Adam Webster, cello
Phil Lucking, trumpets
Phil Morton, guitar
Guest: Steve Boyland
Wednesday 16th May 2012
LIC Studio, The Bluecoat, Liverpool l1 3BX: UK
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There are three members of Pecha Kucha, a fourth musician, a guest is added to deliver the quartet, and provide change and chance. Pecha Kucha's mother tongue is steeped in free improvisation, with a nod towards a contemporary classic aesthetic.
The three resident members have been active in the northern (England) free improvised music circuit for 10 years including "Frakture". All members have played in Europe too, and during their time abroad and in the UK they have played with some of the top names in free improvisation.
STEVE BOYLAND is one of the UK's busiest and most accomplished improvising vocalists. His reputation is founded on the intensity and eclecticism of his solo work, as well as a growing portfolio of collaborations with international practitioners from the fields of improvised music, visual arts, and dance.
In 2008, in recognition of these achievements, the singer was commissioned to create an improvised performance at the Rathaus, Cologne to mark the official launch of Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture. Recent projects have included solo performances in Germany, Switzerland, Portugal and Austria, as well as collaborations with Berlin guitarist, CASPAR BROETZMANN and Cologne-based, TANZTHEATER 687; duo appearances with vocalist, MAGGIE NICOLS at Serralves em Festa and Happenstance ; and the debut performance of the newly-formed vocal trio, BOYLAND/MINTON/NICOLS, at RawRoarRare.
Future projects will see Steve Boyland perform 'Cor Inquietum', a series of improvised solo meditations, at the Sense of Sound-curated festival, Voices 2012, where the singer will also hold the post of Vocal Artist-in-Residence. 2012 will also see the launch of a duo project with pianist VERYAN WESTON, based on the verse of American poet, Theodore Roethke.