"ZOETIC"
CHRIS BATCHELOR trumpet
MARGRIT HASLER viola
JOHN PARRICELLI guitar
STEVE WATTS double bass
PAUL CLARVIS percussion
7:30 p.m. Friday 20 May 2022
in the Recital Room
Introducing Zoetic, a new project from award-winning composer and trumpet player, Chris Batchelor.
Renowned for his melodic and warmly lyrical trumpet playing, Chris Batchelor has been composing music for almost as long as he’s been performing. Winner of the prestigious Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Composers, this new ensemble sees Batchelor further honing and distilling the approach he established in his writing for Loose Tubes and Big Air.
Batchelor’s distinctive compositions for Zoetic are the outcome of his long lasting immersion in a wide range of music in London’s varied scene, from East African guitar band grooves to echoes of wistful European folk themes and sinuous lines reminiscent of Arabic music. Add the influence of Batchelor’s original voice throughout and you have a rich source of inspiration for this exceptional group of musicians.
Touring the UK in June 2022 with funding from the Arts Council of England
Renowned for his melodic and warmly lyrical trumpet playing, Chris Batchelor has been composing music for almost as long as he’s been performing. Winner of the prestigious Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Composers, this new ensemble sees Batchelor further honing and distilling the approach he established in his writing for Loose Tubes and Big Air.
Batchelor’s distinctive compositions for Zoetic are the outcome of his long lasting immersion in a wide range of music in London’s varied scene, from East African guitar band grooves to echoes of wistful European folk themes and sinuous lines reminiscent of Arabic music. Add the influence of Batchelor’s original voice throughout and you have a rich source of inspiration for this exceptional group of musicians.
Touring the UK in June 2022 with funding from the Arts Council of England
"This was music that slowly and subtly drew the listener into its web over the course of two excellent sets from an intriguing ensemble…..mesmerising interlocking patterns that both engaged the listener and fired the imagination of the soloists…a genuinely beautiful and moving performance."
TheJazzMann.com
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