Hull Jazz Festival: Out of the Box Revealed

A day festival of discovery for creative music makers and music listeners

2pm to 4pm
Kobby Taylor: From A Grime Supreme to the Torch. Electro meets Afro Beat
Hull Youth Jazz Orchestra. New commissions including Fast Foot Shuffle by Dennis Rollins
Pat D and Lady Paradox: Soulscapes and jazz hip hop duo just back from China
plus presentations by Jazz North and others

5pm to 7pm
Andy Scott presents the festival finale super-gig

Andy Scott is a British tenor saxophonist equally at home in jazz and classical contexts and an award-winning composer.

“Having previously played at Hull Jazz Festival and having a long association working with young musicians in Hull on specific creative projects, I am really thrilled to be able to showcase two new collaborations, and to talk about what life is like as a professional musician.

I’ll play a short set with the brilliant Carmel Smickersgill. Carmel is a Manchester based composer working predominantly within electronic DIY, classical and theatre music. We will create soundscapes via free improvisation, Carmel using ableton live.

I’ve gathered together some of the most amazing improvising musicians that I know, for a one-off performance. I play in a trio, called Hydra, with Dave Hassell (drums/percussion) & Nik Svarc (guitar), and also Gemini with Rob Cope (soprano saxophone & bass clarinet) & Liam Noble (piano). I’ll be writing some simple musical sketches that we collectively interpret and improvise around. I don’t want to restrict these musicians with too much notated music, the music could go anywhere, and everyone will follow!

It’s risk-taking, exciting, musically dangerous, imaginative and creative, and it will be great to have you there on the journey with us! “