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| Steve Williamson Trio |
String Ting
Date: 11th May 2018
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer, Southbank, London, UK
The enigmatic and magnetic
saxophonist/composer, Steve Williamson explores the sonic elements
that link contemporary classical and progressive jazz composition
with his trio and members of Tomorrow’s Warriors StringTing. (Part
of Ligeti In Wonderland.)
Steve Williamson (born 28 June 1964) is
an English saxophonist and composer.(tenor saxophone, soprano
saxophone, alto saxophone, keyboard and composition). He has been
called "one of the most distinctive saxophone voices in
contemporary British jazz". Born in west
London to Jamaican parents, Steve Williamson began playing saxophone
at the age of 16 and started his career playing in reggae bands,
including Misty in Roots. In 1984 and 1985 he studied at London's Guildhall School of Music,
where he was tutored by Lionel Grigson. Williamson was a member of
the noted collective of British-born black jazz musicians who came
together as the Jazz Warriors in the mid-1980s. At the Nelson Mandela 70th birthday
open-air festival in 1988 Williamson played alongside Courtney Pine
in Wembley Stadium and afterwards was a constant presence at Ronnie
Scott's Jazz Club. He was member of Louis Moholo's Viva La Black
(1988) and of Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath (1990). During
the 1990s he led his own band and appeared in projects of Iain
Ballamy, Maceo Parker, Bheki Mseleku, US3, and Graham Haynes. In 1990 Williamson released his first
album A Waltz for Grace with Verve, featuring vocalist Abbey Lincoln.
In 1992 he released his second album, Rhyme Time, followed by Journey
to Truth in 1994, featuring Cassandra Wilson.
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| StringTing |
Tomorrow’s Warriors StringTing is the
latest addition to the Tomorrow’s Warriors family of flagship
ensembles and is focused around some of our best young string players
drawn from our JazzStrings development programme. Members of Tomorrow’s Warriors
StringTing meet on a regular basis with their mentor – jazz
double bassist and Tomorrow’s Warriors artistic director, Gary
Crosby OBE – to work on a wide range of jazz repertoire for
performance in a variety of settings, from public concerts and
showcases to private functions. In addition to
performances as a distinct ensemble, members also have
opportunities to work with our associated professional
ensembles, such as Nu Civilisation Orchestra and Jazz Jamaica
All Stars.
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