Conscia Jazz is bringing Kit Downes & Tom Challenger to MK Gallery on Saturday (June 17).
Their first album was recorded in three days in the summer of 2012, and is a selection of some of the music developed in residency.
What emerged was an innovative yet melodic collection of improvised pieces that house sharply contrasting dynamics, microtonal nuances, and improvisational rapport that constantly engages and surprises.
For a year long period from the tail end of 2014 they were part of Aldeburgh Music's 'Open Space' residency programme - a project that saw them travel to different local churches in Suffolk, investigating the differing acoustics and different organs (often in various states of disrepair) that they found, all documented in an album recording, their second album as a duo - Vyamanikal.
The project finished with a concert in Aldeburgh Music Festival in 2016, as well as Manchester Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival and Marsden Festival.
They are currently working together with ECM, the University of Kent and Stavanger Concert Hall on various collaborations through 2017.
Tickets for the MK Gallery event are available at conscia.org for £7.50, or purchase at the venue on the night for £8.50. Doors open at 8pm.
