Writer and musician
sang new jazz songs written by Tim and Alan at Bedales Arts. Tim is currently artist in residence at Tate Britain., a project supported by the Leverhulme Trust. Alan will be contributing some of the 'words' to the final art/performance show, about 'colour' in music.
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Alan will on Friday 22 May be reading poetry and singing songs at the prestigious Poetry Cafe in Covent Garden.
Here are some of the wonderful new songs that Tim and Kathleen and the jazz band performed at Bedales.
'I can't walk.'
'Too well, for too long.'
'Extemporise.'
'Too Little Too Late.'
8.00pm Friday 16 January
jazz series
TIM WHITEHEAD SEXTET
featuring special guests
Kathleen Willison (voice) and Tony
Woods (reeds)
“Whitehead is one of the most creative,
exciting and passionate saxophonists
in Europe and also one of the finest
small-group composers”
Ian Carr, Jazz: The Rough Guide
One of the leading jazz artists of
his generation, and former Loose
Tubes and Nucleus band member,
Tim Whitehead brings to Bedales
a one-off programme combining
several aspects of his music-making.
An original composition for a dance
piece developed for the Laban
School of Contemporary Dance will
sit alongside music from the recent
live album release Too Young To Go
Steady, which won 4-star reviews in
the national press. Kathleen Willison
brings acclaimed interpretive talents
to songs Tim has written with Alan
Franks, the award-winning lyricist,
poet, playwright and Times journalist,
and arrangements of the traditional
English melodies Blackwaterside and
Lovely Joan take full advantage of
Tony Woods’ renowned expertise in
this field. Altogether, a warming mix
for a winter night!
£9 / £7 conc.