The Ex & Brass Unbound with Mats Gustasson, Roy Paci, Ken Vandermark & Wolter Wierbos
with Zun Zun Egui
at Fleece
(Fri 29th Jan 2010 / 8pm / £7 adv)
First Qu show of 2010 is a powerhouse, two acts with in-the-red guests unleashing music with vitality and passion that galvanizes the spirit and frees the soul. Beyond the hip-o-drone.
The Ex are musicians who just can't hold back, they channel a energy that pushes their raw, heavily rhythmic rock sound into places most acts don't even get near. No hype, no way. Zun Zun Egui the band were born in 2005 but have a heavy live history in the making. They are thoroughly buzzed about this tour and this will be there first Bristol show for many a moon... so we plunge early on into 2010 on a series of wild musical notes, as we plan to go on.
Watch the Ex in action here
For this very special tour (we have been hatching it for 2 years now) The Ex unleash a brand new wild and combustible show in collaboration with four of the world's most powerful and performative horn players for some unbelievable horn-time. The Brass Unbound comprise Swedish force of nature Mats Gustafsson (saxophone) from The Thing, Chicago jazz heavyweight Ken Vandermark (saxophone), Italian wild card Roy Paci (trumpet) and boundary busting classical/futurist Wolter Wierbos (trombone). This explosive combination of dynamics, groove, ecstatic noise, free jazz, super tense rock and no bullshit attitude makes it all the more dexterous and dangerous. As players, improvisers and entertainers this expansive group are nothing short of phenomenal.
The Ex are musicians who just can't hold back, they channel a energy that pushes their raw, heavily rhythmic rock sound into places most acts don't even get near. No hype, no way. Zun Zun Egui the band were born in 2005 but have a heavy live history in the making. They are thoroughly buzzed about this tour and this will be there first Bristol show for many a moon... so we plunge early on into 2010 on a series of wild musical notes, as we plan to go on.
Watch the Ex in action here
For this very special tour (we have been hatching it for 2 years now) The Ex unleash a brand new wild and combustible show in collaboration with four of the world's most powerful and performative horn players for some unbelievable horn-time. The Brass Unbound comprise Swedish force of nature Mats Gustafsson (saxophone) from The Thing, Chicago jazz heavyweight Ken Vandermark (saxophone), Italian wild card Roy Paci (trumpet) and boundary busting classical/futurist Wolter Wierbos (trombone). This explosive combination of dynamics, groove, ecstatic noise, free jazz, super tense rock and no bullshit attitude makes it all the more dexterous and dangerous. As players, improvisers and entertainers this expansive group are nothing short of phenomenal.