Marsden Jazz Festival Podcast

In this episode, recorded on Sunday of the festival backstage at our Peel Street Stage, we chat to more of the incredible artists, including tap dancer extraordinaire's Anette Walker and Lee Payne and Jazz drummer Dave Walsh, ahead of their performances and we delve deeper into the behind-the-scenes cogs of MJF as we chat to some staff members on how it all came together! All of this excellent content is followed by a short discussion on the interviews and the festival itself from our Artistic Director Barney Stevenson & Marketing Manager Charlotte Furness.

In this episode, recorded on Saturday backstage at the Peel Street Stage, you can listen to artist interviews with past MJF performer and podcast guest NikNak, energising saxophonist Marcus Joseph, Jazz re:freshed co-founder Justin Mckenzie and the legendary double bassist Gary Crosby OBE, followed by a short discussion on the interviews and the festival itself from our Artistic Director Barney Stevenson & Marketing Manager Charlotte Furness.

 

Hear about the artist's experience of Marsden and getting back into live performance, Jazz re:freshed’s insight on the collaboration and the low-down from MJF organisers on how it all came together.

Did you know we've been creating this podcast for a whole year! Join us on our one year birthday as we have a great conversation with Francine Gorman, Pledge Manager at Keychange and Jennifer Maidman, musician and polymath.

Keychange is a global network and movement working towards a total restructure of the music industry in reaching full gender equality. Marsden Jazz Festival has been signed up to the keychange pledge since November 2018 and is working towards the ambition of 50% of our gigs being fronted by a female or non-binary artist by 2023.

Jennifer Maidman splits her time between New York and the UK as singer, producer, songwriter, actor and author. Her musical biography spans collaborators as varied as Marc Bolan, Joan Armatrading, Robert Wyatt, Boy George and Shakespeare’s Sister and being a founder member of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. She played bass and guitar in Rude 2.0 at Marsden Jazz Festival’s New Stream in 2013, alongside Chris Dowding on trumpet/flugelhorn, Liam Genockey on drums and Annie Whitehead on trombone.

In this episode of the podcast we got chatting to the two about gender disparity in the music world, the importance of women role models, the possibility for global change, as well as the ever-changing landscape of jazz! We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoy recording them.

 

Where to find Keychange & Jennifer Maidman online:

 

Keychange:www.keychange.eu

Across all social media: @keychangeeu

 

Jennifer:

www.jennifermaidman.com 

Facebook: jennifermaidmanmusic

Twitter & Instagram: @sister_goodbase

In our eighth podcast episode, artistic director Barney Stevenson and marketing manager Charlotte Furness, welcome Oram Award-winning DJ & Turntablist Nicole Raymond (aka Nik Nak) and composer, arranger and alto-saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi.

Join this episode to hear about what prompted Charisse and Roger to start Black Lives in Music, how they're working to make the music industry more diverse and representative for black artists, and what they're working on now and in the future.

Listen to this episode to hear Ali talk about the challenges and inspirations that helped him capture such evocative and beautiful films for this project. Also in this episode the hosts and guests reflect over 2020 and the Chronotope project as a whole, and how Marsden Jazz Festival responded to the cancellation of that year's festival, and how the whole team is tentatively planning a safe and welcoming return this year.

In our fifth podcast episode, artistic director Barney Stevenson and marketing manager Charlotte Furness, welcome vocalists and composers Ruby Wood & Frenchie from The Naked Eye to the podcast to discuss their work on the Chronotope project filmed at St Bartholomew's Church in Marsden, sometimes referred to as the Cathedral of the Colne Valley.

The haunting and atmospheric vocals from Ruby & Frenchie perfectly matched with the historic church building - one of the pieces has only ever been performed in Church settings! Have a listen to the podcast to find out more about Ruby & Frenchie's music, how the two met, and find out about the extra special sound which was the inspiration for this episode of Chronotope.

 

Watch Ruby & Frenchie's atmospheric performances in St Bart's Church: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkxqax_FnRp5G7d24qRd_Uies32BH19Zn  

 

Follow Ruby Wood:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubywoodmusic

 

Follow The Naked Eye:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenakedeyemusic/

Bandcamp: https://thenakedeye.bandcamp.com/track/emmanuel

In our fourth podcast episode, artistic director Barney Stevenson and marketing manager Charlotte Furness, welcome guests cellist and composer Maja Bugge and pianist and composer Sarah Nicolls to the podcast to discuss their work on the fourth episode of the Chronotope project filmed on Marsden Moor. 

 

Recorded on a plateau above Blakeley Reservoir, the improvised performances from Maja's atmospheric cello and Sarah's incredible vertical, inside out piano (the only one in the world!) discuss themes of climate change and the natural environment. They responded to the moorland around them, including a flock of birds, the sheep, and even a farmer's truck! Have a listen to the podcast to find out more. 

 

Watch Maja & Sarah's incredible performances on Marsden Moor:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkxqax_FnRp7UWgbFsNrbqAtkzNm8dRbg 

Follow Maja Bugge:

Website: https://majabugge.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cellomaja Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buggemaja/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugge_maja 

Maja Bugge's album 'No Exit' can also be found on Bandcamp:https://discusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/no-exit-74cd 

Follow Sarah Nicolls:

Website: http://sarahnicolls.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarah.nicolls.pianist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahpianolife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahpiano 

Sarah Nicolls album 'Everything is Black and White' is available on Bandcamp: https://sarahnicolls.bandcamp.com/album/everything-in-black-and-white-part-1-2020

In our third podcast episode, artistic director Barney Stevenson and marketing manager Charlotte Furness, welcome guests vocalist and composer Tess Hirst, and bassist and composer Daniel Casimir to the podcast to discuss their work on the third episode of the Chronotope project filmed on Marsden Moor. 

 

Recorded at Close Gate Bridge in Marsden, their four performances are topical explorations of time and place, making us think about where we are right now and where we can go in the future. With exceptional vocals from Tess and evocative sounds of the double bass from Daniel, the result is a perfect pairing of instruments and a great addition to the Chronotope series.

 

Find Tess & Dan online:

Twitter: @tesshirst @dancasimirmusic

Instagram: @tesshirst @casimirdaniel

In our second podcast episode, artistic director Barney Stevenson and marketing manager Charlotte Furness, welcome guests Tom Challenger, saxophonist and composer, and Jez riley French, located sound artist, to the podcast to discuss their work on the second episode of the Chronotope project called 'Geond'.