion, intensity, superb musicianship and an underlying political commitment as Atzmon continues to campaign against all kinds of oppression..... a man who has done so much to enhance the cultural landscape of the UK in recent years The JazzMann ****

 

Serious messages and stunning music-making BBC Music Magazine

Soulful  Jack Massarik, The Evening Standard ****

Spirituality and time-bending alto-sax virtuosity Mike Hobart Financial Time ****

His Music us a revelation M&G ****

…this blistering, beautiful set…a fluid, hypnotic, optimistic blending of sounds .Andew Male, Mojo, October 2010.

The vivacity, urgency and spontaneity of the best contemporary jazz spurs him always   The Guardian ****

 

Atzmon agitation gets under your skin Spiegel

 

Astonishing invention and virtuosity  Robert Shore, Metro

Atzmon's spirit and soul inhabit every one of his compositions, and his playing is truly exceptional, staking a genuine claim to being one of the finest saxophonists in contemporary jazz....This is a richly varied recording from one of the most exciting and intriguing bands in jazz; a classic in the making Bruce Lindsay allaboutjazz.com

February  26 Sa    London/UK                        Vortex

February  27 Su    Colchester/UK                   Fleece

Europe

March  6,  su         Vienna/AU                     Porgy & Bess   

March 7, Mo         Paris/Fr                          Libraire Résistances (talk & concert)

March  8, tue         Redange/Lux                 L'inouï

March  9, we         Frankfurt/Ger                 Kulturfabrik      

March 11, fri         Klosters/Sw                    Kulturverein      

March 12, sa          Chur/Sw                       3 Könige 

March  13, Su        Freiburg/Ger                  Cafe Palestine (a talk)

March 13, su          Freiburg/Ger                  Jazzhaus          

March 14, mo        Pforzheim/Ger                Domicile             

March 15, tue        Saarwellingen/Ger          Jazzclub             

March 16, we         Zürich/Sw                     Moods          

March 17, thu        Karlsruhe/Ger                Tempel  (Talk & Concert)                         

March 18, fr           Köln/Ger                      Altes Pfandhaus      

March 19, sa          Heilbronn/Ger              Jazzclub  

Latin America

  

Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble- 

The Tide Has Changed –The 2011 Spring  Tour: France, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Luxemburg, UK & Costa Rica

The Tide Has Changed by Gilad Atzmon

UK

February 24 Th     Birmingham/UK          Mary's Church, Selly Oak, 923 Bristol Road,  talk  (Israeli Palestine conflict) & concert 

February  25 Fr     London/UK                        Vortex

February  26 Sa    London/UK                        Vortex

February  27 Su    Colchester/UK                  Fleece

Europe

March  6,  su        Vienna/AU                   Porgy & Bess   

March 7, Mo         Paris/Fr                        Libraire Résistances (talk & concert)

March  8, tue        Redange/Lux                L'inouï

March  9, we         Frankfurt/Ger               Kulturfabrik      

March 11, fri         Klosters/Sw                  Kulturverein      

March 12, sa         Chur/Sw                        3 Könige 

March  13, Su        Freiburg/Ger                  Cafe Palestine (a talk)

March 13, su         Freiburg/Ger                   Jazzhaus          

March 14, mo         Pforzheim/Ger                 Domicile             

March 15, tue         Saarwellingen/Ger           Jazzclub             

March 16, we          Zürich/Sw                       Moods         

March 17, thu          Karlsruhe/Ger                 Tempel  (Talk & Concert)   
                        

March 18, fr             Köln/Ger                       Altes Pfandhaus      

March 19, sa            Heilbronn/Ger                Jazzclub  

Latin America

March 20 -31      Touring Costa Rica and Latin America (more details to follow)



Hi everyone,  in January- February I’ll be touring with the incredible  Sarah Gillespie. We are very excited to announce the imminent release of our new album ‘In the Current Climate’

Sarah Gillespie guitar & vocals

Gilad Atzmon - clarinet, sax, accordion & electronics

Enzo Zirilli - drums

Ben Bastin - bass & cello

Musical production Gilad Atzmon

We will be touring across Britain in playing 30 dates and will officially launch the album at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho on Thurs 20^th Jan. Tickets *HERE*

“In the Current Climate is an utterly wonderful new record. Expected and got in spades Sarah’s unique way with words plus terrific guitar playing, inspiring production and not just great songs, but totally original music. Brilliant, the bee’s knees.”  Robert Wyatt

In the Current Climate by sarahgillespie

www.sarahgillepsie.com 

Jan 7 BRIGHTON Komedia 8pm 01273 709709

Jan 8 WENDOVER St Mary’s Church, Bucks

Jan 13 NOTTINGHAM Jazz Steps

Jan 14 SOMERSET The David Hall, South Petherton 01460 240340

Jan 15 GLOSSOP Lift Global Music Club 01457 853821

Jan 20 LONDON Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho

Jan 27 NORWICH Norwich Arts Centre 8pm £10/£8 01603 660352

Jan 28 GOOLE, The Junction Theatre, Yorks 01405 763 652

Jan 29 MUCH WENLOCK The Edge Arts Centre

Jan 30 ABERGAVENNY Black Mountain Jazz 01873 855074

Feb 2 NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE The Cluny 2  0191 230 4474

Feb 3 GARTLY The Tin Hut, Aberdeenshire 01466 720247

Feb 4 ANGUS Links Hotel, Montrose 01674 671000

Feb 5 BANCHORY Woodend Barn, Aberdeenshire 01330 825431

Feb 6 HALIFAX Square Chapel Centre for the Arts 01422 349422  

Feb 10 BRACKNELL South Hill Park Arts Centre 01344 484123

Feb 11 BASINGSTOKE Anvil Arts Centre

Feb 12 CORNWALL The Old Chapel, Calstock 01822 833183

Feb 13 12pm Exiter Bar Venezia Lunchtime Concert for Palestine

Feb 13 BRISTOL Jazz @ Future Inns 07515 051 695

Feb 17 NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME Old Brown Jug

Feb 18 ALTRINCHAM Cinnamon Club 0161 926 8992

Feb 19 BARNSLEY Civic Theatre 01226 327 000

Feb 22 BUXTON Buxton Festival

Feb 27 COLCHESTER Fleece Jazz Fundraising Concert 

Feb 28 LONDON The 606 Club



Gilad Atzmon: Ahead of our London Jazz Festival Concert (Arts Depot, November 18),  I was interviewed for the London Student Paper by Joe Rennison.

Joe Rennison: Gilad Atzmon More Than Just a Musician

Few students currently at University of London will remember Gilad Atzmon’s gig at SOAS in 2006. His performance was exemplary, as all of his live performances are. Four years later, Atmon is still gigging, still writing and still pushing the boundaries of thought and expression.

I met Atzmon in Soho opposite Ronnie Scotts. As I wait for him to

arrive I spot his name on the October listings for Ronnie’s, a testament to Atzmon’s status within the Jazz community. We meet and go around the corner for breakfast.

On 18 November, The London Jazz Festival will play host to Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble (OHE) as they celebrate their 10th anniversary. The group is Atzmon’s mainstay and has seen him develop as a musician.

London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3 presents: Gilad Atzmon and The Orient House Ensemble Tenth Anniversary Celebration.

Arts Depot Thursday 18th November 2010 7.30PM

The OHE began back in 2000. “I started with Asaf Sirkis,” says Atzmon, “and we realised that we needed two other people and we basically auditioned quite a few and we couldn't find anyone and then Frank came back from Boston.”

‘Frank’ is Frank Harrison, a pianist of considerable talent who spent time at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston before returning to England. “The first thing he asked me is, 'Gilad, do you want me to try and play like you?' I said, 'You do whatever you want to do' and it was heaven and it has been heaven since then. The man,” Gilad pauses, “is a fucking genius.”

The gig will consist of three sets; Early OHE, Gilad with strings, and recent OHE. “We will play a marathon. Three or four hours. Three sets. We will play material from our first few  albums. Then we play our strings project. Then we play our new offering The Tide Has Changed.”

People have said to Atzmon that The Tide Has Changed is the closest thing to his live show. The recorded Atzmon and the live Atzmon are distinct. Live, his improvisations are often hard bee-bop that make you sit up and listen. His albums tend to be more melodic and incorporate Middle Eastern styles as well.

Particular highlights on the album are Bolero At Sunrise, Atzmon’s take on the well known Ravel tune, and We Lament, which seems to echo aspects of Michael Brecker’s Ballad Book. The album is also an example of the close relationship between Atzmon’s music and his writing. The title of the album refers to the Arab-Israeli conflict. “I think that the tide has changed,” says Atzmon.

He is more than just a musician. Depending on when you meet him, you could describe him as a musician, an activist, an academic, a teacher or a philosopher - the list could go on. Atzmon attended Essex University, achieving a Master’s degree in Philosophy. “I think that what university is all about is a genuine and profound attempt to understand the world and to understand the subject that is part of understanding.” He goes on: “The problem is that we have lost our ability to philosophise. We don't know how to ask questions.”

Atzmon is critical of political correctness. He says that the construction of critical thought is the only weapon that we have against political correctness and that all we can do is follow the premises of an argument and dismantle it logically. “What is political correctness? Political correctness is a political scent that doesn't allow political negation,” says Atzmon. “In this society that is supposed to be tolerant and liberal, there are a few topics that we cannot address.”

“And I am sorry to say it, but Iran, for me, is freer. To quote Adorno's idea about freedom; Adorno says that in Soviet Russia you were freer because you were aware of the boundaries of your freedom. When you are a jazz player and you are in C minor, you are free because you can do a lot of things but when you play free jazz, you are far less free because there are no boundaries.”

It is another example of the overlap between Atzmon’s music and his political thought. Certainly, Atzmon is not afraid to ask questions. He is true to himself and fearless of criticism. “In the beginning, when I started to say what I'm saying, a lot of political groups tried to cling to me and I had to shake them all out because once you start to work with them you have to fit into an agenda. I don't want to do anything with the left wing. I don't want to do anything with the right wing. I don't want to anything with anybody.

“My job as an artist is to look into the mirror and to say what I think and believe. I don't want to start to say what I think and then have to make sure it fits into a political agenda.” It is Atzmon’s view that, “philosophers, artists, poets, shouldn't fit.”

“We are not doing it for power. I don't say, 'vote for me', I don't want you to vote for me. Fuck off. Buy my album if you think I'm good enough, come to my concerts, talk to me, let's have a beer.”

We speak at length about many different issues, from philosophy to politics to music. The pertinence of the topics Atzmon speaks on are exemplified when a young women on the table next to us interjects into our conversation.

Atzmon was speaking about multiculturalism. She is a black woman who lives in Germany. She said that her race dictated how easy it was for her to find a flat in certain areas. If she wanted a flat with other black people then it was easy, but to venture outside these areas made it much harder.

Atzmon understands. His drummer is black. “We go to a kebab after the gig and there would be some redneck yobs or whatever and he would go out because he would understand that there was potential conflict.”

We have finished our breakfast and with it our conversation. If you can, attend on 18 November. It’s a rare chance to see every stage of Atzmon’s music in one evening and perhaps what’s more, you will be seeing Atzmon live - a phenomena that can never be reproduced onto record because Atzmon is so much more than just his music.

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Gilad Atzmon & the OHE, Re-Arranging the 20th Century, Video Art by Yeast from Gilad Atzmon on Vimeo.

We will be playing it again on  Thursday 18 November 2010