Once the footbawl male voice choir fizzled out downstairs, Freedom Of Expression at The Green Dragon in Croydon kicked off with a bright burst of electronica from Gagarin, in part-tribute to his newly celebrated namesake. The trombone poetry set featured last autumn’s Larkin poem and four tangos. Wayne Myers deftly wound up the proceedings in the guise of Fit and the Conniptions.
The Spoonful of Poison event at The Urban Bar in Whitechapel presented a zoological variety of acts, including resident performers Dangerous T and Jude Cowan, the latter improvising songs from Reuters news bulletins, neatly complementing trombone poetry’s new batch of foundling poems. Sadly, the event became substantially more toxic than usual, due to a flunky’s inability to hold his drink, so we will be in no hurry to contribute again. Down the hatch!
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Friday 8 May 20:30
trombone poetry + Snorkel + FDS + Designa Wave + VJ Flickering Light
THE MONTAGUE ARMS
289 Queens Road
London SE15
admission: £5/£3
(trombone poetry onstage 21:00-21:30, before sprinting to Roberto Pla’s residency at Plaza Park, 200 Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7UT)
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Sunday 8 May 20:00
trombone poetry + Polarbear + Zena Edwards + Sh’maya Poetics + Ciyo Brown + Jumoké Fashola + open mic
JAZZ VERSE JUKEBOX
Upstairs @ Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club
47 Frith Street
London W1D 4HT
admission: £7
http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk
http://www.jumokefashola.com
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Monday 9 May 19:30
trombone poetry + Jack Underwood + JJ von der Heydt + David Studdert
TALKING RHYTHM!
The Prince of Greenwich
72 Royal Hill
London
SE10 8RT
admission: £3
http://www.theprinceofgreenwich.com
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Thursday 19 May doors 19:00
launch party for new venue
Snowboy & the Latin Section + Fowokan
STAND!
Fairfield Halls
Park Lane
Croydon
CR9 1DG
admission: £15
box office 020 8688 9291
http://www.standatfairfield.com
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Monday 30 May 20:00
trombone poetry
BROCKLEY MAX FESTIVAL
The Talbot
2 Tyrwhitt Road
London
SE4 1QG