Releases

Procession by Simon Rose

“Procession” by Simon Rose

  1. Ground Effect (Play Excerpt) 19'44"
    Recorded at Jackson Lane Center, London.
  2. Still 19'20"
    Recorded at Bonnington Center, London.
  3. Wind Conditions 18'00"
    Recorded at Oklahoma Café / Gallery, Manchester.
The Society of the Spectacle by Badland

“The Society of the Spectacle” by Badland

  1. Kittiwake 04'58"
  2. Elka 03'41"
  3. Society of the Spectacle (Part 2) 10'31"
  4. Nissa (Play Full Track) 12'43"
  5. Society of the Spectacle (Part 1) 06'25"
  6. Mia 11'00"
  7. Snipe 07'45"
  8. Reeds in the Western World 08'56"
Axis of Cavity by Badland

“Axis of Cavity” by Badland

  1. Axis Of Cavity 05'55"
  2. Arm Of The Sea 06'34"
  3. Groove For Deep Breath 05'57"
  4. Surface For Talice 12'06"
  5. The Temporal Bones 05'00"
  6. Bridie 04'06"
  7. The Scapula Angles 06'26"
  8. Spinous Process 03'42"
  9. Bow, Stick and Reed 05'01"
Badland by Badland

“Badland” by Badland

  1. Sadness (Ornette Coleman) 05'56"
  2. Hyena's Finger 06'06"
  3. Subsong 05'36"
  4. The Hatching Muscle 07'32"
  5. Come Sunday (Duke Ellington) 07'40"
  6. Blue Tern 10'01"
  7. Scuttle Dance 08'59"
  8. Sadness (Ornette Coleman) 02'46"

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Biography

Simon Rose

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.

Badland

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.

Links

Bruce's Fingers

http://www.brucesfingers.co.uk

European Free Improviation Pages

http://www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/

Emanem

http://www.emanemdisc.com

Bay Area Improvisers Network

http://www.bayimproviser.com

Future Music Records

http://www.fmr-records.com

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Future Live Dates

August 25th - September 7th 2008

@ Guelph University, Ontario, Canada

September 1st 2008

Boat Ting @ London Yacht Club, Victoria Embankment, London, WC2R

with Dave Tucker - guitar

Past Live Dates

June 18th 2008

Flim Flam @ Ryan's Bar, 181 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16

With Paul May drums and Dominic Lash double bass

8.30 pm

June 10th 2008

@ The Others 6 & 8 Manor Road, N16 5SA

with Roland Ramanan Tentet

May 20th 2008

@Cross Kings, 126 York Way, London N1

With Mark Sanders – drums

May 4th 2008

@ HMS President, Victoria Embankment (opposite Oxo Tower)

With London Improvisers Orchestra 8.00pm

April 29th 2008

@ Newcastle University

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

April 6th 2008

@ The Amadeus Centre, 50 Shirland Road, London W9 2JA.

With the London Improvisers Orchestra 


3.30pm – 5.30pm.

March 23rd 2008

@ The Amadeus Centre, 50 Shirland Road, London W9 2JA.

with the London Improvisers Orchestra
3.30pm – 5.30pm

February 28th 2008

@The Ivy House Pub, 40 Stuart Rd, SE15

With Steve Noble: drums

Starts 8.30pm - £5/£3 concessions

February 10th 2008

@ The Amadeus Centre, 50 Shirland Road, London W9 2JA.

with the London Improvisers Orchestra

3.30pm – 5.30pm

February 5th 2008

@ Maggie's Bar, 98-100 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16

With
Adam Bohman: amplified objects
Hugh Metcalf: guitar, drums, voice

Starts 8pm - £5/£3 concessions

January 8th 2008

@ Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London SW11 5TN

Simon Rose / Steve Noble - Drums

8.00 pm

December 17th 2007

@ 100 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16

Simon Rose with Ian McLaughlin Quartet

8:30pm

December 15th 2007

@International Society for Improvised Music.

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

December 7th 2007

@ Curzon Cinema, Soho, London

With London Improvisers Orchestra (accompanying early film)

8:00pm

November 9th 2007

@ Red Rose, 127 Seven Sisters Road, London, N7

Simon Rose - alto saxophone, Dave Tucker - guitar, Javier Carmona - percussion

plus three other groups

7.30 pm

September 26th 2007

Flim Flam @ Ryan's Bar, 181 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16

Simon Rose - alto saxophone with Dave Tucker - guitar

plus

Alan Wilkinson - saxophone, John Bisset - guitar, Mark Sanders - drums

8.30pm

August 18th 2007

@ Forum Box, Ruoholahdenranta 3a, 00180 Helsinki,Finland

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

July 5th 2007

@Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London SW11 5TN

TRIO

Simon Rose - Alto Saxophone
Steve Noble - Drums
T.B.C - double bass

June 21st 2007

@ Red Rose Club. 129 Seven Sisters Road, LONDON, N7 7QG. UK.

Simon Rose - solo alto saxophone

Starts: 8.30pm

June 17th 2007

@ Oaklahoma Café, 74-76 High Street, Manchester

Simon Rose - solo alto saxophone

Starts: 8:30pm

June 16th 2007

@ Liverpool

(venue / group t.b.c.)

June 16th 2007

@Warrington 4th Festival of Experimental & Improvised Music, Pyramid Arts Centre Palmyra Square, Warrington, WA1 1BL

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.

June 15th 2007

@ St Brides Church, 
Catherine Street, 
Liverpool
, Merseyside. 
L8 7NG.

Simon Rose - solo alto saxophone

Starts: 8pm

June 10th 2007

@ Egypt Cottage, City Road, Newcastle

Simon Rose - solo alto saxophone

Starts: 8pm
Entry: £6 / £4
More info

June 6th 2007

@ Red Rose Club, 129 Seven Sisters Road, LONDON, N7 7QG. UK.

Simon Rose – alto saxophone

with

Steve Noble - drums

Starts: 8:30pm

Live Dates item

March 21st 2007

@ Jazz House, 1510 8th Street, Oakland, California, USA.

Simon Rose – alto saxophone

with

Damon Smith – double bass
Scott Looney – drums
Frank Gratkowski – reeds

March 20th 2007

@ 21 Grand, 416 25th St. (at Broadway), Oakland, California, USA.

Simon Rose – alto saxophone

with

Henry Kaiser – guitar
Gino Robair – drums, percussion
Oluyemi Thomas – bass clarinet, reeds
Damon Smith – double bass

February 28th 2007

@ Mama Buzz, 2318 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, California, USA.

Simon Rose – alto saxophone

with

Charity Chan – accordian
Ava Mendoza – guitar
Kanoko Nishi – koto

February 25th 2007

@ 21 Grand, 416 25th St. (at Broadway) Oakland, California, USA

Simon Rose – alto saxophone

with

Marco Eneidi’s Orchestra

February 22nd 2007

@ Luggage Store, 1007 Market Street, 6th Street, San Francisco, California, USA.

Simon Rose – alto saxophone

with

Damon Smith – double bass
Donald Robinson – drums

February 2nd 2007

@ Jazz House / Performance Space 1510 8th St., Oakland, California, USA.

Simon Rose – alto saxophone

with

Damon Smith – double bass
Kjell Nordeson – drums, percussion