As December chilled, trombone poetry flew south, although only getting as far as Bromley South, joining forces with Mick Collins’ Modern Jazz Orchestra at the monthly residency. New works included Leave It, a foundling poem extracted from a Caribbean paper, The Sunday Sun.
Another expedition was undertaken to Mycenae House in deepest Greenwich, to lob poems and several original tunes into the flow of jazz standards at the regular Monday night jam, starring Phil Mead on piano and Dave Silk in a threadbare Santa outfit with a double bass made out of chocolate fingers. Humbug.
Tuesday 17 January 20:00
trombone poetry + Terry Edwards’ Near Jazz Experience + James Smith (DJ Set) + pizza
133 Whitechapel Road
London E1 1DT
free admission
020 7247 4926
Saturday 21 January 20:00
trombone poetry + Roshi Nasehi + Ezat Luba Yomtovian + Josephine Dyer + Somaye + DJ Enri
The Union Chapel (Upper Hall)
Compton Terrace
London N1 2UN
admission: £6
020 7226 1686
Proceeds go to Thinking Development, a partnership of Haitian community groups and a London-based volunteer design team. They are designing a multi-functional and sustainable primary school complex for over 1,200 Haitian girls. The group is also documenting the process in short films so that Haitians can have their voices heard and people everywhere can follow and learn from their work. The design and documentation process is entirely volunteer-run, meaning that all funds go directly into minimal project expenses and the building fund.
Wednesday 25 January 19:00
trombone poetry + poetry open mic
100 Clements Road
London SE16 4DG
free admission
Thursday 26 January 20:00
trombone poetry + The Overground Collective
6-8 Manor Road
Stoke Newington
London
N16 5SA
SUNDAY EXTRAS
Sunday 29 January 14:00
The Vintage Tea Dance Orchestra + Sunday roast
SUNDAY LUNCH TONGUE
The Ivy House
40 Stuart Road
London SE15
free admission
Sunday 29 January 19:00
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Road
London E1 6LA
free admission
Tuesday 31 January 20:00
APE (Grassy Noel, voice, poetry; Paul Shearsmith, pocket trumpet & trombone, fire extinguishers; Mike Walter, saxophones, synth, percussion; Graham MacKeachan, double bass, objects)
+ ruM (Mike Walter, Paul Taylor)
+ trombone poetry:
+ open mic
The Green Dragon
58-60 High Street
Croydon
CR0 1NA