Monday May 21st 2012

Cardboard Whale + Shabaka Hutchings/Dave Tucker/Tony Marsh – 23 February 2011

Cardboard Whale: Julie Kjaer (sax,flute), Dylan Bates (violin,cornet), Matt Scott(accordion), John Edwards(bass) and Paul May(drums). Top band playing original compositions by the Danish saxophonist
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Shabaka Hutchings/Dave Tucker/Tony Marsh – London’s rising star on clarinet and saxophone with intriguing bass and drums combo

Gus Garside/Monty Oxymoron/Annie Kerr/Paul May + Nicholas Malcolm/Chris Batchelor/Olie Brice/Mark Sanders – 16 February 2011

Gus Garside/Monty Oxymoron/Annie Kerr/Paul May - blowing in from Brighton featuring bass, keyboards and percussion from The Damned, violin and South London’s finest on drums
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Nicholas Malcolm/Chris Batchelor/Olie Brice/Mark Sanders – sizzling quartet with double trumpet front line and the bees knees on bass and drums

Flimflam Xmas bash with Ya Basta!

Ya Basta! – Alan Wilkinson, Parny Wallace (saxophones)/Paul Shearsmith (trumpet,trombone)/Giles Perring (guitar)/Ivor Kallin (bass)/Dave Fowler (drums).

The original line-up and the best. With the prodigal sons returning from the wilds of wherever this will be a night to savour, with the usual blend of oddly infectious rhythms, ghostly melodies, and freeform mayhem.

Entrance £6/4.00. Doors 8.30, at Ryan’s, 181 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16

26 January 2011: Sound of the Sun + Woven Entity

Sound of the Sun with Alan Wilkinson - Paul May (drums)/Simon King (guitar)/Chris Cornetto (trumpet,keys). South London’s Club Integral posee team up with the beast of the north on saxophones.
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Woven Entity: Paul May/Patrick Dawes/Lascelle Gordon (percussion). New percussion trio lead by the always brilliant Paul May.

19 January 2011: Shabaka Hutchings/Pat Thomas/Olie Brice/Javier Carmona + Alison Blunt/Javier Carmona

Shabaka Hutchings/Pat Thomas/Olie Brice/Javier Carmona - one of London’s brightest new stars on the jazz and Improv scenes on reeds with 3 of the best on keyboards/bass/drums
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Alison Blunt/Javier Carmona - quieter but no less intense improv on violin and voice/drums.

Flimflam Wednesday 24 November 2010 – Roland Ramanan/Roberto Sassi/Pat Thomas/Steve Noble + Mick Beck/Phil Marks

Roland Ramanan/Roberto Sassi/Pat Thomas/Steve Noble - trumpet/guitar/keys/ drums.
Four great musicians and some great music.
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Mick Beck/Phil Marks – sax, bassoon/drums.
Two of the finest players from well north of Watford seen far too rarely down in the ‘Smoke’.

20:30-23:30

On this occasion, FlimFlam has had to move to Downstairs at Luigi’s, 98 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 due to circumstances beyond our control.

Entrance £6/4.00

Flimflam Wednesday 17 November 2010 – Alan Wilkinson/John Edwards/Steve Noble + Ensemble Progresivo

Alan Wilkinson/John Edwards/Steve Noble - second chance to see this great sax/bass/drums trio
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Ensemble Progresivo:
Ricardo Tejero(sax,cl)
Alison Blunt(violin)
Adrian Northover(saxes)
Marcio Mattos(bass)
Javier Carmona(drums)
Excellent international improvising group.

20:30-23:30

Ryan’s Bar. 181 Stoke Newington Church St, N16.

Entrance £6/4.00

Flimflam Wednesday 27 October 2010 – Nick Malcolm/Olie Brice/Mark Sanders + Noel Taylor/Benedict Taylor/Noura Sanatian

Nick Malcolm/Olie Brice/Mark Sanders – Free Jazz from 3 excellent players on trumpet/bass/drums
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Noel Taylor/Benedict Taylor/Noura Sanatian - more cerebral but no less stimulating improvisations on clarinet/viola/violin

20:30-23:30

Ryan’s Bar. 181 Stoke Newington Church St, N16.

Entrance £6/4.00

Flimflam Wednesday 20 October 2010 – Jan Kleefstra/Gareth Davies/Romke Kleefstra + Alan Wilkinson/Paul May

Jan Kleefstra/Gareth Davies/Romke Kleefstra - Welcome return for the doomy/atmospheric Fresian(n.Holland) poet with bass clarinettist and his brother on guitar and aural landscapes.
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Alan Wilkinson/Paul May - intense, inventive and infectious duo on saxes and minimal drumkit.

20:30-23:30

Ryan’s Bar. 181 Stoke Newington Church St, N16.

Entrance £6/4.00

Flimflam Wednesday 29 September 2010 – Alan Wilkinson/John Coxon/Pat Thomas/Steve Noble + Adam Bohman/Patrizia Paollini

Alan Wilkinson/John Coxon/Pat Thomas/Steve Noble - State of the Art improv quartet makes a welcome return on saxes/guitar/keyboards/drums.
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Adam Bohman/Patrizia Paollini - extraordinary and unique avant garde pairing playing prepared strings,objects,toys,voice and text.
flimflam  @  Ryan’s. 181 Stoke Newington Church St, N16. Entrance £6/4.00. Doors 8.30.
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