Guildhall Improvisers' Workshop
- 7pm
About this event:
- Category:
- Jazz
- Event type:
- Free | In-person
- Admission:
- Free No tickets required
- Location:
- Silk Street Music Hall
Event information
Guildhall Improvisers' Workshop, directed by saxophonist and composer Trish Clowes, present a programme of Geri Allen compositions and newly devised music inspired by her distinctive versatility, exploratory musicality and educational legacy.
The Improvisers’ Workshop is a Guildhall School group focusing on creative jazz improvisation, approaching the jazz ensemble as a malleable vehicle for contemporary composition.
This performance will feature tap dancer Annette Walker. Walker's invitation to feature in this concert is inspired by Geri Allen's composition 'The Dancer', and a live performance with Allen’s trio and tap dancer Maurice Chestnut in 2009 (Geri Allen & Timeline Live).
Annette Walker MA BSc (Hons) DipHE is one of the leading exponents of a generation of tap dancers taking the stage with grace, style, and above all, rhythm. She is a dynamic and multi-skilled performer and has appeared in a variety of shows, from theatre, circus and dance, to the concert stage, television and film. In 2019, Walker appeared at the BBC Proms, featuring as a tap soloist in a concert of Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music at the Royal Albert Hall.
Venue information
Silk Street Theatre, Music Hall and Lecture Recital Room are located in the main Guildhall School building on Silk Street and for Barbican produced events the venue can also be accessed from the Barbican if you exit via the doors next to Barbican Kitchen on Level G.
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Silk Street
Barbican
EC2Y 8DT
