Tuesday Nov 20th

Emmanuel United Reformed Church

Unreserved seating available.

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Time: 7:30-10:00pm

Tickets: £15 / £12 students

Unreserved seating available

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 “….full of sophisticated music & improvisational skill”
Bebop Spoken Here

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“When their CD is out & the band fully launched on the international circuit this could be one of the sensations of the year” Darlington & Stockton Times

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“A totally engaging performance” Jazz-Journal

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Issie Barratt’s INTERCHANGE  is an exiting new jazz dectet comprising ten of the nation’s most innovative award-winning composers and improvisers –  Pushing at the boundaries and blurring all the edges!

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Issie Barratt says of this project: “I’ve been wanting to work with each of these amazing musicians for years – avidly listening as they each forge their diverse and vibrantly creative pathways across the international scene, collectively sharing a mutual keenness to be bold and adventurous with their ideas.”

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“I’m certain this hand picked ensemble will provide the listener with a unique and exciting programme that offers a broader, more diverse experience than an audience might typically hear!”

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Featuring 

• Issie Barratt: Baritone Sax

• Zoe Rahman: Piano

• Laura Jurd: Trumpet

• Rosie Turton: Trombone

• Jessica Radcliffe: Voice

• Amy Roberts: Clarinet/Alto Sax

• Alyson Cawley: Soprano & Tenor saxes & flute

• Shirley Smart: Cello

• Charlie Pyne, Bassist: Bass

• Katie Patterson: Percussion

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10 newly commissioned works, currently being recorded for INTERCHANGE’S debut album “Donna’s Secret” Release date spring 2019. 

• Still Here: Karen Street

• An Ocean Formed of Stars: Yazz Ahmed

• Spontaneous Symmetry: Tori Freestone

• To the Power of Ten: Nikki Yeoh

• Negomi:  Nikki Iles

• Caliban: Cassie Kinoshi

• Donna’s Secret: Brigitte Beraha

• Palmyra: Shirley Smart

• Samla Korna Med Kulning: Issie Barratt

• Hope: Carol Jarvis

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Issie was recently ranked #38 in BBC Woman's Hour top 40 most powerful women currently working in the music industry.

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Born into an artistic family in Albania during the communist regime, Elina Duni later settled in Geneva and is now signed to the prestigious ECM label. Elina Duni’s latest project ranges through traditional music from Albania, Kosovo, Armenia, Macedonia, Switzerland and Arab-Andalusia as well as songs by Jacques Brel and her own music -  a fiercely individual voice, infused by jazz as well as her own cultural roots. 

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She is joined by guitarist Rob Luft, a rising star of today’s UK scene, whose acclaimed debut recording last year combined West African joie de vivre with English folk music and independent rock.

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“So young and so talented!” – Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2

“…an extraordinary talent!” – Julian Jospeh, BBC Radio 3

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