10th Frakture Festival of Improvised & Electronic Music: 25th -28th October

Welcome to Frakture Festival 07. The festival is a four-day feast of top quality improvisers from near and far. The festival starts on Thursday 25 October with the US / Israeli duo of Jack Wright (Sax) and Grundik Kasyansky (electronics) and a solo of Grutronics by Stephen Grew. Friday night’s event sees electro – acoustic explorations of S&M who are (Simon Bradley – cello and Mark Webber – electronics) and Liverpool sound and visual group Noise Club. Saturday sees improvising legends Lol Coxhill (sax) and Roger Turner (drums) teaming up with three improvisers from Liverpool in what will be a scintillating evening. Sunday daytime gives you the opportunity to see Murnau’s classic film Nosferatu with live soundtrack from Warrington electronics duo Fonik (Ian Simpson and Harry Gallimore). Later on in the day there is the Anglo / Norwegian trio The Geordie Approach (Petter Frost Fadnes – reeds and electronics, Chris Sharkey – guitar and electronics, Ståle Birkeland – drums and various percussion) and the Imaginary String Trio (Philipp Wachsmann – violin, Dominic Lash – contrabass, Bruno Guastalla cello and bandoneon). see you there Adam Webster.

Day 1
Thursday 25th October
Wolstenholme Gallery,
Wolstenholme Sq,
Liverpool 1
8pm £5 /£3

Jack Wright (US)Grundik Kasyansky (IS) (sax & electronics)
Stephen Grew (electronics)

Day 2
Friday 26th October
Wolstenholme Gallery,
11 Wolstenholme Sq,
Liverpool L1 4JJ
8pm £5 /£3

Noise Club
S&M

Day 3
Saturday 27thth October
Mello Mello Jazz Cafe, Slater Street, Liverpool L1 4BW
8pm £5 /£3
Lol Coxhill & Roger Turner plus guests

Day 4 Sunday 28th
The Cornerstone, Hope University at Everton, Haigh / Shaw Street
Liverpool L3 8NP

Sunday 28th 2.00pm £3.00
FILM: Nosferatu with live music from Fonik

Evening: 8.00pm £5 /£3
Imaginary String Trio -
Phil Wachsmann (violin), Bruno Guastalla (cello/bandoneon),
Dominic Lash (contrabass)
plus
The Geordie Approach - Petter Frost Fadnes – reeds and
electronics,Chris Sharkey (guitar and electronics) Ståle
Birkeland(drums and various percussion

October 20, 2007