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John is going to perform both Tiny Colour Movies and The Quiet Man at the College of Music in Leeds in October.

Date : Thursday the 29th of October, 2009 - from 7:30pm
Address : The Venue, Leeds College of Music, 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PD
Box Office : 0113 222 3434
Tickets : £10.00, £8.00 Concessions

Rob

Hi Rob

Thanks for the news. Wish I was still at Leeds. I was there 1998/1999. Toured around, went to festivals, record fairs etc. It's amazing how Leeds is up and coming and becoming up North as important as Manchester culturally.

Did you receive my email? Please let me know as otherwise I will make other arrangements.

Chris

Cheers for this news & the new newsletter Rob.

I'll finally get to hear Shifting City this year then.

Brian

Me too

I'm very fortunate in that, as I work in Leeds, it seems I get an annual opportunity to see one of John's live performances.

However, I'm not familiar with this venue and multimap suggests it's some way out of the centre from the train station so I may have to leave early fior the last train home. I'm being really picky here, but wouldn't the Town Hall venue used for the last TCM performance have been a lot better both in terms of accesibility and acoustics?

Me three

Advert: http://www.leedsjazz.org.uk/?p=1460

Hope anyone going to this will post their thoughts here afterwards

Leeds Jazz?! JAZZ?! John and jazz are yet to cross, and have successfully avoided each other thus far...!!

It depends on what your own personal definition of 'Jazz' is - there's many variations in the genre, from traditional to urban to acid to...well, you get the idea. Given how John seems to be able to dip in and out of most styles of music quite easily without compromising his own brand and integrity, why do you think him working on material in any of these strands would (should that be 'could') not work?

Actually, "Forgotten Years", though really a blues track, is probably the closest his music has gotten into conventional jazz. I could actually imagine a smokey, croaky, crooning vocal from John in a chilled-out jazz scenario. May be interesting but I'd still be yearning for synths!

It's all PR isn't it.

There's obviously a recognition that members of Leeds Jazz might be interested in this presentation.

Unless all the jazz geeks are planing to come out in an anti-synth protest!

'The Jazz Geeks'. The last I heard of them they'd disbanded, but if they do get together, maybe there's a chance they'll play down south again at some point in the future. They were a great band, so let's hope so.

I think you're right Martin. Some of the best things about both pieces John is playing in Leeds tonight is that, to me, they have nods towards jazz, and I don't think enthusiasts of that style of music would be dissapointed if they did attend at all. The minimalist style of the 'Quiet Man' piece allows, for me, areas and space within the music for reflection of life passing by, wheareas 'TCM' mis-mash of styles, moods and instrumentation also makes it an interesting variation on his usual works.

And as you say, it's all good PR.

I’m not a trad’ Jazz person, and agree that we shouldn't overlook the electronica/minimalist/jazz crossovers out there,
one of my favourites - Triosk: The Headlight serenade, and Moment returns, have sadly disbanded now, but they have a style I’d be happy to see John investigate with his creative mind.

One of the most endearing qualities for me, in Bowie's mid-90s albums, Black Tie White Noise - The Buddha of Suburbia - 1.Outside, is the fusion between rock, electronica and jazz, most evident on Buddha and Black Tie. I rank these among my very favourite DB albums interestingly enough.

In these albums, that fusion works brilliantly and goes to show that elements of jazz and electronica can make remarkably good bedfellows.

What - no posts about the event yet???

Who was there...

I was there Martin! I'll be back with a bit more over the weekend! Briefly: A showing of The Quiet Man (as seen before in various locations) with John playing a piano to accompany it, Tiny Coloured Movies, - which I've not seen before - with John playing a synthesiser to accompany it, and then John playing piano to accompany Karborn showing off his VJ skills to a new film. It ended with John providing some wonderful answers to the Q&A session at the end. I've got some film of John and Karborn and the Q&A session which (when I've got time!) I will post over the w/e.

Don't know if you're foxxwrock on youtube John but said user has put some videos up .. I've done a playlist, don't know if they're in the right order.

John Foxx at Leeds College on youtube

Hi Mark. Yes, I'm foxxwrok! The 7 min clip (with John asking them to dim the lights at the start of the Q&A) is actually the third one and the 2 min clip is the 4th one, but nevermind, thanks for playlisting them!
PS. Did you also see the rest of my Little Boots vids?

Ok John - playlist duly adjusted, thanks again.

No haven't seen LB vids but will "remedy" the situation forthwith!