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Manchester Jazz Festival - Thomas De Pourquery: Supersonic Play Sun Ra at RNCM, Theatre

Courtesy of RNCM | Posted on March 23, 2016

Where

RNCM, Theatre
124 Oxford Road
Manchester
Map
0161 907 5200

When

Sat, July 23, 2016
20:00

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Musicians

Thomas de Pourquery
saxophone, alto
Laurent Bardainne
saxophone, tenor
Frederick Galiay
bass, electric

About

The extraordinary French musicians assembled here to play the music of Sun Ra come from as many diverse backgrounds and styles as were epitomised by Sun Ra – the maverick experimental composer-pianist, cosmic philosopher and pioneer of Afro-futurism.

Although these musicians evolved through contemporary music, rock and electro, they are above all great jazz players, with a love of trance, melody and improvisation – the essence of the music played by this band. Supersonic brings together songs that have a universal dimension that speaks to everyone. Far from tribute or imitation, the band’s music tells their own story through this fabulously idiosyncratic material: the story of six Supersonic musicians, led by this most enigmatic of creative artists from today’s French music scene....

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