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The Ethical Debating Society

"The Ethical Debating Society" began as the psuedonym for Tegan, who began writing anti-love songs on her hooty piano, but quickly blossomed into a full band. With Lauren Darling accompanying Tegan on guitar and vocal duties, and Mr Chris Morris keeping time. The Ethical Debating Society now sound something like Sonic Youth covering Spice World on a found cassette tape.

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Gwilym Simcock

Gwilym Simcock (born 24 February 1981) is a British jazz pianist and composer. Simcock has been rated as one of the most exciting musicians of his generation in the UK. Born in Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, Simcock had a formal musical education that included stints at the Trinity College of Music (London), Chetham's School of Music (Manchester) – where he studied classical piano, French horn and composition - and the Royal Academy of Music (London), where he graduated from the jazz course with first class honours and the coveted 'Principal's Prize' for outstanding achievement.

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Guy Barker

Guy Barker (born 26 December 1957) is an English jazz trumpeter and composer. Barker was born in Chiswick, London, the son of an actress and a stuntman. He started playing the trumpet at the age of twelve, and within a year had joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. After lessons from Clark Terry in 1975, Barker went on in the 1980s to play with John Dankworth, Gil Evans (with whose orchestra he toured and recorded in 1983), Lena Horne and Bobby Watson.

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Joe Harriott

Joe Harriott (1928-1973) was a Jamaican jazz musician and composer, whose principal instrument was the alto saxophone. Initially a bebopper, he is now widely acknowledged as one of the worldwide pioneers of free jazz. Born Joseph Arthurlin Harriott on 15th July 1928 in Kingston, Jamaica, he was educated at Kingston's famed Alpha Boys School, which produced a number of prominent Jamaican musicians. He moved to the U.K. as a working musician in 1951, and lived in the country until his death on 2nd January 1973 in Southampton, Hampshire.

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Empirical

Empirical is dedicated to developing its own style of contemporary jazz with a definite finger on the pulse of the contemporary world. As former members of Gary Crosby's Tomorrows Warriors these five musicians have been working and developing together for the last four years. Jay Phelps is a featured member of Dennis Rollins Badbone & Co and has worked with Andrew Hill, Courtney Pine, Nasheet Waits, Charlotte Church, Hugh Masakela, Soweto Kinch and Jazz Jamaica.

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