Tue 5 Dec 2023
7pm
Silk Street Music Hall, Guildhall School of Music and Drama,
Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DT
Guildhall Improvisers’ Workshop, directed by saxophonist and composer Trish Clowes, present a programme of Geri Allen compositions and newly devised music inspired by her distinctive versatility, exploratory musicality and educational legacy.
The Improvisers’ Workshop is a Guildhall School group focusing on creative jazz improvisation, approaching the jazz ensemble as a malleable vehicle for contemporary composition.
This performance will feature tap dancer Annette Walker. Walker’s invitation to feature in this concert is inspired by Geri Allen’s composition ‘The Dancer’, and a live performance with Allen’s trio and tap dancer Maurice Chestnut in 2009 (Geri Allen & Timeline Live).
Annette Walker MA BSc (Hons) DipHE is one of the leading exponents of a generation of tap dancers taking the stage with grace, style, and above all, rhythm. She is a dynamic and multi-skilled performer and has appeared in a variety of shows, from theatre, circus and dance, to the concert stage, television and film. In 2019, Walker appeared at the BBC Proms, featuring as a tap soloist in a concert of Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music at the Royal Albert Hall.
https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/guildhall-improvisers-workshop-dir-trish-clowes-december (Accessed Dec 2023)
Music includes Geri Allen’s ‘Skin’, ‘The Dancer’, ‘A Celebration of All Life’, ‘Sleepin Pretty’ & ‘Angels’
Workshop student musicians: Dan (guitar), Julian (guitar), Hyo (guitar), Eva (vocals), Angel (vocals), Alicja (harp), Callan (violin), Gustavo (bass clarinet), Louis (electric bass), Natan (drums), Luke (drums), Reuben (percussion)
