EVENING TWENTY-SEVEN
26th September 2026, 7PM
Konsztrukting Soundz – evening of improvised and experimental electroacoustic music.
The Fishermen’s Chapel
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2EA
(Google Maps link https://maps.app.goo.gl/Bj5a7yzDbsYByp6cA)
Tickets:
£8 Early Bird from 29th August until 12th September
£13 Regular from 12th September via WeGotTickets https://wegottickets.com/f/26443
or
£16 OTD (cash or card)
Five outstanding improvisers, four sets.
Set 1
ACTION THEORY Trio (Emil Karlsen – drums, Dominic Lash – electric guitar, John Edwards – double bass)
Set 2
Colin Webster – solo saxophone
Set 3
Colin Webster & Emil Karlsen Duo
Set 4
Chris Cundy – solo clarinet / bass clarinet
ARTIST INFORMATION
ARTIST INFORMATION
EMIL KARLSEN
Norwegian improvising drummer currently based in the UK. Described as a “significant addition to the UK free jazz scene” and an “exceptional improv drummer”, he explores the full timbral and sonic possibilities of the drum kit across free improvisation and free jazz. He has worked with Philipp Wachsmann, Matthew Bourne, Phil Durrant, John Butcher, Maggie Nicols and the London Improvisers Orchestra, among others.
REFERENCES
DOMINIC LASH
Freely improvising double bassist and electric guitarist, called an “exceptional creative musician” by the Free Jazz Collective. He also writes and performs composed music and works as an academic researching film. Collaborators include John Butcher, Joe Morris, Evan Parker, Pat Thomas, Nate Wooley, Angharad Davies and Alex Ward; he has performed with the late Tony Conrad, Steve Reid and John Russell. Based in Cambridge, he runs the Soundhunt series and the Spoonhunt label.
REFERENCES
https://dominiclash.blogspot.com/
JOHN EDWARDS
One of the most active and inventive double bassists on the London and European free improvisation scenes since the early 1990s. A true virtuoso whose range of techniques and musical imagination have significantly expanded the possibilities of the instrument. He has performed and recorded with Evan Parker, Peter Brötzmann, Sunny Murray, Lol Coxhill, Joe McPhee, Mark Sanders, Tony Bevan and countless others, averaging 150–200 gigs a year and remaining a mainstay of the London scene.
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[TBA]
COLIN WEBSTER
London-based saxophonist establishing himself on the European avant-garde scene. Known for working across extreme sonic palettes – from minimal to maximal – he constantly pushes the boundaries of the instrument. He collaborates widely in free improvisation and experimental music, runs the Raw Tonk label, and has released numerous solo and group recordings that range from intense free-jazz assaults to deeply focused textural studies.
REFERENCES
https://webstology.wordpress.com/
CHRIS CUNDY
Bass clarinettist, saxophonist and rarified woodwind player, composer, performer and sound installation artist based in the South West of England. Self-taught after discovering Eric Dolphy, he has released four solo albums and developed extended techniques including multiphonics, circular breathing and microtonality. Collaborations range from free improvisation and contemporary composition to pop and songwriting (including Guillemots, Little Annie and Baby Dee); he has also worked extensively in theatre, film and site-specific sound installations.
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Come down for an evening of free improvisation in the Chapel!
