As a taster for his forthcoming Leeds Jazz Festival shows, DJ Lubi brings two of Leeds' most exciting young jazz ensembles into Hyde Park Book Club for a night of cosmic jazz mayhem and assorted musical cacophony. Amon Ra Collective and the Billy Goulding Sextet feature some of the finest next generation players emerging right now in the city's vibrant DIY jazz scene.
Leeds-based avant garde jazz band Amon Ra Collective are a large community of over 20 members, appearing at live shows around the city for the past 2 years in different combinations of between 2-15 people. Led by trumpeter Samuel Ehret-Pickett, they play an exciting fusion of energetic solos, pulsating rhythms, electronic noise, free improvisation and Butch Morris' Conduction method. Inspired by the music of Miles Davis’ electric jazz fusion, John Coltrane’s free jazz and the spiritual world music of Don Cherry, they bring together jazz, rock, world music, afrobeat, drum & bass and cosmic funk into one big Amon Ra musical melting pot.
They released their debut album "At The Centre Of Everything" in autumn 2023 through Lamplight Social Records (the label run by Roller Trio saxophonist James Mainwaring), and now their music is available beyond the Leeds city limits. Musicians from Amon Ra Collective are part of the vibrant Leeds jazz scene belonging to groups such as Fergus Quill’s Imaginary Big Band, Ancient Infinity Orchestra (Gondwana Records), Nika Ticciati’s Cataclysm Ensemble, Afrodesia, Nova.Sol and Rushbonds. Tonight, the bigger ensemble (as seen at their album launch in autumn 2023), will be performing at Hyde Park Book Club.
“Amon Ra channel Sun Ra into now and beyond with their cosmic blend of free-jazz and heavy grooves” - Fusebox
Drummer Billy Goulding will be opening the show with his Billy Goulding Sextet. They play fiery spiritual jazz inspired by modern and past greats such as John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and Kamasi Washington. Billy himself is a much in demand drummer around the Leeds Conservatoire jazz scene, playing drums with Nova.Sol and Afrodesia as well as percussion with Amon Ra Collective. The sextet features some of the hottest jazz talents coming through conservatoire right now. Full line up is Billy (drums), Andrew Brown (piano), Conrad Clenton (soprano and tenor saxophones), Charlie Folland (alto sax), Alex Milling (guitar) and Austin Bowers (bass). Get down early to experience their firing spiritual jazz vibes.
Doors 7.30pm. Billy Goulding Sextet 8pm. Amon Ra Collective 9pm.
