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Christian Muthspiel with Franck Tortiller, Steve Swallow and Mathieu Michel

30 Sep 15 – 01 Oct 15, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

This quartet's blend of chamber music and jazz works seamlessly, hear them for two nights only at the Vortex, coming at the end of September.

By CW Contributor on 15/7/2015

Christian Muthspiel, London 2015
Christian Muthspiel, London 2015
Christian Muthspiel with Franck Tortiller, Steve Swallow and Mathieu Michel Christian Muthspiel with Franck Tortiller, Steve Swallow and Mathieu Michel Andrew McLean
Austrian trombonist, pianist and composer Christian Muthspiel brings his fascinating take on Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares by Elizabethan composer John Dowland to the Vortex, with help from American bass legend Steve Swallow, French vibes player Franck Tortiller and Swiss trumpeter Mathieu Michel.
Released on the ACT label back in 2013, the work blurs the boundary between chamber music and jazz, taking Dowland’s themes and fragments of his melodies, transplanting them into a modern jazz context and using them as a springboard for improvisation. At times, such as on Happy Tears, where Michel’s muted trumpet recalls Miles Davis at his most laid back, the result is haunting. Tears of Laughter leans towards funk while ‘Tears of a Clown’ is sunny and bright, with a tropical lilt.
It may sound like a stylistic mishmash but it all hangs together seamlessly, demonstrating just how much jazz and chamber music have in common. 
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What Christian Muthspiel with Franck Tortiller, Steve Swallow and Mathieu Michel
Where Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, London , N16 8AZ | MAP
Nearest tube Highbury & Islington (underground)
When 30 Sep 15 – 01 Oct 15, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Price £20
Website Click here to book via the Vortex Jazz Club’s website:



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    One of London’s most highly regarded jazz clubs, the Vortex is small but perfectly formed. Popular with young players and jazz veterans alike, its programme is particularly strong on free jazz and improvised music, featuring regular appearances from saxophonist Evan Parker and many other avant garde greats. Take two stops east on the overground from Highbury and Islington to get there.

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