GROUPS
| Hession/Wilkinson/Fell – Alan Wilkinson – alto/baritone
saxophones, Simon Fell – double bass & Hession – drumset. "Exceptional acoustic maelstrom.....People who suggest that British jazz always lags behind American innovators should check this date. Their music is often categorised as 'free improvisation' but really is state-of-the-art jazz, blindingly swift and responsive." Ben Watson ARTSCENE "Distinctive purveyors of improvised music. The power and passion of their playing called to mind the spirit of 60s free jazz; their ferocious abstraction had much in common with European improvisers like Brotzmann/van Hove/Bennink and Schlippenbach/Parker/Lovens." Chris Blackford THE WIRE. For more info click here. |
 Click image for larger view Sunny Murray, Alan Wilkinson & Paul Hession - Leeds 2001. Photo: Celia Charnley. |
3PVD (Wallace, Hession & Durrant) 1983 |
Anglo
Argentine Jazz Quartet – Pablo Ledesma – alto/soprano
saxophones, George Haslam – baritone sax/taragato, Mono Hurtado
– double bass & Hession – drumset. Formed in 2001 to tour in
England and Argentina – the quartet recorded a CD on the SLAM label.
|
Something Else Mick Beck – tenor saxophone/bassoon, Simon Fell - double bass & Hession - drumset "There's passion, intellect and first-rate group interaction. What more can one ask from a contemporary improvising trio?" Robert Iannapollo CADENCE "An energetic trio, this group plays improvised music with relentless passion and virtuosity." John Baxter OPTION "There's an exceptional level of communication between the musicians here. When the group is in full flight the flux of energy is incredible." Francesco Martinelli IMPROJAZZ |
|
Some other performing units…
|
 performances with many illustrious personages... |