“piano 3” on crd!
delighted to reveal that “piano 3”, recorded on the magnificent steinway grand in st george’s bristol in 2022, is getting a full digital release this year, thanks to the very lovely people at crd records (https://www.crdrecords.com/)
upcoming gigs
Wednesday April 24th, 2024: JOW + Clive Deamer, The Orchard Coffee & Co., Bristol https://hdfst.uk/e104740
Thursday April 25th, 2024: Blue Vanguard Jazz (playing trumpet & flugelhorn with the house trio), Mathews Hall, Topsham, Devon https://www.wegottickets.com/event/601827/
Friday May 24th, 2024: 6161, Stroud Jazz Festival https://www.jazzstroud.org/festival-2024-summar
Sunday June 2nd, 2024: Get The Blessing (+ The Brackish), Komedia, Bath https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Bath/KOMEDIA-BATH/Get-The-Blessing-John-Martin-The-Brackish/38039890/
Monday June 3rd, 2024: The Invisible Apples (+ Julian Baggini), Bristol Humanists Fundraiser, The Folk House, Bristol https://www.wegottickets.com/event/616767
Tuesday June 4th, 2024: You Are Here (the music of Keith Tippett), The Lantern, Bristol Beacon https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/kevin-figes-sextet-you-are-here/
Wednesday June 5th, 2024: JOW + Tina Hitchens, The Orchard Coffee & Co., Bristol – tickets available soon
Wednesday June 19th, 2024: JOW, ‘Counter-Chamber’, Folklore Hoxton, London, tickets available soon
Sunday July 7th, 2024, 2-4pm: Orfic, Spirited, North Street, Bristol – free entry
Sunday July 14th, 2024: 6161, Swanage Jazz Festival https://swanagejazzfestival.co.uk/
Saturday August 31st, 2024: Get The Blessing, Smugglers Festival, Kent https://smugglersfestival.com/
Thursday October 3rd, 2024: Three Cane Whale, St George’s Bristol, tickets available soon
spring 2024
this spring sees the release of this is the kit‘s “live at the minack theatre” (as album and film), featuring pete on flugelhorn. he’ll also be back at st george’s bristol in late april to record the much-anticipated new three cane whale album (the band’s sixth release, and its first since 2019)
may 2022
pete plays trumpet in Benji Bower’s extraordinary “symphonic love-letter to the earth” TERRA CODA, premiering with three sold-out performances at the new The Mount Without in Bristol
april 2022
debut album by the invisible apples (“the golden threads and mystic lights of duka”) is released on cd https://theinvisibleapples.bandcamp.com/album/the-golden-threads-and-mystic-lights-of-duka
march 2022
JOW records new ep in st ambrose church, with special guest alex garden
february 2022
“piano + film” at st george’s bristol, in a double-bill with harriet riley & alex garden’s “sonder ii” album launch. https://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/whats-on/alex-garden-harriet-riley-stevie-toddler/
december 2021
the dings, new electro-acoustic duo with multi-instrumentalist and filmmaker tony orrell, releases its debut album “booster” on bandcamp https://thedings.bandcamp.com/releases
december 2021
aardman animation’s film “robin robin” is released on netflix, with music composed by the bookshop band and featuring pete on trumpet and tenor horn. the soundtrack is oscar and ivor novello award nominated https://www.aardman.com/robin-robin-streaming-now-on-netflix/
november 2021
JOW, new acoustic duo with cellist james gow, releases its eponymous debut album on cd and bandcamp https://jowduo.bandcamp.com/releases
october 2021
“river echoes” (a live sound, music and film event on and under the waters of Bristol, created by kathy hinde) takes place in bristol’s bathhurst basin, with pete playing cornet in a canoe http://kathyhinde.co.uk/river-echoes-2021/
september 2021
“comfort in chaos”, a new suite for jazz septet & poets, composed in collaboration with harriet riley, is recorded at j&j studios, released on CD and bandcamp, and premiered live at the 1532 Performing Arts theatre in bristol. The suite celebrates the work of the charity 1625 Independent People, which works with young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. https://www.1532bristol.co.uk/comfort-in-chaos-a-jazz-suite
summer 2021
the track “frond three” (from ‘piano 2’) is used as the theme music for the bbc radio 4 extra series “new creatives dramas”
july 2021
the band of waites (duo with dejan ilijic) releases “planet”, first single from forthcoming album release
march 2021
silver stairs of ketchikan single ‘old god’s tongue’ (on which pete plays trumpet and flugelhorn), released march 2021
https://www.silverstairsofketchikan.bandcamp.com
february 2021
a new painting of pete appears in debut exhibition by bristol legend big jeff johns
https://bigjeffjohnsart.com/
winter 2020
“piano 2” sheet music: eleven transcriptions released
november 2020
“piano + film”: new collaboration with audio-visual artist kathy hinde, premiered live at st george’s bristol, 28th november 2020
https://kathyhinde.co.uk/
autumn 2020
“a short film about ice”, dir. adam laity, featuring music from “piano”, released autumn 2020 (‘best climate emergency film’ at the ahrc research in film awards 2020, ‘best short film’ at belgrade greenfest 2020)
https://www.adamlaity.com/a-short-film-about-ice/4595083877
october 2020
this is the kit “off off on” (featuring pete on flugelhorn) released on rough trade reaching the top 10 of the uk album charts
serbian band eyot’s album “557799” (pete plays trumpet on the opening track) released on ropeadope
spring 2020
“piano” sheet music: eleven transcriptions released