Basquiat Strings are a five piece string group with their own repertoire of originals (composed by cellist Ben Davis) and arrangements.
Ben finds inspiration from the raucous, driving Hungarian string groups of Transylvania, the luxuriously rich Brahms sextets and the unruly compositions and workshop arrangements of Charles Mingus. Well, all that and people asking him to fix strings for their sessions...
The players have all trained classically yet are "naturally bilingual....wholly imbued with jazz’s improvisational facility." (Chris Parker)
The group has been involved with various other live projects including that of Juliet Roberts and Andrew McCormack; and has recorded for Ty, Darren Emerson, Monica Vasconcelos (Nois 4) Border Crossing and the Ed Moto produced Jazzinho record.
Basquiat Strings were nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize for their album "Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford"...
Junkyard Scientists, Dust, Big Tunes, Beat Feast, Resonance and WhiteHouse Team up to bring you Readings best mix of Funk, Hip-Hop, Dub, Jungle, Dub-step, Rock, IDM, Ambient + Visuals!
....and its FREE!!!
ROOM 1 (Main Hall)
OM CORPORATION 3 Piece Jazzy Jungle Ambiency
JUNKYARD SCIENTISTS Sporadic Instrumental set from the Reading Funksters
BLACK ROAD HOME Stoke Based Grungy Rock
LEGAL EYES Funk Rock Dubsters
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LOFTY Good Vibe Drum n Bass
BINGE Beats and Bobs from the Reading Turntable Master
Dear friends, I am playing a free gig at the beauteous Union Chapel, Islington this Saturday. The sunlight will be streaming through its vaulted windows as Blank Canvas and Arctic Circle present this gig during the blessed daylight hours of 12-2. And yea shall its hallowed interior be filled with all manner of scraping, wailing and gnashing of teeth. Let us pray. And then let us go to the pub.
Hey sexy badger it's Jimmy The Fingers! If you haven't seen this video please take a peek... This is me singing my song "Grace." If you buy one mp3 this year make it a jimmy! BUY NOW – CLICK HERE!!!!!
sorry for the blatant plug but if i don't plug it, no one else will innit!
....also we've just been confirmed for Beach Break LIVE and Secret Garden Party this Summer! Roll on Sunshine!
Upcoming Gigs in May 16th May - Sticky Fungus, Staines 17th May - Outside Gemini Bar (on the Beach), Brighton 22nd May - Global Cafe (LIVE CD LAUNCH PARTY), Reading 23rd May - White Hart - Basingstoke 24th May - Haywards Heath Jazz Festival, Sussex
