Simon is best known in the field of free improvisation as leader of the trio ‘badland’ together with Simon Fell on double bass and Steve Noble on drums. They have toured extensively had three albums released a number of radio sessions including a session for BBC Jazz on 3 (with a fourth CD recording currently in preparation).
During the mid 90’s he established Club Orange with tenor saxophonist John Grieve. .A fortnightly, then weekly club for free jazz and improvised music in north London. It quickly became a venue where just about everyone from the improvised music scene in this country as well as some from Europe and from north America could be seen.
Simon has performed, with for example: Adam Bohman, Matt Hutchinson, Mark Sanders, Oren Marshal, Dave Tucker, Phil Alexander and many others. Current projects include ‘badland’, solo, and recent performances have been trios with Roger Turner and John Edwards and a second with Dominic Lash and Paul May.
Simon has performed solo over the course of the last five years. Influences are broad and as well as European and American ideas relating to free improvisation (from those such as Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Peter Brotzmann, Han Bennink) he is also interested in musical ideas on particularly wind and especially reed instruments as used historically throughout the world and particularly in Asia.
As well as a saxophonist Simon is a very experienced teacher and has taught music and drama in different settings both full and part time. Much of his teaching work has been with young people who have special educational needs. He is currently doing an MA (Professional Practice) concerned with performance and education.
Simon Rose - alto & soprano saxophones
Simon H. Fell - double bass
Steve Noble - drums
Badland were formed in 1994, with Simon Rose, Simon Fell and Mark Sanders on drums. The group's activity centres around free jazz and the reinterpretation of elements of the modern jazz repertoire. Mark left the group in 1998, with Steve Noble taking over the drum chair for the 1999 tour. He's stayed ever since!
Work since 1994 has included a UK Arts Council Tour in 1999, Leicester Jazz Festival and numerous club gigs; in October 2003 the group featured in a studio session for BBC Radio 3's Jazz On 3.
Their first album Badland was released by Bruce's Fingers in 1995, and includes reworkings of pieces by Ornette Coleman and Duke Ellington, along with free improvisations.
Their second album Axis Of Cavity was released by Bruce's Fingers in the Summer of 2002; the group undertook a UK tour in September 2002 to promote the album.
Their third CD - The Society Of The Spectacle - was released by Emanem in September 2005.
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with Dave Tucker - guitar
With Paul May drums and Dominic Lash double bass
8.30 pm
with Roland Ramanan Tentet
With Mark Sanders – drums
With London Improvisers Orchestra 8.00pm
Solo sax and duo with Rhodri Davies - harp
Plus small groups from the Collective Free Improvisation class.
at 7:00pm. The Recital Room, near to the main doors into the Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
With the London Improvisers Orchestra
3.30pm – 5.30pm.
with the London Improvisers Orchestra
3.30pm – 5.30pm
With Steve Noble: drums
Starts 8.30pm - £5/£3 concessions
with the London Improvisers Orchestra
3.30pm – 5.30pm
With
Adam Bohman: amplified objects
Hugh Metcalf: guitar, drums, voice
Starts 8pm - £5/£3 concessions
Simon Rose / Steve Noble - Drums
8.00 pm
Simon Rose with Ian McLaughlin Quartet
8:30pm
Simon Rose presenting paper: ‘Articulating Perspectives on Free Improvisation for Education’
International Society for Improvised Music, Second Annual Conference.
Northwestern University School Of Music,
Evanston,
Illinios,
USA
December 14-16, 2007
With London Improvisers Orchestra (accompanying early film)
8:00pm
Simon Rose - alto saxophone, Dave Tucker - guitar, Javier Carmona - percussion
plus three other groups
7.30 pm
Simon Rose - alto saxophone with Dave Tucker - guitar
plus
Alan Wilkinson - saxophone, John Bisset - guitar, Mark Sanders - drums
8.30pm
Simon Rose - solos alto sax
Simon Rose & Jaakko Tolvi, sax & drums duo
'Taco Bells'
Tero Kemppainen, bass
Sami Pekkola, tenor sax
Jaakko Tolvi, drums
plus
Topias Tiheasalo, guitar
Jari Kaukua, soprano sax & clarinet
Jaakko Tolvi, percussion
7 - 10pm
TRIO
Simon Rose - Alto Saxophone
Steve Noble - Drums
T.B.C - double bass
Simon Rose - solo alto saxophone
Starts: 8.30pm
Simon Rose - solo alto saxophone
Starts: 8:30pm
(venue / group t.b.c.)
The Long Tail with Simon Rose
'Long Tail'
Pascal Nichols, percussion
Phil Morton, accidents & treatments
Simon Rose alto saxophone
Pyramid Arts Centre
Palmyra Square, Warrington, WA1 1BL
Follow Signs to The Cultural Quarter
Telephone: 01925 442345
Doors Open 13:00 - 23:00
Tickets £6.00 for the full day
Bar & restaurant on site.
Simon Rose - solo alto saxophone
Starts: 8pm
Simon Rose - solo alto saxophone
Starts: 8pm
Entry: £6 / £4
More info
Simon Rose – alto saxophone
with
Steve Noble - drums
Starts: 8:30pm
Simon Rose – alto saxophone
with
Damon Smith – double bass
Scott Looney – drums
Frank Gratkowski – reeds
Simon Rose – alto saxophone
with
Henry Kaiser – guitar
Gino Robair – drums, percussion
Oluyemi Thomas – bass clarinet, reeds
Damon Smith – double bass
Simon Rose – alto saxophone
with
Charity Chan – accordian
Ava Mendoza – guitar
Kanoko Nishi – koto
Simon Rose – alto saxophone
with
Marco Eneidi’s Orchestra
Simon Rose – alto saxophone
with
Damon Smith – double bass
Donald Robinson – drums
Simon Rose – alto saxophone
with
Damon Smith – double bass
Kjell Nordeson – drums, percussion