23-517: First House may refer to: First House (band) , a British jazz ensemble First House (company) , a Norwegian company First Houses , a public housing project in Manhattan in New York City First house, an angular house in astrology Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
46-442: A lot — and nobody could change it — or it had to end so something new could come along. And that’s what happened." In 2010, twenty years after the band had disbanded, Django Bates announced that he would be releasing a Loose Tubes live album called Dancing on Frith Street on his own label Lost Marble Recordings. The recordings were made at Ronnie Scotts during the band's last week of live activity in 1990. Dancing on Frith Street
69-507: A wealth of inspiration." The band originated from a jazz workshop put together by the British jazz composer and educator Graham Collier in 1983. During the first few weeks of the workshop, keyboard player Django Bates and bass player Steve Berry began to introduce original music to the ensemble. Under the supervision of workshop administrator-turned-manager Colin Lazzerini, the ensemble chose
92-564: A welcome humour (often lacking in such weighty aggregations), drawing on a diversity of sources – minimalism, spacey ECM-inspired balladry, funky blues, Latin, swing, even Carla Bley-like passages – in all, a combination of cool precision and collective pandemonium, performed with a persuasive joie de vivre. The ’85 album Loose Tubes and the ’86 Loose Tubes Too (distributed by the London-based Import Music Service division of Polygram) combine into an excellent two-part catalogue of
115-534: The London Sinfonietta , to celebrate Evan's 60th birthday. It was performed at the FuseLeeds Festival and broadcast by BBC Radio 3. Loose Tubes Loose Tubes were a British jazz big band / orchestra active during the mid-to-late 1980s. Critically and popularly acclaimed, the band was considered to be the focal point of a 1980s renaissance in British jazz. It was the main launchpad for
138-816: The Molde International Jazz Festival . During the visit they recorded their first album for ECM Records at Rainbow Studios in Oslo. This was released in 1986 as 'Eréndira' , achieving high critical praise internationally. In 1984 First House were also the winners of the Third International Jazz Federation European Jazz Competition at Leverkusen, Germany. They were awarded the title, "European Young Jazz Artists 1984" Between 1984 and 1989 they performed throughout Europe, including British Council funded tours of Finland and Poland, with successful performances at
161-618: The 1980s, including Yellow Hill, Shelley, The Last Word, Sticklebacks and Sunny. The band followed this with a sell-out headlining week at Ronnie Scotts Club the band's spiritual home. They also played Brecon international Jazz festival on 8 August 2014 and Gateshead International Jazz Festival on 12 April 2015. On 10 June 2015, Loose Tubes won the Jazz FM Award for Best Live Experience for last year's reunion concert at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, beating two other worthy nominees, The Blue Note 75th Birthday at EFG London Jazz Festival and Jamie Cullum at
184-564: The 2022 Jazzwise poll 100 Jazz Albums that Shook the World , where Andy Robson commented that the album "revealed not only a respect for tradition but also wove threads of worlds with other musics". Open Letter was produced by Teo Macero who commented "These guys are interested in real composition, real melodies, not just being super hip. I haven't seen a young band in the US that wants to do things like that." A live album, Loose Tubes: JazzbucheBerlin 87
207-615: The Best UK Band in 1989 by the readers of The Wire magazine. The band were iconoclastic, with a strong sense of fun, and made a sense of humour an important component of their music. This occasionally led to criticism. In 1987, Loose Tubes became the first jazz orchestra to play at the Proms , the BBC's annual classical music festival held at the Royal Albert Hall . They also collaborated with
230-539: The Docklands Sinfonietta. Other high points included a UK tour for the Contemporary Music Network and a residency at Ronnie Scotts , at the end of which they marched out into the streets of Soho at 3 a.m. still playing, with the audience following. Loose Tubes released three albums between 1985 and 1989 – Loose Tubes , Delightful Precipice and Open Letter . The second was ranked No 100 in
253-918: The Love Supreme Jazz Festival. The winner of this category was chosen by public vote. Flutes: Eddie Parker, Clarinets: Dai Pritchard Alto Soprano saxophones: Steve Buckley & Iain Ballamy Tenor Saxophone: Mark Lockheart & Julian Nicholas Baritone: Julian Argüelles, Trumpets: Lance Kelly, Noel Langley, Chris Batchelor & John Eacott Trombones: Paul Taylor, John Harborne, Ashley Slater & Richard Pywell, Bass Trombone: Richard Henry, Tuba: Dave Powell, Keyboards:Django Bates, Guitar: John Parricelli, Bass: Steve Watts, Drums: Martin France, Percussion: Louise Petersen Matjeka The legacy of Loose Tubes continues strongly both through its former members, who continue to be leading lights of
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#1732844735598276-942: The Warsaw Jazz Jamboree and the Helsinki Jazz Festival. In 1986 they were invited to tour South America by the British Council performing in Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, Ecuador and Chile, gaining highly successful reviews. Between 1986 and 1989 they performed throughout the UK, including 2 performances at Ronnie Scott's Club and recorded several performances for the BBC Radio 3 Jazz Today and Jazz in Britain programmes. The quartet finally disbanded in 1989 after recording their second album release from ECM Records , 'Cantilena' which
299-596: The careers of many future leading British jazz players including Django Bates , Iain Ballamy , Eddie Parker , Julian and Steve Argüelles , Mark Lockheart , Steve Berry , Tim Whitehead , Ashley Slater . In 2015, the band reformed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band's formation, with concerts at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Brecon Jazz Festival and a sold out week at Ronnie Scott's. "The band’s individual brand of contemporary orchestration incorporates
322-463: The difficulty in financially sustaining and organising such a large ensemble of musicians (a situation not helped by the contemporary economic crisis in the UK). The collective leadership of the band had also become unmanageable and it was time for many of the musicians to move onto more focussed individual careers. Saxophonist Iain Ballamy later reflected "It kind of reached the stage where the band had to change
345-440: The intention of recording an album on his own label. After encouragement and advice from jazz pianist John Taylor , the group were fortunate to become acquainted with saxophonist and improviser Evan Parker who in 1984 agreed to informally co-produce the recording. The project was halted as a result of Evan Parker contacting ECM Records founder and producer, Manfred Eicher . In July 1985 First House toured Norway and played at
368-459: The members of First House have pursued individual careers within the UK and the international jazz scene. Django Bates and Martin France have played in various ensembles together, including Human Chain , and also with groups led by Iain Ballamy and Julian Arguelles . In 2004 Ken Stubbs was one of the 60 composers invited to create one bar of music for the composition, 'Premature Celebration' by Django Bates – written for Evan Parker and
391-516: The name Loose Tubes and played its first London gig in 1984. The band was notable for its size (averaging 21 players) and was run as a co-operative without a single clear leader. While Bates, Berry and trumpeter Chris Batchelor were responsible for a great deal of the music, there were also composing contributions from flute player Eddie Parker , trumpeters Dave DeFries and John Eacott , as well as trombonist John Harborne. During live concerts, trombonist Ashley Slater (later to become frontman of
414-762: The pop group Freak Power ) acted as the band's compère and became renowned for his sarcastic wit. Loose Tubes' music was drawn from elements of the whole history of jazz as well as many other musical styles such as samba and hi-life . During its existence, the band was garlanded with critical praise. Time Out referred to them as "the most important band to appear on the British jazz scene" and hailed them as "the best instrumentalists of their generation." The Guardian called them "the most impressive young orchestra to have emerged in London", while The Times claimed "it's hard to imagine anyone else anywhere producing anything as exciting as this in 1985." Loose Tubes were voted
437-471: The title First House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_House&oldid=586777554 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages First House (band) First House
460-463: Was a British jazz quartet that was active between 1983 and 1990. Founded and led by saxophonist and composer Ken Stubbs , the group also consisted of Django Bates on piano (and composer), Mick Hutton on acoustic bass and Martin France on drum kit and percussion. After receiving an Arts Council of Great Britain Jazz Bursary Award in 1983, Ken Stubbs formed this London based quartet – with
483-506: Was also released. In addition, the band set up their own Loose Tubes record label. The label released albums by the Human Chain duo (Bates and Steve Argüelles), The Iains (a quartet led by Iain Ballamy), a quintet led by Tim Whitehead, a trio led by Steve Berry and a duo with Stan Sulzmann and John Taylor playing the music of Kenny Wheeler . Loose Tubes disbanded in 1990, largely due to
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#1732844735598506-679: Was released in 1990, again receiving critical acclaim internationally. During this same period, all of the members of First House played permanently or occasionally with British jazz ensemble, Loose Tubes . Django Bates , Ken Stubbs and Martin France all performed on the last 3 albums that Loose Tubes released – 'Dancing on Frith Street' (2010), 'Säd Afrika' (2012) and 'Arriving' (2015). Between 1986 and 1988, Mick Hutton and Django Bates were members of Bill Bruford 's band, Earthworks . They also played with co- Earthworks member, saxophonist Iain Ballamy in, 'The Iains", with drummer, Steve Arguelles . Since its disbandment, all of
529-658: Was released in September 2010. In 2014, to celebrate their 30th anniversary Loose Tubes reformed for a series of concerts. A unanimous declaration the band laid down for this 30th Anniversary reunion was that, to be relevant in 2014, there had to be new music; they "definitely didn't want to be their own tribute band". To this end, BBC Radio 3 in association with Jazz on Three commissioned new works from Chris Batchelor, Django Bates. Steve Berry and Eddie Parker. These were premiered at Cheltenham International Jazz festival on Saturday 3 May 2014, alongside Loose Tubes’ classic repertoire from
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