dave manington

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Dave Manington's Riff Raff

Dave Manington – Double bass/compositions Brigitte Beraha – Vocals Tomas Chellanger – Tenor Sax Ivo Neame – Piano/Rhodes Tim Giles – Drums/Percussion

This dynamic ensemble of young musicians plays original music written by Dave over the course of the past five years. The starting point for the music is collective improvisation but compositionally it draws on as wide a range of styles as possible. Folk, electronic music and “classical” influences as well as contemporary modern jazz harmony can be heard. Often the music has been rewritten many times after rehearsals sent the music spinning off in different directions. Most of the material is through-composed with the themes re-emerging in different forms, different keys, or time signatures. The most important thing for us is to develop a band sound and understanding so each time we play the music can be re-invented together, often quite radically. The original Quartet has been augmented to a quintet following a successful collaboration with leading jazz vocalist Beraha at the Loop festival Feb ’09.
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Brigitte Beraha ethereal, Flora Purim influenced layers of harmony complimented tenor saxophonist, Mark Hanslip's melodic expressions." Joseph Kassman-Tod, Vortex Jazz Club, February 09 [from review of the Loop Fest gig]

She was so good that Dave asked her to become a permanent member of the band and several new compositions feature her fantastic lyrics. On other tracks she sings wordless vocals, often harmonizing with the sax line to great effect. A new album and tour is planned for 2010.

Creative contemporary jazz composition with it's freedom of improvised expression is in safe hands in my opinion having just heard this album. These four musicians are equally matched and share a lucidity and flow within their music that subtly but powerfully demonstrates their individual and collective excellence!"
Iain Ballamy

“Dave Manington leads this fearless lineup on an exploration of the deepest reaches of jazz , negotiating both turbulent and tranquil musical waters with muscular asurance and energy. “
Helen mayhew

“..an emphasis on collective improvisation and less of a focus on individual soloists than you might find in traditional jazz. It also grooves like hell, with Manington's acoustic bass and Giles' sprightly drums laying down some thick, beefy yet, at the same time somehow mercurial riffs – full of stops, starts, wrong turns and dead ends, yet rocking in the grip of a savage momentum..” JAZZWISE nov '06 ......

Member Since:

May 08, 2006

Members:

DAVE MANINGTONS' Riff Raff
Bridgitte Bereha - vocals, Tomas Chellenger - tenor saxophone, Ivo Neame - fender rhodeskeyboards, Tim Giles - drums/percussion Me on double bass.
DAVE MANINGTON QUARTET
Mark Hanslip on tenor saxophone, Ivo Neame on /fender rhodeskeyboards, Tim Giles on drums/percussion/hair and m'self on electric and double bass.

Influences:

hmmm, well hundreds so heres some in no particular order...wayne shorter, bjork, radiohead, martin hayes, kurt rosenwinkel, charlie haden, bob, joni mitchell, john scofield, bulgarian wedding bands, miles, coltrane, django bates, hermeto paschoal, wayne krantz, dave douglas, iain ballamy, a load of classical composers esp VW, plenty of african stuff like oliver mtukudzi, thomas mapfumo, weather report, jaco, gilian welch, dexter gordon, nick drake, dick gaughan, paul motian, bill frisell, and last but not by any means least all the fantastic musicians i've played with over the years. ..

Sounds Like:

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ecky thump

Record Label:

Loop Records