Name: John Butcher, Dominic Lash & Emil Karlsen // In Threads
Start: 2025-04-24T19:00:00+01:00
Location: The Rose Hill

$John Butcher, Dominic Lash & Emil Karlsen \/\/ In Threads$

John Butcher - saxophones
Dominic Lash - double bass
Emil Karlsen - drums
A trio of three acclaimed improvisors, who released their debut album 'Here and How' on Bead Records in 2023.
"Dominic Lash brought this trio together for a recording session at the end of 2022, reasoning that there is only ever one chance of capturing the first time a group plays together. Not that the trio was starting from nothing - although the session that resulted in the album Here and How represents the first time John Butcher and Emil Karlsen had ever played together, Lash and Butcher have a collaborative history going back about fifteen years, while Lash and Karlsen have worked together with increasing frequency.
There is also the heritage of the sax/bass/drums trio format, which this band treats as a resource to be drawn upon rather than a template to be limited by. This allows the music to move seamlessly from pure sonic exploration to dynamic momentum and back again. The album garnered positive reviews and the group has since been featured on BBC Radio 3 and performed regularly. "
"A master class in closely attentive group playing... anticipation and responsiveness become indistinguishable." - Julian Cowley, The Wire
"The technical skill on display is incredible, giving these wild, angular jaunts an undercurrent of precision that elevates them to new heights." - Foxy Digitalis
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In Threads
James Parsons – drums, percussion
Daniel Spicer – piano, voice, percussion
Verity Spott – cello
In Threads have been playing for over 10 years, with slots at Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival, the Verdict jazz club, Safehouse, the Hi-Zero series of contemporary poetry readings, and at various other events and happenings, including a poetry/music event curated by Dan Spicer at Café OTO in London.
Their first full-length record ‘Orange Justice’ came out on Eyeless records in 2020 and features live and studio recordings that draw on their their light-footed, fun and informal approach to spontaneous composition.

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