The Irreverents is a 5-piece instrumental party funk band, an organic groove factory, providing hard hitting funk, sweet riffs & bouncy tunes for ass-shaking occasions.
Some of the music is composed by Francesc Marco; some of it is left unplanned. The band has been developing for some time its own way of collectively improvising music for dancing, focussing on groove and form, seeking to move away from the jazz-funk territory where solos and improvisation tend to detract from dancing. The band's approach might be better desrcibed as spontaneous composition than improvisation as such. All the musicians are familiar with jazz in one of its incarnations and strongly rhythmical musical traditions from Africa and Latin America.
There are many influences. Groove, sound and attitude are inspired by old style funk bands such as the Meters, the JBs and Fela Kuti’s Orchestra. For composition and arrangement, the M-Base movement has paved the way for decades. On a local level , the F-ire Collective, with which all band members have collaborated, and especially Barak Schmool’s Timeline, has helped and inspired the them to explore creative and meaningful rhythmical music.
4-7 of June - FINDAMORALE FESTIVAL 2009, HOXTON, LONDON. with SUPER double bills from Paris on 5th and 6th of June featuring 1) - HADRIEN FERAUD (Bireli Lagrene, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea) and RUMEURS 2) - LINLEY MARTHE ( Joe Zawinul, Mino Cinelu, Dave Liebman, Trilok Gurtu, Richard Galliano) Project. You will have a rare chance to see these two bands on one night for the price of one! Only at CHARLIE WRIGHT'S INTERNATIONAL (45 Pitfield Street, N1 6DA). For more info call 07918635328 or go www.myspace.com/charliewrights
Hello, we're playing as support for Nico Muhly at the Union Chapel this friday, Gavin Bryars String Quartet no 2 and some Purcell, will be nice! I have cheaper £6 tickets.
Only European dates! Super powerful Trio from U.S.A.
This week---11th, 12th and 13th of February at Charlie Wright's International.
CHRIS "Daddy" DAVE (Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper) FOLEY (Miles Davis, Bootsy Collins, Prince) AMIT CHATTERJEE (Joe Zawinul, Carlos Santana, Dave Liebman)
ah! great! I would love to come to the others, sounds utterly dope, i've haven't seen you guys play yet! don't know how, hope you're well franco dear, see you very soon xxxxxx
hey ben, long timr no c, how r u? wicked tracks, specially likin baby hip... in case u fancy, having a party at mine on the 16th next month... take care, x h
