Thought-Fox
"A star in its ascendancy."
BBC Radio Scotland on Tom Gibbs
"An artist in the complete sense..."
Kevin Le Gendre on Lauren Kinsella
"Edge of your seat stuff"
London Jazz on Simon Roth
Lauren Kinsella, voice
Colm O’Hara, trombone
Tom Gibbs, piano
Mick Coady, double bass
Simon Roth, drums
So Jazz is dead? Not while there are still young people with creative voices yearning to be heard. Exhibit A is Thought-Fox, winner of Music Network’s Young Musicwide Award for 2010-2013, a serendipitous collaboration of some of the freshest improvisers on the Irish and UK jazz scene. The quintet takes its name from a Ted Hughes poem, which compares the creative process to a blurry creature that creeps out of the unknown, until suddenly you’re confronted by what one critic called the “sharp hot stink of fox”. You have been warned.
The quintet’s often other-worldly compositions pivot around the powerful yet hauntingly gorgeous voice of Lauren Kinsella, who uses text and poetry to stunning effect alongside vocal techniques blending jazz, South Indian and European folk influences. Fellow foxes include trombonist Colm O’Hara, who has performed with luminaries such as Kenny Wheeler and Michael Brecker, and pianist Tom Gibbs, a stalwart of the Scottish jazz scene. Rhythmic propulsion comes courtesy of Waterford bassist Mick Coady and drummer Simon Roth, who between them have appeared with the likes of Louis Stewart, Ronnie Cuber, Scott Hamilton, Julian Arguelles, Tina May and John Taylor.
RTE lyric fm The Blue of the Night 21/10/11
Click here for more information about the performer
Tour Dates
Saturday 22 Oct, Main Street, Tinahely, Wicklow
- The Courthouse Arts Centre
- 8:30pm, €17 / €15
- 0402 38529 / www.tinahely-courthouse.ie
- Promoted by The Courthouse Arts Centre
- www.tinahely-courthouse.ie
Sunday 23 Oct, Clifden
- Station House Theatre
- 8pm, €12 / €10
- 095 21699
- Promoted by Clifden Arts Society
Tuesday 25 Oct, Dublin 2
- The Coach House, Dublin Castle
- 8pm, €15 / €10 / €40 (Family)
- 01 6719429 / www.musicnetwork.ie
- Promoted by Music Network
- Book Tickets
Wednesday 26 Oct, Linenhall Street, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
- Linenhall Arts Centre
- 8pm, €15 / €12
- 094 9023733
- Promoted by Linenhall Arts Centre
- www.thelinenhall.com/
