Past / Recent Projects
Ntshusk Bonga / Corey Mwamba / Andy Champion Trio - see review of Newcastle concert
Formed when NB was in Newcastle with the RSC in the summer of 2012, and envisaged by Jazz North promoter Paul Bream, this trio brings together players who have worked together in various combinations, but never before as a trio. Playing purely improvised music, but including a full spectrum of textural, rhythmic, harmomnic and melodic exploration.
Commons Trio
A trio featuring violinist Elinor Speirs, bassist Brydon Bolton that came together at the Commons Club in Muizenberg, Cape Town in 2021
Ntshuks Bonga / Gabriele Meirano duo
This is an exciting new duo that came together at through meeting at Jazz Rumours. The music is completely improvised but not necessarily abstract.
Peter Urpeth's 4000 Nights in New York poetry projectdetails
A project that features Peter's fantastic poetry set to and punctuated by musical improvisation
Mark Wastell's Invisible Guardians Big Banddetails
A fabulous big band put together by Mark Wastell that draws on the spirit of the many large musical ensembles that have emerged in the UK over the decades