Tag archives for Olie Brice
A TouchToo Muche
BEN THOMPSON celebrates international free jazz stars appearing at The Pig Their name may conjure up images of a fictional Soviet space-station, but Hastings-based improvisational supergroup OBTRAM3 will truly be…
Two Ships Come Sailing Back
BEN THOMPSON Following on from last year’s joyful event at The Nest, Hastings improvised music trailblazers Two Ships have programmed a second ambitious international festival, this time at The Beacon…
AKA & Friends play the songs of Anthony Moore
KEITH RODWAY, aka one-third of AKA, sees Anthony Moore and band return to the Beacon for another adventure in sonic wonderment. Visitors to the venue for last year’s show will…
The Brice is Right
BEN THOMPSON Released in 2022 on the resonantly named West Hill record label, double bass virtuoso Olie Brice’s Fire Hills – a double CD for trio and octet – has…
Sonic Collisions in The Nest
BEN THOMPSON, long-time journalist, music critic, music writer, comedy historian and ghost (writer), relishes the first Hastings festival of spontaneous improvised music. Bob MazzerTrevor Watts An enthusiastic full house at…
Two Ships Come Sailing In
BEN THOMPSON looks forward to a night of maverick shredding and skronk A Saturday night in Hastings generally promises a splendidly broad array of entertainment options, with the town’s various…
Trevor Watts / Somersaults Trio
The Beacon, Thursday 17th October Andrew Myers sees Hastings residents Trevor Watts and Olie Brice present two sets of improvised music of the highest quality. It’s fair to say that…
Arts Diary
Beacon Jazz Fans of avant-garde music are in for a double treat at the Beacon in October. Free jazz trio Somersaults are touring their new album ‘Numerology of Birdsong’ (West…
Trevor Watts @80 – Musical Pioneer, Part 2
Trevor Watts, long-time Hastings resident and globally renowned pioneer of improvised music, turns 80 this year. Andrew Myers caught up with him for a couple of pints at the Jenny…