Londoner Matthew Barley is known internationally as cellist, improviser, arranger, music animateur and Director of Between The Notes and the Matthew Barley Ensemble. In recent seasons he has performed at some of the world's great concert halls: London's Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Kumho Hall in Korea, Pablo Casals Hall in Tokyo, The Rudolfinium In Prague, and the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires.
FILMS came together whilst they were all studying their 2nd year at Leeds university in 2008, when Joe showed Gwil, Gus and Thom some songs he'd written over the past few years. A small set was quickly developed using these and newly-written songs, and the band began to build a modest reputation through some crammed gigs in their front room. To date FILMS have headlined such venues as The Faversham, HiFi and The Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, as well as playing gigs in Manchester and London. They have recently been working on their
Steven Isserlis (born December 19 1958, London) is one of the most prominent living cellists. He is notable for his diverse repertoire, distinctive sound and total command of phrasing. He studied at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and was also highly influenced by the great iconoclast of Russian cello playing, Daniil Shafran. Isserlis plays both as soloist and chamber musician and has rediscovered many previously neglected works. He has also organized a number of festivals with long-term collaborators such as Joshua Bell and Tabea Zimmermann.
A native of Korea, Okkyung Lee has been developing her own voice in a contemporary cello performance, improvisation and composition. using her solid classical training as a springboard, she incorporates jazz, sounds, korean traditional music, noise with extended techniques and create her unique blend of music.
Julia Kent is a Canadian cellist. Kent was born in Vancouver, Canada, and studied the cello at Indiana University, Bloomington. She is probably best known as an original member of the all-cello group Rasputina. She left Rasputina in 1999, and has played cello with a variety of artists and ensembles since then, most notably with Antony and the Johnsons. She released a solo album, Delay, in 2007, an EP, Last Day in July, in 2010, and her latest solo record, Green and Grey, in 2011. Official site: http://www.juliakent.com
Widely regarded as one of the most creative musicians of his generation, Julian Lloyd Webber has collaborated with an extraordinary array of musicians from Yehudi Menuhin, Lorin Maazel, Neville Marriner, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Georg Solti to Stephane Grappelli, Elton John and Cleo Laine. Julian has made many outstanding recordings including his Brit-Award winning Elgar Concerto conducted by Yehudi Menuhin (chosen as the finest ever version by BBC Music Magazine) the Dvorak Concerto with Vaclav Neumann and the Czech Philharmonic...
Gaspar Cassadó i Moreu (September 30, 1897 – December 24, 1966) was a Spanish cellist and composer of the early 20th century.
He was born in Barcelona to a church musician father and began taking cello lessons at age seven.
When he was nine, he played in a recital where Pablo Casals was in the audience; Casals immediately offered to teach him.
The city of Barcelona awarded him a scholarship so that he could study with Casals in Paris.
Laura Moody is a London based singer, cellist, songwriter and occasional theatre performer. Laura is best known for her work with innovative string quartet the Elysian Quartet which has won much acclaim for its pioneering performances and recordings of contemporary classical, experimental and improvised music. She has also toured world-wide as a member of physical theatre string ensemble The Gogmagogs.
Steve Kettley's Odd Times are:
Steve Kettley - saxophones, flute, jaws harp, percussion etc. (http://www.myspace.com/stevekettley) Robin Mason - cello / Alex Hudson-Craufurd - basses / Des Travis - drums, percussion
Edinburgh based Odd Times perform original music written by Steve Kettley.
Scottish Jazz Expo says:
"appealingly angular ...... where world music rythmns meet Monk and Zappa.....attractive, quirky tunes ......
FourPlay Electric String Quartet is a four-piece rock band from Sydney, Australia, formed in 1995. It should not be confused with a smooth jazz group in the United States also known as Fourplay. FourPlay's members include brothers Tim Hollo (violin and viola) and Peter Hollo (cello), Lara Goodridge (violin and vocals) and Shenzo Gregorio (viola); former members include: Veren Grigorov (viola) & Chris Emerson (viola).