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Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival 2018
ByThe day began with Manchester-based Adam Fairhall kaleidoscopically re-imagining some early 20th century classics alone at the piano and ended with the American five piece Irreversible Entanglements (introduced by MC Daniel Spicer as probably the best band in the world right now) declaiming their singular amalgam of incandescent free jazz and righteous poetry. Between times came a specially-convened free improv quartet of top improvisers based in the north of England (guitarist David Birchall and drummer Andrew Cheetham) and London (cellist Hannah Marshall and Danish reedwoman Julie Kjaer), a driving and eclectic set from trumpeter Laura Jurd's Dinosaur, almost telepathic connections manifest between American pianist Matthew Shipp and his frequent sparring partner Brazilian saxophonist Ivo Perelman, and the power and fury of German reed titan Peter Brötzmann's aptly named Full Blast Trio.
Watch out for next year's festival and start planning a visit to Brighton now.
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