Jazz breaking news: the Pheasantry returns to life with Finn Peters and ...

Jazz breaking news: the Pheasantry returned to life with Finn Peters and Michael Wollny
A brace of contrasting performances of leading British saxophonist Finn Peters and German piano sensation Michael Wollny prove the wisdom of the Pheasantry returning to London's live music circuit.
Formerly a focal point for the year 1960 bohemian counter-culture, the venue has seen the likes Eric Clapton and Francis Bacon come and go. But this year's London Jazz Festival see the long recovery of the venue's live music program, with two strong solo sets.
Equipped with Personal, flute, percussion and electronic Finn Peters has a command to start. Looped rhythmic patterns against subtly layered distorted blues-based saxophone never be a platform for some of Greg Osby-like free-funk meets post-bop blowing to take control. But race is on the basis of this set as tonal Echos of Peter's saxophone responded to a number of powerful proto-techno beats. He concluded with an interesting piece scored called "Grab It" by the Dutch avant-pop composer Jacob Ter Veldhuis. The score represents a saxophone part in competitive explanations of American youths on death row. This rough-edged vocals, and punchy sax lines synchronized both rhythmically and tonally in a way that gave a voice to those who often go unheard.
This boisterous, confrontational first set by the hypnotic elegance of the second result. From the first note Wollny's musical instincts are clear. His play has walked a tight-rope between McCoy Tyner-esque intonation and harmony, and romance of twentieth-century Russian classical composers like Shostakovich. In this way the set was generally tonal with elements of atonality that any expectations, which had faced and how she would resolve issues. Perhaps at times the music is a bit defensively, and his sentence was continued for a broader sound. Yet the British public deserve to hear more of this formidable talent when London can not top nights at this rich city expected, so keep your eyes peeled for future dates.