Sun 23 April 8pm | £9/7


IKLECTIK presents :

‘Iridescent Clouds’ – Taeko Kunishima

Sunday 23 April – doors 8pm – music 8.30pm | BUY TICKETS

Pianist Taeko Kunishima was a long term resident in London, and is now moving between the UK and Japan, performing in both countries. With a background in both classical and jazz, she has toured the UK with support from Jazz Services, and has four albums on the 33 Jazz label, the most recent being ‘Iridescent Clouds’. This album was put forward as one of the best released in 2016 by James Nadal of All About Jazz.com. Evan Parker stated it had a ‘good clear concept…well interpreted by the musicians.’

“Acknowledged for her trademark lyricism, pianist Taeko Kunishima reflects upon the wonders of nature on Iridescent Clouds, offering elegant improvised passages encased in a meditative concept.”

All About Jazz.com   (2016)

www.taeko.co.uk

Camilo Tirado

This young tabla wizard is also an accomplished studio engineer, composer and producer. Camilo has worked closely with Nitin Sawhney and James Holden. He is studying tabla with Hanif Khan and Mohamed Asani. During his residency he has worked on the ‘Music In Prisons’ project, the LPO’s ‘Join The Band’ initiative,  and an installation with poet Lemn Sissay, as well as a host of performances. Camilo’s music has been described as “Indian classical meets dub reggae through the prism of electroacoustic composition”.

Clive Bell – Shakuhachi, Flute, Producer

Europe’s leading performer on the Japanese shakuhachi, Clive Bell has been heard on recordings by David Sylvian, Bill Laswell, Jochen Irmler (Faust), Karl Jenkins and Jeff Beck. He is a member of PIL bassist Jah Wobble’s Invaders Of The Heart, and has recently toured with Wobble’s Nippon Dub Ensemble. He recently performed on Debris in Lower Earth Orbit as part of Twinkle3 on Cuspeditions.bandcamp.com

 

Paul Moylan – Double Bass

Top European bass player Paul Moylan numbers John Dankworth and John Etheridge among his collaborators, and put in a long stint as Michael Garrick’s right hand man. Studies in composition with Hans Werner Henze were followed by an appearance on East Enders. As bandleader Paul works with Yair Schleider, Ronnen Kozokoro, Martin Hathaway and Mattias Eskilsson. He has recently performed as part of High Society in the West End show…

 

Hibiki Ichikawa

Hibiki has qualified to perform under the “Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa” that is granted to only limited honors artists and he is now officially recognized as a world-leading talent of Tsugaru shamisen playing.

Since his arrival, Hibiki has performed on many occasions, including the Japanese Emperor’s birthday event at the Japanese Embassy, the Japan Matsuri in Trafalgar Square and Hyper Japan.

Jeremy Hawkins

He has recorded sounds which are included in Taeko Kunishima’s most recent work; Iridescent Clouds. The sounds are from both Japan and the UK, from the call of the Uguisu bird in spring (a type of Japanese warbler) to the rustling of oak leaves in autumn. Some of Taeko’s  performances include projected films such as:

Previous performances from Iridescent Clouds:

Aberjazz 2016: