Karen Street plus Thought Fox

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Blow the Fuse presents Tomorrow the Moon II

The first night of this new season of Tomorrow the Moon for 2013
featuring Karen Street plus Lauren Kinsella’s Thought-Fox

Karen Street has worked with many well known British jazz artists from Tim Garland’s Lammas, numerous Mike Westbrook projects, Martin Taylor, Phil Robson’s Octet and Tina May. Her reputation as a jazz accordionist and composer was firmly established with ‘Accordion Crimes’, her second CD of original compositions and arrangements. Karen is one of the best of the latest generation of virtuoso accordionists and will convert you to the particular charms of this most expressive of keyboard instruments. Her music is a characterful blend of jazz, flavoured with folk, full of subtlety and passion.

“Musicians who have given the accordion a genuine voice are rare, but Karen Street is undoubtedly one of them” John Fordham, Jazz UK

Karen Street accordian, Deirdre Cartwright guitar, Alison Rayner bass, Paul Clarvis drums

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Thought-Fox is an award winning jazz quintet created by Dublin-born/London-based vocalist Lauren Kinsella. The quintet take their name from a Ted Hughes poem written in his 1957 collection ‘Hawk in the Rain’. As with other compositions in Thought-Fox’s repertoire, the poem is used as a springboard for approaching song and group interplay. Lauren’s use of text brings the listener closer to the music but also serves to explore extended vocal technique, odd-time grooves and traditional jazz harmony. Thought-Fox released their debut album My Guess in December 2012 on Diatribe Records with Music Network.

“an artist in the complete sense” Kevin Le Gendre, Jazzwise

“a completely down to earth and exquisitely vivacious young Irish singer” Katie Bull, The New York City Jazz Record

Lauren Kinsella voice, Laura Jurd trumpet, Dan Nicholls piano, Mick Coady bass, Simon Roth drums