Bird Talk: Fergus Quill / Sam Eastmond
Bird Talk: Fergus Quill / Sam Eastmond at The Vortex Jazz Club, London
About the show
‘Bird Talk’ is a new album celebrating the eternal beauty of the language of Charlie Parker by producing new compositions based on the dadaist cut up technique used by William S. Burroughs.
Featuring Reece Soko-Fogg, Sam Eastmond, Nika Ticciati, Fergus Quill and Teruki Chan, The idea of this project came from Fergus exploring ways you could present the work of Charlie Parker in ways that felt innovative and defiant of attempts to make his work into a museum piece but also in a way that showed the inherent beauty of the language he left for generations of improvisers.
Fergus decided to cut up his copy of ‘The Charlie Parker Omnibook’ and reassemble it to produce new music without changing a note of the music of Charlie Parker. Sam Eastmond and Reece Soko-Fogg also contributed compositions using this technique. The album was recorded in one day in one room with one mic per person (including drums) and no amplification in an attempt to get closer to the environment Bird was in when he produced his masterpieces.
Featuring - Fergus Quill
Fergus Quill is a composer, musician and bandleader based in Leeds, UK His projects include Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band, Fergus Quill’s Electric Noise Ensemble and the Fergus Quill Trio. With influences ranging from Sidney Bechet to Boredoms he aims to build on the cannon of 20th, 21st and 22nd century improvised music to find a way forward.
Sam Eastmond
Sam Eastmond is an improvising trumpeter and composer from London, known for his expansive large ensemble projects which span vast and eclectic swathes of stylistic inspiration.