"Impromptu presents Late Works" is the first incarnation of Late Works, where a group of musicians spontaneously improvised music in response to two painted folding dressing screens.
The musicians are asked to respond for a total of 30 minutes to each screen, with them being rotated midway. The screen itself stands in front of both the audience and the musicians, with everyone - including the musicians - experiencing it simultaneously, and for the first time.
/ɪmˈprɒmp.tʃuː/
• done without being planned or rehearsed
• a short piece of instrumental music, especially a solo, that is reminiscent of an improvisation
• The panels for the screens should be found by chance, on the side of the road, then assembled and given to the artists to paint. The artists then have exactly a month to finish the work.
• The musicians respond to the first side for roughly 15 minutes, with the screen being turned around at the end at an appropriate moment, allowing the musicians to respond for a further 15 minutes. The performance shouldn’t be interrupted by the turning of the screen.
Artists:
Ethan Reeves
Daniel Kerrison Stock
Musicians:
Tara Cunningham
Alex Dmochowski
Jesse Doniach Hughes
Jordan Hadfield
Billy Leach
Joe Maclaren
Musicians selected by:
Billy Leach
Filmed & edited by:
Mathias Karl Gontard
Additional footage:
Herman Rahman
Leo Douglas-Morris Benavides
Dino Martin Peer
Concept, curation & screens built by:
Joseph Bradley Hill
With thanks to Chris Greenwood at Louie Louie!
3 Folds in 2 Wholes, 20
96 x 134.5 cm
made in response to Ethan Reeves' screen of the same name
26:17
Cousin Bill's Great Thrill, 2018
150 x 178 cm
made in response to Daniel Kerrison Stock's screen of the same name
27:38
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Alex is a saxophonist based in London.
Participant in Late Works:
ONE, 4
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Billy Leach is a composer and musician from London. Billy's event series and group of improvising musicians Impromptu in 2018 inspired Late Works to come into fruition, with the musicians continuing to perform at subsequent Late Works events.
Participant in Late Works:
ONE, TWO, 3, of Noise, 4
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A recent graduate of trinity Laban conservatoire achieving a first class Hons’ in Jazz performance, pianist Jesse Doniach joins the wave of young talent emerging from the London jazz scene. Originally hailing from East London himself, he has already built up a vast array of performing experience playing at venues such as Electric Brixton and La Villette in Paris, as well as gigging around England with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. His style drawing on a wide range of influences, he credits the likes of Thelonious Monk and past teachers Ricardo Del Fra and Aaron Parks (whom he studied with during a year spent at Conservatoire de Paris in 2019) as having major impacts on shaping his sound.
Participant in Late Works:
ONE, TWO, 3, 4
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Participant in Late Works:
ONE, TWO, 3, 4
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Participant in Late Works:
ONE, 3, 4
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Bovine guitarist who likes oats!!
Participant in Late Works:
ONE, TWO, 3, By Ear
