Birmingham Jazz have a long history of producing tours and commissioning new work and ensembles. This November both of those strands will be coming together with the Profound Sound Trio. Originally formed for the 2008 Vision Festival in New York with support from Birmingham Jazz, this international collaboration will be touring around the UK for the first time. Featuring Andrew Cyrille (US) on drums, Paul Dunmall (UK) on saxophones and Henry Grimes (US) on violin and bass.
A recording of the gig at Vision was released this year as Opus de Life on Porter Records. Details of the tour are below:
Friday 20th November 2009: Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast
Sunday 22nd November 2009: Seven Arts Centre, Leeds
Monday 23rd November 2009: Vortex, London
Tuesday 24th November 2009: Band on the wall, Manchester
Thursday 26th November 2009: Gateshead Old Town Hall, Gateshead
Friday 27th November 2009: Derby Theatre Studio, Derby
Saturday 28th November 2009: CBSO Centre, Birmingham
Book tickets for the Birmingham gig here
Tags: Andrew Cyrille, Belfast, Birmingham, Derby, Gateshead, Henry Grimes, Leeds, London, Manchester, Paul Dunmall, Profound Sound Trio
