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James Opstad is a bassist and composer based in Stroud, UK. Once a regular fixture on the London jazz scene, his wide ranging musical interests and unique versatility have since seen him perform in a broad range of styles and settings. As a member of the experimental music ensemble, Apartment House, he has featured on numerous recordings for the Another Timbre label and performed at venues including Wigmore Hall and Café Oto. Other collaborations have included the free-improv trio, duck-rabbit, the Balkan folk band, Paprika, and the Nuevo Tango ensemble, Fugata Quintet, as well as performances with the classical guitarist, Miloš.
As a composer, James works closely with a tightly-knit group of performers that include Apartment House, Heather Roche and the GBSR Duo. His recent works explore intricate layerings of tempi and are rooted in a fascination with time, timbre and counterpoint.
James is also passionate about early music and in his free time can be found playing the viola da gamba.
Matt Davis has been active in improvised music since the mid 90’s, playing throughout Europe and Japan in many different collaborations and small and large group ensembles including Zeitkratzer and La Sospechosa dance company.
From 2003 he has directed ‘Field’ - a live art/performance project, which investigates Space and has collaborated with geographer Doreen Massey, author of For Space.
His sound/music work continues to include acoustic improvisation (trumpet and preparations) which could be described as textural, sound based pieces. Along side this is an electromagnetic set up: performance based improvisations which use electromagnetic fields from custom-built cracked electrical devices and field recordings of electromagnetic residue and interference, as well as drawing on the immediate situation/space of the performance. These elements are explored as spatial, acoustic phenomena and for their potential as organic and/or feral musical elements.
You may also like the following events from Westport Sound:
- Next month, 23rd September, 07:30 pm, Wayout Westport : Omega Institute / Rachel Musson + Guest in Chippenham
- This October, 11th October, 12:00 pm, Westport Sound - Experimental New Music Weekend in Chippenham
- This December, 11th December, 07:30 pm, Wayout Westport : SAROST (Sanders, Rogers, Stabbins) in Chippenham
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