Trombones live — London or South-East UK????

[iranzi]

Really need to hear trombone live, instead of on computer speakers.

In or around London / SE England.

Festivals, fairs, other regular (e.g. annual) events?
Maybe specific venues where you can just walk in and hear trombone/s??

And all those big name music education places must have occasional gigs accessible to general public — anyone knows anything about them and the quality of music presented there?

[mgladdish]

I'm playing at The Vortex with the London Jazz Orchestra on November 3rd. There are 4 of us in the section. Come say hi!

[iranzi]

Yes!!! Would love to see this!

[sf105]

Really need to hear trombone live, instead of on computer speakers.

Festivals, fairs, other regular (e.g. annual) events?
Maybe specific venues where you can just walk in and hear trombone/s??

And all those big name music education places must have occasional gigs accessible to general public — anyone knows anything about them and the quality of music presented there?

(i’m aware of the 3-4 brass instruments shops, Ray’s Jazz at Foyles, Vortex jazz club, Camden Jazz Cafe, Ronnie Scott’s (actually never been there), big South Bank venues, Barbican, Royal Albert Hall, etc… plus the underground scene like Cafe Oto where i play, a bunch of other small places, but trombone is a very rare guest there these days).

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All the colleges have student recitals and concerts, usually of a good standard. They also have master classes if you're free in the day (I saw Stefan Shultz once at the Academy). There's also Regents Hall on Oxford St (Salvation Army) which has regular brass concerts for a donation.

The Barbican and Festival Hall sometimes have (or used to have) commuter concerts in their public areas.

You should also check out the Big Christmas Wind Orchestra for a bit of fun.

Other venues are Cadogan Hall (mix of good amateur and 2nd line professional groups), Sinfonia Smith Square (lots of different events, including good amateur orchestras).

S

[iranzi]

Thank you!!!

[Posaunus]

So many music-listening opportunities in London - perhaps more than any other city.

Perhaps not your cup of tea, but for classical (orchestra, chamber groups, solo recitals - perhaps even a trombone), how about:

• Wigmore Hall

• St Lukes Concert Hall

For jazz (beyond Ronnie Scott's), check out:

• 606 Club, Chelsea

• Cafe Oto, Dalston

• Jazz Cafe, Camden

• Jazzbourne, New Cross

• Jazz Live at The Crypt, Camberwell

• Marylebone Hidden Jazz Club

• The Vortex, Dalston

and many many more!

[sf105]

So many music-listening opportunities in London - perhaps more than any other city.

• Marylebone Hidden Jazz Club

This was a surprise (I live in Marylebone). It looks like that's gone, but https://www.hiddenjazzclub.com/

[sf105]

Also, https://tickets.thebullsheadbarnes.com/

And the London Jazz festival is in November.

S

[iranzi]

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[Vegasbound]

Lots of free stuff

www.regenthall.net Search lunchtime concerts, there is a British trombone society day on 29 th October


And don’t forget to check

www.spiceoflifesoho.com

[Fidbone]

Monday 18 November at PizzaExpress Live in Holborn!

Rory Ingham, trombone
Mark Nightingale, trombone
Daniel Higham, trombone
Trevor Mires, trombone
Andy Wood, trombones
Ross Stanley, piano
Sam Quintana, basses
Ian Thomas, drums

[iranzi]

Kalia Vandever gig at Oto, 2d day (october 31st, 2024).
Trombone, sound processing, singing, backing tracks, storytelling — it was great!

At one point I blurted out something i thought was a witty compliment. She went: «ah? who was that? I didn’t hear what you said», then carried on with the story she was telling (that’s my typical conversation with a woman, that’s how they normally tend to go…)

This is a genaral thought, inspired by, but not relevant to K.V.’s performance:
electronic effects, sound processing — problem is they look easy, plug and go. But you need to know your electronics well and develop a REALLY good ear for them; then figure out a good balance.
Otherwise, in many cases a beautiful acoustic instrument serves mainly as a visual element of a performance. It still does initiate sounds, but what comes out is something that can be more conveniently (and better) accomplished by some synth-player kid… out of the window goes the embouchure and years of exercising it.
On second thought, all of this is not even wrong in any way, it can surely be made to work splendidly.

Fiddled with my iphone camera and suddenly remembered couple techniques from the analog days, plus discovered a new one. that's how inspirational it all was! these are straight iphone 8, without digital effects:
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kv oto.png

then stepped back out into London Diwali celebrations

[iranzi]

I'm playing at The Vortex with the London Jazz Orchestra on November 3rd. There are 4 of us in the section. Come say hi!

Can't make it tonight unfortunately. Have a great performance!

[StephenK]

16th November: Septura at Wigmore Hall lunchtime
Bone afide trom Quartet and others at Regent Hall in the evening.

[iranzi]

16th November: Septura at Wigmore Hall lunchtime
Bone afide trom Quartet and others at Regent Hall in the evening.

will try to make the evening one. Thanks!