Si tiene questa sera al Cafe Oto a Londra uno speciale concerto in omaggio a John Russell (1954-2021) a due anni esatti dalla sua scomparsa. Vi prendono parte amici musicisti e colleghi in gran numero - tra questi John Butcher, Phil Durrant, Charlotte Keeffe, Marcio Mattos, Phil Minton, Maggie Nicols, Dave Tucker e Roger Turner - con momenti di tutti insieme e varie combinazioni in piccoli gruppi secondo il metodo praticato dal compianto chitarrista nelle sue principali iniziative collettive, QuaQua e Mopomoso. Apre la serata un'antologia di video prodotta e curata da Helen Petts.
Tonight, we pay homage to one of the UK’s most important free improvising musicians and curators - John Russell. This concert will showcase some of John’s long-term collaborations, including his own QuaQua group and one of the regular projects where he was a sideman - namely ‘Ensemble’, a group formed by Chris Burn. We will also celebrate his most important curating legacy, Mopomoso. Between 8.00-8.30 the audience can watch a 30 minute compilations of live footage featuring John Russell put together by artist/film-maker Helen Petts. After the videos, the structure of the gig will be based on QuaQua festivals where concerts started and ended with a tutti and in between there were several small groups.