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SUMMARY:Jazz: Matt Stockham-Brown Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Matt Stockham Brown is a drummer/composer born and living in Bristol\, England. His approach is firmly rooted in groove whilst also being open to the exploration of texture\, melody\, freedom\, energy and angles behind the kit. He is well known for his work with Run Logan Run\, Dakhla Brass and most recent project 6161. Matt has put together this new line-up especially for tonight’s performance. \nSaxophonist Jake McMurchie is one of Bristol’s best known musicians having played for many years with Get The Blessing\, who have performed at festivals across Europe. Jake’s other projects have included the ambient electronica of Michelson Morley\, and for the past few years he has held the saxophone chair with the Jazz Defenders\, pianist George Cooper’s supergroup who again have played throughout the UK and have ventured across to European cities and festivals. \nDan Messore is a jazz guitarist\, composer and co-founder of Unearthed Festival. Having spent years living between the UK and Costa Rica\, Dan’s music is shaped by travel\, surf culture and a deep connection to place\, and he has previously performed at the club alongside Jake in Michelson Morley. \nRiaan Vosloo is one of Bristol’s busiest bass players\, who also composes and runs his own projects such as Uphill Game. Riaan has for many years been a member of London based saxophonist Ed Jones’ quartet\, and lectures for the post-grad programme at BIMM music college.
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LOCATION:Chicken Shed
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SUMMARY:Live Music: BEN DE LA COUR
DESCRIPTION:A natural storyteller\, Ben de la Cour’s visceral songwriting grabs you by the heart and doesn’t let go. Weaving evocative stories of desperate characters with his signature “Americanoir” sound\, de la Cour shines a glaring light on the human condition. \n  \nHis latest release\, New Roses\, received “★★★★”  from MOJO and was named Album of the Month. While Ben’s previous album Sweet Anhedonia felt like ”the American heartland witnessed through the window of a car going 80mph” (American Songwriter)\, New Roses feels like being stuffed into the trunk and driven into an imploding star. The record is a singular and personal vision\, with de la Cour playing nearly every instrument and delivering his strongest vocal performance yet. The result is a razor-sharp album full of what he calls “night songs”— haunting\, impactful songs that feel like the witching hour. In a collection of songs filled with juxtaposition and duality\, de la Cour balances doom and optimism\, seeking out kernels of hope in the darkness. \n  \nWhile much has been written of the darkness that permeates de la Cour’s music\, he finds this emphasis exaggerated: “It is an optimistic record\,” he says of New Roses. “You can’t be hopeful if you’re not willing to acknowledge the spectrum of the human condition. You can be overwhelmed by beauty and you can be overwhelmed by the horrors and you can be overwhelmed by both.” De la Cour remains an optimist\, hopeful that his tales can help the lost\, the lonely\, the doomed. New Roses finds this balance and acceptance in the dualities of life\, ringing true for anyone who has ever felt the need for both light and darkness—for anyone who has learned the hard way that one cannot exist without the other. \n  \nRaised in Brooklyn\, de la Cour lived in London\, Cuba and across the United States before making his home in the American south over a decade and a half ago. Drawing on inspiration from writers and musicians alike—Townes Van Zandt\, Jimi Hendrix\, Nick Cave\, Nina Simone\, Leonard Cohen\, James Baldwin and Carson McCullers among them—de la Cour’s gothic folk songs are as heartbreaking as they are beautiful. \nDe la Cour’s solo tour of Ireland and UK in 2024 was met with high praise\, and included sold out performances in Kilkenny and London. He will be returning to Ireland and UK in January/February 2026 as direct support for Lucinda Williams\, who personally invited Ben to join the tour. This will be followed in Spring by a headlining tour of the UK in April 2026\, which is certain to be Ben de la Cour’s grandest UK headline tour yet. \n  \n“A friend took me to see Ben de la Cour at a little hole-in-the-wall in Nashville. It didn’t take long to realize I was in the presence of greatness. He has much to say\, and knows how to say it as only a true poet can. You owe it to yourself to check him out. He is important. You need this bright young talent now more than ever. We all need Ben de la Cour.”  – Lucinda Williams \n\n\nNew Roses by Ben de la Cour
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/live-music-ben-de-la-cour/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
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