Mark Pringle & Tom Syson will play live at MK Gallery on Saturday (Feb 4) for the launch of the Conscia Jazz's new bi-monthly residency at the venue.
The new promotion will highlight a variety of different sub-genres in jazz, with a focus on creativity and originality.
Award-winning pianist Mark Pringle and unique young trumpeter Tom Syson explore the art of the duo.
Embracing influences from the golden early years of jazz and the contemporary avantgarde, the pair weave rich melodic tapestries, evoking times past and present, all projected through the prism of their own experiences to create music tinged with nostalgia, yet driven by radicalism.
Beginning in 2014 as an investigation of Chet Baker's music, the duo use composed material as a starting point for developing music through improvisation. Quickly moving away from this early influence, they nevertheless retain a focus on purity of expression and song-like melody.
Each performance is not only slightly different, but significantly so. Sparks fly across the listening room through lively interplay, revealing unexpected moments of playfulness, dark intensity and beauty.
The show will begin at 8.30pm, doors from 8pm.
Ticket are £7.50 in advance here or £8.50 on the door.
