010
FEB/MARCH 2011
News
NEW NEW NORWEGIAN MUSIC AND IMPROV LEGENDS AT GATESHEAD INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
STIAN WESTERHUS
Norwegian guitarists Stian Westerhus and Eivind Aarset are among the acts performing at the seventh Gateshead International Jazz Festival from 25 to 27 March 2011 at the Sage Gateshead. Aarset performs with FOOD, the duo of percussionist Thomas Strønen and British saxophonist Iain Bellamy, while Westerhus, a recent winner of the prestigious Norwegian JazZtipend award, plays a solo set that promises to stretch the boundaries of electric guitar technique. Iain Bellamy will take part in a pre-concert talk about his collaborations with Norwegian jazz musicians, with Alyn Shipton of BBC Radio 3. On the last night of the festival, acclaimed improvisers Evan Parker and Lol Coxhill will perform with the Glasgow Improvisers’ Orchestra, led by Raymond MacDonald, in a new piece dedicated to the late trumpeter Harry Beckett. The concert is the final event of an eclectic festival that also includes workshops, masterclasses, choirs, and projects for children and young people. www.thesagegateshead.org