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Sunday, August 16th, 2009

8:00pm

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Fete Quaqua 2009
Guitarist and Mopomoso boss, John Russell, brings together another hand picked group of leading international improvisers in his regular three day annual festival -  Fête Quaqua 2009 . This year's line-up features  the UK’s leading jazz trumpet man Henry Lowther, mistress of Taiwanese pipa Luo Chao-yun, Japanese master percussionist Sabu Toyzumi, German accordionist Ute Voelker, Britain's most loved saxophonist Lol Coxhill,  Japanese violin virtuoso Satoko Fukuda, British keyboard wizard Pat Thomas, ideosyncratic French acoustic bass player Jean Borde᷄, fiery British cellist Hannah Marshall, German flautist extraordinary Angelika Sheridan, new UK saxophone and clarinet wonder Shabaka Hutchings and British saxophone acoustics master John Butcher and guitarist John Russell himself.  The festival will feature both ensemble and smaller groupings, exploring new collaborations developed over the three days, creating extraordinary, new musical possibilities.  A major annual event on the international free improvised music scene. Booking advisable.

August 16/17/18 Doors open 8 pm
Admission £10 / £7 concessions Three day season ticket £25 / £18 concessions
PARTICIPATING MUSICIANS FOR FÊTE QUAQUA 2009

Satoko Fukuda (UK) violin
Pat Thomas (UK) keyboards
John Butcher (UK) saxophones
Sabu Toyozumi (Japan) percussion
Jean Borde᷄ (France) bass
Lui Chao yun (Taiwan) pipa
Ute Voelker (Germany accordion
Angelika Sheridan (Germany) flutes
Lol Coxhill (UK) saxophone
John Russell (UK) guitar
Shabaka Hutchings (UK) reeds
Henry Lowther (UK) trumpet
Hannah Marshall (UK) cello