Speyer's Space Trio (Downstairs)

Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music Line-up: Loz Speyer - Trumpet, flugelhorn Josh Vadiveloo - Double bass Andrew Lisle - Drum kit About: SPACE TRIO lives in the open territory between Jazz and Free, with improvisation framed by some strong tunes written for this kind of playing. As well as his own writing, Speyer’s Trio plays a mix of compositions by free jazz masters such as Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry and Johnny Dyani, and by his friend and former colleague Tony Bianco … all pieces carefully chosen if not designed for this elemental lineup of trumpet, bass and drums. With SPACE TRIO, trumpeter Loz Speyer is taking forward many years’ exploration of the format, beginning with Threeway, his trio with NYC drummer Tony Bianco and bassist Julie Walkington (who went on to play bass in his group Inner Space); and continuing in FreeTrio with the renowned free jazz drummer Tony Marsh and bassist Olly Blanchflower. Both groups are now represented on albums, recently released by Spherical Records on Bandcamp: “Live in the Southwest” by Threeway recorded in 2000; and “Open Territory” by FreeTrio, comprising home recordings from 2009-11. Meanwhile, SPACE TRIO emerged from Loz Speyer and Andrew Lisle working together in various improvisational projects over the last few years. All three musicians now live in Hackney, with Josh Vadiveloo now a near neighbour, having played in Xhosa Cole’s Birmingham-based quartet for some years.