The Capstone Theatre Brochure - Spring 2014

The Capstone Theatre Liverpool’s International Arts Venue Spring Season January - May 2014

Events Calendar January

24 Friday 7.30pm

25 Saturday 1pm 29 Wednesday 7.30pm

Delicatessen: A Selection of Early English Songs Milapfest presents Ratna Award Showcase Sell a Door presents - Kidnapped

February

4 Tuesday 8pm The Heart of Everton's Badge 6 Thursday 7.30pm Powerplant 7 Friday 7.30pm The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle

Gentlemen 14 Friday 7.30pm V-Day Liverpool presents a Benefit

Production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina

Monologues 17 Monday 7.30pm Voices of Hope/Liverpool Hope

Instrumentalists 21 Friday 7.30pm Guitars and Other Machines 22 Saturday 1pm Milapfest presents - Pravin Godkhindi

LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

27 Thursday 28 Friday

March

7.30pm 7.30pm

Jason Rebello The Impossible Gentlemen

1 Saturday 1.30pm Unfurl 1 Saturday 3.30pm The Weave 1 Saturday 5.30pm Jamil Sheriff Trio 1 Saturday 7.30pm Blue Touch Paper 2 Sunday 12 noon Saxophone Masterclass with Dave

O’Higgins 2 Sunday 1.30pm Stuart McCallum with The Real Strings 2 Sunday 3.30pm ACV 2 Sunday 5.30pm HSQ +2 2 Sunday 7.30pm Get The Blessing 2 Sunday 9.30pm The LIJF After Party

March

7 Friday 7.30pm 10 Monday 7.30pm 11 Tuesday 7.30pm 13 Thursday 7.30pm 14 Friday 7.30pm 19 Wednesday 7.30pm

22 Saturday 7.30pm 23 Sunday 7.30pm

26 Wednesday 7.30pm 28 Friday 7.30pm

29 Saturday 1pm

April

11 Friday 7.30pm

12 Saturday 7.30pm 26 Saturday 1pm

May

2 Friday 7.30pm 12 Tuesday 7.30pm 13 Wednesday 7.30pm 16 Friday 7.30pm

17 Saturday 7.30pm 31 Saturday 1pm

Milapfest presents Swadesh Double Bill: Attempts on Her Life / Dr Faustus Double Bill: Attempts on Her Life / Dr Faustus Altered Skin: Power Games Double Bill: Loka / Paddy Steer Sound and Music presents Sounds of the Engine House Lund Quartet Liverpooljazz and The Capstone Theatre present Martin Taylor Ivo Neame Quintet Double Bill: Shatner’s Bassoon / Space F!ight Milapfest presents Rakesh Chaurasia and Anil Srinivasan Milapfest and The Capstone Theatre present Arun Ghosh Quintet: A South Asian Suite Peatbog Faeries Milapfest presents Sur Johannes Möller: Tales from India Fine Mesh Fine Mesh Sound and Music presents Dark Inventions’ Firewheel Tour Roger Beaujolais Quartet Milapfest presents Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi

Delicatessen: A Selection of Early English Songs

Milapfest presents Ratna Award Showcase

Friday 24th January 2014, 7.30pm £11.50 (£10 concessions) Kate Semmens (soprano) Steven Devine (harpsichord)

Opera magazine

Launched for the first time in 2013, the Nritya Ratna and Sangeet Ratna Awards sought to find the best young artists performing Indian music and dance in the UK through an open competition process. The first winners of the awards were Apoorva Jayaraman, who won the Nritya Ratna Award for dance, and Angira Kotal, winner of the Sangeet Ratna award for music.

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Semmens' Soprano was disarming.

Apoorva Jayaraman (Bharatanatyam) Angira Kotal (Hindustani vocal) In this double bill performance, Angira Kotal performs a classical Hindustani vocal concert, followed by a Bharatanatyam performance by Apoorva Jayaraman.

A beautiful selection of English restoration and baroque song, performed by the radiant clear soprano of Kate Semmens. Famous pieces such as Henry Purcell's If Music be the Food of Love are presented alongside a gem of a cantata by John Stanley, Pleasure Garden songs by William Boyce and Maurice Greene and other repertoire by John Blow, Henry Purcell and William Croft. There will also be pieces for solo harpsichord composed by Henry Purcell, John Blow and Maurice Greene, performed by Steven Devine.

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Saturday 25th January 2014, 1pm Free Admission

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Sell a Door presents Kidnapped Wednesday 29th January 2014, 7.30pm £11.50 (£9.50 concessions)

Tuesday 4th February 2014, 8pm £10

Adapted by Ivan Wilkinson from the book by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Since 1778 the Everton Lock-up has stood proud upon a grassy knoll at the peak of Everton Brow. There is a rich history and many untold stories attached to this small tower and tonight they are about to unfold.

“If life were easy, where would all the adventures be…?”

In January 2014 the Friends of Everton Park present to the media and local people the historical lighting up of their beloved Lockup. Everton manager Roberto Martinez prepares to flick a switch to illuminate the Lock-up when two young Evertonians, Jamie and Robbo barge their way through the crowd and barricade themselves inside it, refusing to come out until the shirt crest is reverted back to be printed with the “Nil Satis Nisi Optimum” motto.

An adventure tale for all the family, Kidnapped tells the story of Davie Balfour as he survives shipwreck and murder to dramatically escape to the Highlands of Scotland.

Set against the fierce social and political backdrop of 1750s Scotland, this gripping, fast paced adventure story, is packed full of physical storytelling and imagination.

Adapted by emerging playwright Ivan Wilkinson, Sell a Door Theatre Company launch their 2014 season with this highly imaginative retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story, perfect for young and old audiences alike.

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Ideal for family audiences aged 6+.

The Scotsman

The Heart of Everton's Badge A New Play by Kenny O'Connell

continue to offer work of this quality, they will be around for a long time.

Once inside the Lock-up, lit only by a solitary candle, Jamie informs his mate Robbo that his real plan is to search for Prince Rupert’s buried gold, which he believes is buried in there. Robbo reluctantly agrees to Joydeep's join him on this crusade. They begin virtuosity on the surshingar is quite remarkable digging and find a secret tunnel, and in doing so release the ghosts - Theof Economic Times Everton’s past…

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Powerplant

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Thursday 6th February 2014, 7.30pm £11.50 (£10 concessions) Joby Burgess (percussion) Matthew Fairclough (sound design) Kathy Hinde (visuals) Programme includes: Conlon Nancarrow - Piece for Tape (for percussion) Matthew Fairclough - The Boom and The Bap Max de Wardener - Im Dorfe Steve Reich - My Name Is Gabriel Prokofiev - Import/Export - suite for global junk Internationally acclaimed percussionist Joby Burgess brings us Powerplant, an inspiring collaboration with sound designer Matthew Fairclough and visual artist Kathy Hinde. In a lavish audio feast the worlds of minimalism and electronica collide as Powerplant present Steve Reich’s recently revitalized My Name Is and the landmark collaboration with composer Gabriel Prokofiev Import/Export - suite for global junk. Music

by Conlon Nancarrow and Max de Wardener is taken from Powerplant’s current album 24 Lies Per Second - heavy on live sampling, with traces of Franz Schubert and Michael Haneke.

- an inspiring collaboration between ‘‘ Powerplant percussionist Joby Burgess, sound designer Matthew Fairclough and visual artist Kathy Hinde - give The Scotsman

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electronic music a multimedia makeover.

The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen

V-Day Liverpool presents A Benefit Production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues

Friday 7th February 2014, 7.30pm £11.50 (£10 concessions)

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Tracing the arrival of the Italian concerto in England in the late 1690s to its position of one of the highest genres of instrumental music by the 1730s, this concert's programme features a dazzling array of virtuoso showpieces and tuneful overtures. It will draw from the ensemble's new CD of Pepusch overtures and concertos, released on the Ramée label. This will include Pepusch's overture for Venus and Adonis as well as several concertos, JH Roman's harpsichord concerto, William Babel’s virtuoso tour de force harpsichord arrangements of Handel arias and other works by Stanley, Prelluer, Charke and Finger. The breadth, variety and virtuosity of this programme reveals why London was one of the main destinations for virtuosos and composers from across Europe.

The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at HERE Arts Center in 1996. Ensler originally starred in the production which was produced

by David Stone, Nina Essman, Dan Markley, The Araca Group, Willa Shalit and the Westside Theatre. In 1998, Ensler and others launched V-Day, a global activist movement to stop violence against women and girls.

Proceeds from this performance benefit Migrant Artists Mutual Aid, a local network of people who come together to produce community cultural events that aim to promote cohesion and intercultural understanding while raising money for migrants in crisis.

‘‘ Eve Ensler wants to save

the world…and don’t even think of getting in her way.

New York Times magazine

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Tassilo Erhardt, Ben Sansom, Elly Harrison (violins) Jim O’Toole (viola) Joe Crouch (cello) Robert Rawson (double bass) Purveyors of exhilarating David Wright (harpsichord) and uplifting music.

Mark Baigent, Belinda Paul (oboes) Sean Raffery, BBC Radio 3 Sally Holman (bassoon)

Friday 14th February 2014, 7.30pm £10 (£8 concessions)

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There is no age limit to see the show, however please be aware that the content is explicit and mature, containing material and language related to women's experiences of sexuality, rape, child abuse, physical violence, birth, and war.

Minors aged 15 and under should be accompanied by an adult.

Established around five years ago, Voices of Hope is a vocal ensemble that performs a range of music from 16th century to present day, mixing established 'classical' repertoire with more popular arrangements. The inaugural musical director was Evgenia Petrenko, and for 2013-14 the ensemble is directed by Stephen Pratt, who has created a number of original arrangements for the group which will be heard in this concert.

The ensemble has given several concerts in the Merseyside area as well as contributing to events within the University, and this year will perform the traditional May Day Madrigal concerts at both of Hope's campuses.

Alongside these choral performances, postgraduate students specialising in performance and studying on Liverpool Hope University's MA in Music Since 1900, will also perform short recitals.

This concert will launch an ongoing series of free Lunchtime Student Recitals which will take place at Liverpool Hope's Creative Campus every Wednesday at 12noon from 19th February to 2nd April inclusive.

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Friday 21st February 2014, 7.30pm £10 (£8 concessions) Neil Campbell (classical guitar / electronics) Carlo Bowry (electric guitar / electronics) Gordon Ross (electronics / production) Programme includes: Steve Reich - Acoustic Counterpoint (1987) Philip Glass - Metamorphosis (1988) Gordon Ross/Neil Campbell - Emergence (2013) Alongside solo sets in which the performers use delays and loop machines to build intricate layered compositions, the programme will feature a collaborative composition for classical guitar and electronics, a new arrangement of Philip Glass's beautiful Metamorphosis suite for guitar duet, and an innovative original version of Steve Reich's multiple guitar classic Electric Counterpoint performed on classical guitar using projected visuals.

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Two of my favourite minimalist pieces given a fresh perspective.

Deviating from its piano origins with a distinctive blend of fluid fingerpicking and wistful electric swells, Campbell and Bowry's guitar-driven Metamorphosis is a seductively mournful version of a timeless and hypnotic piece. As for Acoustic Counterpoint, it stands comparison with Pat Metheny's defining execution of Reich's thrilling composition and that's a significant achievement in itself.

Tim Bowness (No-Man/Burning Shed)

‘‘ Neil Campbell is an outstanding guitarist whose originality of thought makes him far more than just another gifted purveyor of finger acrobatics.

Paul Fowles, Classical Guitar magazine

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Monday 17th February 2014, 7.30pm Free Admission

Guitars and Other Machines

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Launch of the Liverpool Hope University Student Recital Series: Voices of Hope/Liverpool Hope Instrumentalists

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Milapfest presents Pravin Godkhindi Saturday 22nd February 2014, 1pm Free Admission Pravin Godkhindi (bansuri (bamboo flute)) Kousic Sen (tabla) Through sheer passion, dedication and creativity, bansuri (bamboo flute) flautist Pravin Godkhindi has taken the musical world by storm, winning numerous awards and high acclaim around the world. Pravin’s talent lies in his incredible control over rhythm, and in his creative musical style.

By fusing influences from western, jazz and Carnatic (south Indian classical) music, he has developed a sound that is captivating and soulful.

In this concert, Pravin

will perform a classical

Hindustani concert

accompanied by world

renowned tabla artist, Kousic Sen.

Liverpool International Jazz Festival The second Liverpool International Jazz Festival takes place between Thursday 27th February and Sunday 2nd March 2014 at The Capstone Theatre. Some of the biggest names in jazz will perform, bringing their unique and innovative instrumental sounds to jazz fans from the city and beyond.

Please see The Capstone Theatre website for details of additional workshops and other events taking place as part of the Festival.

Tickets for events can be purchased in advance via TicketQuarter or on the door as indicated. A special Festival Pass is also available priced at ÂŁ70. Full details of how to purchase this online are available on The Capstone Theatre website.

The following concerts indicated with an asterisk (*) are joint promotions between The Capstone Theatre and Jazz North.

Jason Rebello

The Impossible Gentlemen

Thursday 27th February 2014, 7.30pm £17.50

Friday 28th February 2014, 7.30pm £17.50

Jason Rebello (piano / keys) Troy Miller (drums) Xantone Blacq (vocals / keys) Karl Rasheed-Abel (bass)

Gwilym Simcock (piano) Mike Walker (guitar) Steve Rodby (bass) Adam Nussbaum (drums)

Celebrated British jazz pianist Jason Rebello was labelled a veteran by critics at 19 and over the next decade won most of the major jazz music awards. Classically trained but inspired by Herbie Hancock, he came to the attention of one of the founders of jazz fusion, Weather Report’s saxophonist Wayne Shorter who, impressed by his musical fluency and style, produced his 1990 No 1 debut album A Clearer View. This was followed by the release of two further albums Keeping Time (1993) and Make It Real (1994), his best selling album to date.

The Anglo-American jazz ‘supergroup’, The Impossible Gentleman features internationally acclaimed British piano sensation Gwilym Simcock, Salford guitarist and UK treasure Mike Walker and American bass and drums superstars Steve Rodby (Pat Metheny Group) and Adam Nussbaum. The result is nothing less than remarkable with four unique talents, all superb players in their own right, coming together to create something new and powerful. Their acclaimed new album Internationally Recognised Aliens has been described as “a triumph”, “sophisticated”, “awesome”, “quite brilliant” and “destined for year-end "best of" lists”.

‘‘ Crazy name, crazy group, but crazy like foxes.

The Evening Standard

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Rebello has continued to work with some of music’s top performers including Jeff Beck, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Pee Wee Ellis, Joss Stone, Madeline Peyroux, Manu Katche and Charlene Soraia.

LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

Robello recorded with Sting on his Grammy Award winning album Brand New Day (1999) and Sacred Love (2003) touring the world as part of Sting’s band for six years.

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Unfurl

The Weave*

Saturday 1st March 2014, 1.30pm £12.50

Saturday 1st March 2014, 3.30pm Admission free to Festival Pass holders / £5 (door) The Cornerstone Theatre

Olivia Moore (violin) Adam Warne (percussion) John Ball (percussion) Jim Faulkner (guitar) Gavin Barras (bass) Unfurl’s music expands across continents, combining Indian ragas, flamenco and Arabic music with improvisation to create an original sound ranging from the dramatic to the sublime.

Unfurl will deliver a workshop at 12 noon.

Full details can be found on The Capstone Theatre website.

Martin Smith (trumpet / flugelhorn) Tony Peers (trumpet / flugelhorn) Anthony Ormesher (guitar) Rob Stringer (piano) Hugo “Harry” Harrison (double bass) Tilo Pirnbaum (drums) The Weave is a collection of some of Liverpool’s best established jazz musicians, bringing together an extremely wide range of influences and musical experience to create a repertoire of warm, melodic and joyous homespun originals.

Since forming in August 2012 when they recorded their debut album, The Weave has toured extensively in England, including playing to packed houses at the Manchester, Congleton and Teignmouth International Jazz Festivals. Their album has received widespread critical acclaim nationally and has won radio support from the likes of Mark Radcliffe, Jamie Cullum and Giles Peterson.

‘‘ Splendidly energetic and accessible.

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Charles Waring (Record Collector magazine)

Blue Touch Paper

Saturday 1st March 2014, 5.30pm Admission free to Festival Pass holders / £5 (door) The Cornerstone Theatre

Saturday 1st March 2014, 7.30pm £15

Featuring Dave Walsh (drums) and Peter Turner (double bass), this will be a real treat for anyone who loves the jazz piano trio. The group has a very original sound and their playful approach and joyous interplay is the perfect backdrop for a set of original, contemporary repertoire.

Jamil Sheriff is one of the most respected jazz musicians in the North, a sophisticated and accomplished pianist.

Their new album Drawing Breath sees them exploring and developing an even bigger and visionary soundscape.

Colin Towns (keyboard) Mark Lockheart (saxophone) Chris Montague (guitars) Edward Maclean (bass) Stephen Maas (percussion) Benny Greb (drums)

Rarely does a piece of music demolish the well-known conceptions of sound and structure.

Jazz Thing magazine

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Jamil Sheriff (piano) Dave Walsh (drums) Pete Turner (bass)

Colin Towns’ Anglo-German six piece released their debut album Stand Well Back in 2012, turning heads and prompting ecstatic reviews.

Their powerful and searching all-star line-up features Colin Towns (Mask Orchestra), Mark Lockheart (Polar Bears, Loose Tubes), Chris Montague (Troyka, Kit Downes), Benny Greb (Stoppok, Ron Spielman), Stephen Maas (Kruder and Dorfmeister, Randy Brecker) and Edward Maclean (Peter Fox, Nils Wülker).

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Jamil Sheriff Trio*

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Saxophone Masterclass with Dave O’Higgins Sunday 2nd March 2014, 12 noon Free Admission The Cornerstone Theatre UK saxophone star Dave O'Higgins will be teaching a free saxophone masterclass in association with D'Addario Woodwinds and Liverpool saxophone store CURLY WOODWIND. The hour long masterclass will focus primarily on improvising with pentatonic scales and will feature Dave demonstrating some easy and difficult techniques, practice patterns and time manipulation. This will be a great opportunity for local saxophone students and players to gain some essential ideas from one of the best players in the country.

Dave O’Higgins is a popular and well-known figure on the international jazz scene, having recorded 13 albums as leader with various line-ups. He has worked with Cleo Laine, Ray Charles, Martin Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Smith, Joe Locke,Jamie Cullum, Stan Tracey to name but a few.

Full details can be found on the The Capstone website.

Stuart McCallum with The Real Strings* Sunday 2nd March 2014, 1.30pm £12.50 Stuart McCallum (guitar) Peter Turner (bass) Dave Walsh (drums) + The Real Strings Described as Pat Metheny meets Madchester, McCallum’s music is firmly grounded in his geographical roots of North West England. Think grey skies and rain-soaked, redbrick terraces as seen through the steam of a cosy cup of hot, sweet tea with a kind of whimsical melancholy. The trio’s sound combines McCallum’s nimble acoustic and electric guitar playing, Walsh’s textural but energetic drumming and Turner’s rock-steady bass

with lush orchestral samples. Layered and looped sounds fuse with a real-time emotional engagement and vigour, offering audiences music which is at times spacious and intimate, at others wildly energetic.

An extension of the guitar trio to enrich the sonic canvas, McCallum initially collaborated with Real Strings on The Seventh Tree, a piece commissioned by the British Council for the Musicity project in Tokyo. With the addition of live strings, the lush, rich orchestral textures in the writing are highlighted, making the music simmer with tension, sharpening the dynamics and heightening the audience experience.

HSQ+2*

Sunday 2nd March 2014, 3.30pm Admission free to Festival Pass holders / ÂŁ5 (door) The Cornerstone Theatre

Sunday 2nd March 2014, 5.30pm Admission free to Festival Pass holders / ÂŁ5 (door) The Cornerstone Theatre

Andy Champion (double bass) Graeme Wilson (tenor / baritone saxes) Paul Edis (keyboards) Mark Williams (guitar) Adrian Tilbrook (drums)

Jim Collins (alto / baritone sax / flute) Will Lenton (tenor / bass sax) Helen Pillinger (alto / tenor sax) Helena Summerfield (baritone / soprano sax) Rachael Gladwin (harp) Phil Bennett (percussion) Benny Greb (drums)

Formed in the North East of England by bassist and composer Andy Champion in 2009, the quintet ACV takes contemporary jazz as a starting point from which to branch out into more arcane territory. The result is a distinctive band sound and identity, where tight arrangements are peppered with insistent, rhythmic unison passages and ferocity, but also with more introspective moments, always melodic and direct.

HSQ performs classic and contemporary jazz music. They compose and arrange especially for their line-up, which can include unusual combinations of saxes and other woodwind.

Comprising four strong and experienced sax players, each with a distinctive voice and style, they have worked together for five years, playing classic and contemporary jazz arrangements and composing new music specifically for the group. Working in collaboration with the core quartet, the addition of Phil Bennett (percussion) and Rachael Gladwin (harp) enables HSQ to create even stranger and more wonderful music.

HSQ+2 is a group free from the usual agendas, swinging hard but not embarrassed by its rich European musical traditions.

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ACV*

Get The Blessing

LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

Sunday 2nd March 2014, 7.30pm £15 Jake McMurchie (horns / electronics) Pete Judge (trumpet) Jim Barr (bass) Clive Deamer (drums) Rarely has a band taken the jazz scene by the scruff of the neck and given it such a good shaking as Get The Blessing (GTB).

Winners of the BBC Jazz Award 2008 for their debut album All Is Yes, GTB are one of the UK’s most exciting live bands.

Formed in 2000 when bassist Jim Barr and drummer Clive Deamer from Portishead joined forces with the twin horns and electronics of saxophonist Jake McMurchie and trumpeter Pete Judge, GTB have forged a unique signature sound that defies easy classification, yet never loses sight of thumping tunes, monstrously infectious beats, or joyous collective spontaneity.

Their 2012 album OC:DC, was released ahead of a tour which took them through 12 European countries and a 15,000 mile, ten date North American trip. With influences ranging from Ornette Coleman and Tortoise, to Blondie and Samuel Beckett, GTB consistently confound expectation.

Prepare to be teased, beguiled, soothed, spooked, jolted, and ultimately uplifted.

This outfit will surely recharge the jazz world.

BBC Music

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The LIJF After Party Sunday 2nd March 2014, 9.30pm Free Admission Venue: Pacific Lounge, The Liner Hotel, Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool L3 5QB The after party for the second Liverpool International Jazz Festival will take place in the Pacific Lounge of The Liner Hotel very shortly after LIJF's final concert (Get The Blessing) in The Capstone Theatre.

This event will feature a set by acclaimed jazz saxophonist Dave O'Higgins, accompanied by the Parrjazz house band. Later in the evening, there will be an open session with the house band where musicians can bring their instruments/ voices and perform.

The Liner Hotel is just ten minutes walk towards the city centre from The Capstone Theatre, and is situated directly adjacent to Liverpool Lime Street station.

Milapfest presents Swadesh Friday 7th March 2014, 7.30pm £10 (£8 concessions) Milapfest presents the UK premiere of a brand new International Dance Commission exploring the idea of ‘India’ as motherland. Through dance and music, three artists express their thoughts and feelings about a country with incredible diversity, spirituality and emotion.

India is a land of contrasts, rich diversity and incredible cultural history, with countless personal perspectives of its people and visitors.

What is your idea of India? What do you feel when you think ‘India’ and how can this be represented through your art? In a fascinating evening of discovery through dance, three of India’s most brilliant young artists – Mythili Prakash (Bharatanatyam), Arushi Mudgal (Odissi) and Monisa Nayak (Kathak) share their answers with us through beautiful and thoughtprovoking original choreography.

Mythili, Arushi and Monisa are are all widely recognised as leaders in the next generation of brilliant artistic talent and are each known for their contemporary and dynamic approach to choreography and presentation. The unique combination of these three artists, performing together for the very first time, brings fresh and fascinating perspective on a country rich in tradition, culture and the arts.

Swadesh features a live orchestra of brilliant musicians from India and the UK, performing a soul-stirring score composed and arranged by Pandit Madhup Mudgal, one of India’s most respected and highly admired musicians. The live orchestra is led by Saavani Mudgal on vocals, and coupled with the choreography, the music uniquely represents the spirituality, traditions and cultures of India experienced through the sounds of the sitar, violin, tabla, pakawaj, mridangam and vocal.

Swadesh is funded by Arts Council England and curated by Milapfest.

Double Bill: Attempts on Her Life / Dr Faustus Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th March 2014, 7.30pm Free Admission Liverpool Hope University Drama and Performance Studies students perform a double bill of two short plays: Attempts on her Life by Martin Crimp Crimp's most famous play is shocking and hilarious by turn. Attempts to describe her?

Attempts to destroy her? Is Anne the object of violence? Is she misunderstood? Rubbish or a masterpiece? WARNING: This play contains very strong language and deals with matters of an adult nature.

Dr Faustus by Christopher Marlowe Dr Faustus is a classic tale of ambition, forbidden knowledge and the seductiveness of power. Join us on a journey to discover a world where nothing is quite as it seems, where morality is turned on its head and life is transformed into a twisted, tangled farce. A new world of angels and devils, miracles and madness, and the tragedy of humankind’s desire for more is explored through physical theatre.

Directed by Declan Patrick.

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Altered Skin: Power Games Thursday 13th March 2014, 7.30pm £11.50 (£9.50 concessions) Think you’re in control of your life?

Think again…

Deepak is a wealthy banker whose life is spiraling out of control. His high flying life of gambling and drinking is not all it’s cracked up to be.

Follow Deepak through this reality game show and influence the outcomes of his story by voting LIVE and deciding Deepak’s fate…. right here on the night!

Blending character-driven physical theatre with contemporary and South Asian dance, this stunning new work by Altered Skin explores the forces that shape our destiny. Live voting, physical choreography and unexpected twist and turns – tune into Power Games for tonight’s entertainment!

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excitingchoreographer.

Metro

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Double Bill: Loka / Paddy Steer Friday 14th March 2014, 7.30pm £10 (£8 concessions) Loka

Paddy Steer

Loka is an ever-evolving band, drawing on influences from jazz to classical to BBC Radiophonic to 60’s psychedelia and much more.

Paddy Steer is a Zelig-like character along the timeline of Manchester’s musical activity. It is a testament to his musicality that he has played with such a wide range of music and artists over the years, be it as a bass player, drummer, Hawaiian guitarist etc. or all these roles at the same time.

Evolving from studio experiments between Mark Kyriacou and Karl Webb back in 1999, Loka signed to the Ninja Tune record label a year later and their first track My Life's In These Bottles appeared on the Xen Cuts compilation.

They have produced two divine albums for Ninja Tune, Fire Shepherds (2006) and Passing Place (2011) and are at work on their third.

In rejection of the notion of 'immaculate reproduction', live performances from Paddy's own project err more daringly and admirably on the frontier of chaotic abstraction, expression and focused blunder, as from behind his stacked array of instruments, the anarchically intrepid punk gargles through a vocoder with his xylophone, all a-clatter under disco lights and doilies.

Wednesday 19th March 2014, 7.30pm £10 (£8 concessions) Sounds of the Engine House formed in 2010 as a project dedicated to programming the works of living composers. After curating numerous concerts at a variety of venues (including the Whitworth Art Gallery and the Tête à Tête Opera Festival), the co-directors (Steven Jackson, Ben Gaunt and Eve Harrison) formed the Sounds of the Engine House ensemble with likeminded, highly skilled, musicians in the Manchester area.

After their inaugural concert at the Bridgewater Hall, as part of the A Little Bite Music concert series, Sounds of the Engine House are embarking on a tour of the North in 2013/2014, kindly supported by the Sound and Music Touring Programme. This concert at The Capstone Theatre marks the final date of the tour.

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Saturday 22nd March 2014, 7.30pm £10 (£8 concessions) Simon Adcock (piano / theremin) Jake Wittlin (turntable) Rob Childs (double bass) Sam Muscat (drums) Lund Quartet is an instrumental band from Bristol. Five years in the making, their unique approach to music blends the space of the Scandinavian Jazz scene with the creative opportunities of subtle turntablism. These highly skilled players seek a careful balance between precision and improvisation, combining the power of a jazz piano trio with the solo recordings of specially recorded performances of local musicians, both straight and scratched.

Already making radio waves from Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio 1 to Radio 3’s Late Junction, they are taking their sound to a wider world of jazz, hip hop and electronica. In a dark corner of your soul it might even provoke a feeling of resentment that here is a band that’s just making it look all too easy.

this is jazz, it’s minimal ‘‘ Ifde-cluttered, and atmospheric, with an Enoesque approach to melody.

Clive Bell, The Wire

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Sound and Music presents Sounds of the Engine House

Liverpooljazz and The Capstone Theatre present Martin Taylor

Ivo Neame Quintet

Sunday 23rd March 2014, 7.30pm £11.50 (£10 concessions)

Tori Freestone (sax / flute) Jim Hart (vibes) Ivo Neame (piano) Jasper Hoiby (bass) Dave Hamblett (drums)

Multi-award winning guitarist and composer Martin Taylor has established a unique musical career as an internationally acclaimed musician, and his inimitable style has seen him recognised as the world’s foremost exponent of solo jazz guitar playing.

Although completely self-taught, he has enjoyed a remarkable musical career spanning five decades, and during that time has invented and developed a way of playing the guitar that is admired, and often imitated, by guitarists all over the world. As well as being a true guitar innovator, he is also a master concert performer, dazzling audiences with his solo shows, which combine virtuosity, emotion, humour, with a strong stage presence.

finest British guitarist of his ‘‘ The generation.

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The Times

Wednesday 26th March 2014, 7.30pm £11.50 (£10 concessions)

‘‘ Martin Taylor is one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument.

Pat Metheny

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Ivo Neame has recorded and performed with many great musicians and bands in the UK and abroad, including Hermeto Pascoal, the Cinematic Orchestra, Phronesis and Marius Neset to name a few.

The Ivo Neame Quintet features some of the most unique and creative musicians working in the UK. Their ability to improvise with subtlety and reckless abandon in equal measure results in music that is fresh, uncompromising and brimming with energy.

Double Bill: Shatner’s Bassoon / Space F!ght*

Space F!ght: Tom Adams (UK) (guitar) Jakub Hader (Poland) (visuals) James Mainwaring (UK) (sax) Radoslaw Rudnicki (Poland) (electronics)

Friday 28th March 2014, 7.30pm Admission: £10 (£8 concessions) Shatner’s Bassoon: Michael Bardon (bass / electronics) Ollie Dover (sax / clarinet) Joost Hendrick (drums / electronics) Andrew Lisle (drums) Johnny Richards (keys / electronics) Craig Scott (guitar/ / electronics) Shatner’s Bassoon is a Leeds based six piece band comprised of musicians from jazz, improv and rock backgrounds. They take their influence from bands and artists such as Frank Zappa, Tim Berne, The Bad Plus, John Zorn and Mr Bungle to name a few. Their last UK tour in February 2013 supported the release of their debut album, and took them to venues like the Vortex, Club Integral (London) and The Cluny (Newcastle).

Shatner's Bassoon are knowingly jazzy, sometimes they switch from bold melodic ideas to demonic garglings and cacklings, or what sounds like a monkey eating cornflakes overlaid by cool Fender Rhodes licks...some of the tenor-sax blasting might even make Peter Brötzmann jump.

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John Fordham, The Guardian

Space F!ght is an audio and visual live experience that explores the interaction between 3D projection mapping and improvised music. Drawing upon influences from a wide range of music styles, Space F!ght blends saxophone (James Mainwaring), guitar (Tom Adams) and electronic hardware (Radek Rudnicki) to create a unique and powerful sound, visualised through custom made 3D projections (Jakub Hader). To emphasise the effect of the visualisations, Space F!ght is using a custom made modular scenography for visualisations/3D mapping that reacts in real-time to the improvised music.

Milapfest presents Rakesh Chaurasia and Anil Srinivasan Saturday 29th March 2014, 1pm Free Admission Rakesh Chaurasia (bansuri flute) Anil Srinivasan (piano) Kousic Sen (tabla) The piano, an instrument rarely heard in Indian classical music, is given a Carnatic make-over and heard alongside the haunting and emotive sounds of the bamboo flute in this beautiful and unique concert. Following their debut UK concert at the Indika festival in 2013, two of India’s highly acclaimed and brilliant musicians, pianist Anil Srinivasan and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia present their unique jugalbhandi (duet) of piano and bansuri. They will be joined by world renowned tabla maestro, Kousic Sen.

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Milapfest and The Capstone Theatre present Arun Ghosh Quintet: A South Asian Suite

This special performance features Ghosh's IndoJazz chamber work, A South Asian Suite. Released as an album in Autumn 2013, this mesmeric and enchanting six movement suite is inspired by the music, landscape and people of the Indian Subcontinent, as seen from the viewpoint of a British-Asian from a Northern town.

Pieces from Ghosh's acclaimed albums Northern Namaste and Primal Odyssey, plus euphoric live favourites comprise the second half.

‘‘ …uproarious and irresistible. upfront mix of South Asian melodies and western street-grooves… ‘‘ …an Daily Telegraph

The Guardian

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Friday 11th April 2014, 7.30pm £10 (£8 concessions)

Arun Ghosh returns to Liverpool, bringing his trademark and renowned IndoJazz sound. The British-Asian clarinettist and composer is a leading light on UK and international jazz scenes, captivating audiences and critics with his passionate and dynamic performance style, eloquent musical expression and a healthy dose of rock 'n' roll spirit.

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Peatbog Faeries Saturday 12th April 2014, 7.30pm £15 Peter Morrison (pipes / whistles) Ross Couper (fiddle) Tom Salter (guitar) Innes Hutton (bass / percussion) Graeme Stafford (keyboards) Stuart Haikney (drums) Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the Peatbog Faeries are the figurehead trailblazers of the Celtic dance music renaissance. Drawing upon a dazzling myriad of influences from traditional jigs and reels through jazz, hip hop, reggae and more, they take traditional Scottish music and bring it fresh-faced and breathless into the 21st century.

They have toured the world taking their inventive and unique brand of music and light show to audiences far and wide, never failing to fill the floor and delight the crowd. This is high octane Celtic dance music as you’ve never heard it before.

Milapfest presents Sur Saturday 26th April 2014, 1pm Free Admission Mithilla Sarma (veena) Achuthan Sripathmanathan (violin) Prathap Ramachandra (mridangam) Representing the UK’s finest emerging talent, Sur is Milapfest’s annual showcase of the ‘Generation Next’ of young British Indian musicians.

Tarang members Mithila Sarma and Achuthan Sripathmanathan perform a double bill afternoon of Carnatic music, each accompanied on percussion by renowned mridangam artist, Prathap Ramachandra.

Mithila and Achuthan are both brilliant young musicians who have been performing in orchestras and ensembles since their youth.

As young British musicians, they bring a fresh perspective and distinctive approach to the timeless sound of Carnatic music, providing an interesting contrast to the way it is traditionally performed.

Johannes Möller: Tales from India Friday 2nd May 2014, 7.30pm £11.50 (£10 concessions) Johannes Möller (classical guitar) Gurdain Singh Rayatt (tabla) Johannes Möller was born and raised in Sweden.

From his childhood, he had a passion for the enchanted and soulful. His journey with the Western classical guitar took him to many countries all over the world, of which, he found a deep spiritual connection with India, its culture, yoga and Indian music.

Tales from India is a manifestation of Johannes’s years of following and learning North Indian classical music during his travels and giving it a language on the classical guitar. It is a concoction of Indian ragas melding beautifully with rhythmic cycles.

This musical project is like a window to the many colours, beauty, vibrant, joyful, pensive as well as serene moods that any person of nonIndian origin would look upon and imagine India to be.

Fine Mesh Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th May 2014, 7.30pm Free admission Two evenings of dynamic dance performances from undergraduate students studying the Combined Honours Dance pathway at Liverpool Hope University. Throughout their courses students engage in a range of techniques, choreographic methods and critical frameworks for studying and performing dance.

This two day programme reflects some of their learning practices this term, with diverse performances that incorporate multimedia and cross disciplinary approaches. Monday’s show will consist of third year Choreography presentations performed by first year Dance and Creative and Performing Arts students.

Tuesday’s features a night of student devised choreography and site specific/ video dance works by first and second year Dance and Creative and Performing Arts students.

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Sound and Music presents Dark Inventions’ Firewheel Tour Friday 16th May 2014, 7.30pm £10 (£8 concessions)

Roger Beaujolais Quartet Saturday 17th May 2014, 7.30pm £11.50 (£10 concessions) Roger Beaujolais (vibraphone / composer) Robin Aspland (piano) Simon Thorpe (bass) Winston Clifford (drums)

Dark Inventions is a young chamber ensemble that seeks to highlight the links between traditionally disparate music. The brainchild of composers Christopher Leedham and Martin Scheuregger, the group focuses on combining music of different periods, curating projects that aim to entertain and inspire audiences whilst introducing some hidden gems from past and present repertoire.

Vibraphonist and composer Rojer Beaujolais has played sessions with many massive artists including Fairground Attraction, Duffy, Rumer, Robert Plant, Morrissey, Kirsty MacColl, Roni Size, Paul Weller, Guy Chambers and Alexander O’Neal. He is also a Professor of Music at Trinity College of Music.

For this concert the ensemble present an eclectic evening of folk song and fresh contemporary music. Joined by singer, composer and songwriter Stef Conner, the group performs new arrangements of old songs interwoven with music by British composers.

Dave Gelly, The Observer

His technoque on the vibraphone is masterly, and his mature style so broadly based that he can switch from funk to delicate ballad in an instant.

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Milapfest presents Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi Saturday 31st May 2014, 1pm Free admission Lalgudi GJR Krishnan (violin) Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi (violin) Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi present Samarpanam, a tribute concert to the life and legacy left by their late father and guru, the legendary Lalgudi G Jayaraman.

Krishnan and Vijayalakshmi are torch-bearers of the Lalgudi gharana, a widely respected and admired style of music characterised by its melodic and lyrical expression. In this concert, they celebrate their father's gift to the world of music, and weave a richly melodious journey into the heart of Carnatic music and the famous Lalgudi gharana. They will be joined on stage by two percussionists on mridangam and ghatam.

Venue Information

How to Book Tickets TicketQuarter operates the Box Office for most events at The Capstone Theatre.

Accessibility

The Capstone Theatre is fully accessible to wheelchair users. When booking tickets, please advise TicketQuarter staff of your requirements.

The Theatre has a number of accessible seats with space next to them to accommodate wheelchair users. For each ticket booked for one of these spaces, you will be offered a free ticket for an accompanying carer, if required.

Tickets can be purchased in advance by: 1 Visiting the Box Office

TicketQuarter, Merseytravel Centre, Queen Square, Liverpool L1 1RG

An induction loop system is in operation at The Capstone Theatre.

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If you have any further questions about venue accessibility please contact us on 0151 291 3578.

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Times of Events

Times indicated are performance start times.

Venue doors open 45 minutes before the performance start time.

Venue staff reserve the right to restrict entry into the theatre for performances that have started, to avoid disruption.

Parking

There is limited parking available on site from 45 minutes prior to evening performances. This is available on a first come first served basis and a small fee is normally charged.

Alternatively you may wish to park at Q-Park on Epworth Street, off Erskine Street, Liverpool L6 1LY and take advantage of our Liverpool Hope visitor discount vouchers to reduce your parking fee. These vouchers are available from the Security Lodge as you enter the campus.

For cyclists, there is also a small bike parking area next to the main entrance of the Theatre.

The information in this brochure is provided by the artists and edited by Liverpool Hope University.

Calling 0844 8000 410 Online at www.ticketquarter.co.uk

Please note that when tickets are purchased with debit/credit cards a £2.25 handling fee is applied to each transaction.

Where indicated, concessionary ticket rates are available to people under 18 years old, students and senior citizens. Please be prepared to provide proof of eligibility.

A Box Office will be available at the venue on the evening of events, provided there are tickets still available. The evening Box Office normally opens 30 minutes before the start of an event.

If an event is listed where tickets are available via an alternative Box Office, details of how to purchase tickets for that event will be available at www.thecapstonetheatre.com

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By Car

Finding Us

Directions from the M62: Continue onto Edge Lane (A5047). Turn right onto Low Hill (B5340) and continue to follow Low Hill. Continue onto Erskine Street (A580).

Turn right onto Shaw Street. The Capstone Theatre is almost immediately on the left.

Directions from the M56: At Junction 15 join the M53.

At Junction 2 (M53) exit toward Hoylake/West Kirby. At the roundabout take the fourth exit. Merge onto the M53.

Continue onto the A59 (Kingsway Tunnel). Keep right at the fork and follow signs for City Centre/Manchester/ Widnes/Liverpool Airport/M62/A561 and merge onto Scotland Road (A59). Take a slight left onto Hunter Street.

Continue onto New Islington (A580). Turn left onto Shaw Street. The Capstone Theatre is almost immediately on the left.

By Public Transport Bus: From Liverpool City Centre (Queen Square) the buses travelling to the Creative Campus are the 12, 13, 14, 14a, 14b, 17, 18 and 19 which stop on Brunswick Road (near to Staples). A two minute walk from Staples down Shaw Street will lead to the venue (on the left opposite the Collegiate).

The 21 from Queen Square travels along Shaw Street and can drop you directly in front of the venue.

Rail: The Creative Campus is around ten minutes’ walk from Liverpool’s largest and main railway station, Liverpool Lime Street. The main entrance to Liverpool Lime Street is opposite Queen Square Bus Terminal from where you can travel by bus (see above).

The Capstone Theatre Liverpool Hope University Creative Campus 17 Shaw Street, Liverpool L6 1HP T: 0151 291 3578 E: capstone@hope.ac.uk

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