That’s it Folks

After 25 Years the Leeds Jazz Committee decide to finally put their feet up.

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Denis Dalby, Mike Short, Peter Nix, Dave Gadd, Dave Hatfield, Pete Robinson

Taken after their last ever gig on 26th Nov 2009.

December 27, 2009   Posted in: Concert, Memories, News, Post, iCalEvent  One Comment

La Strada, Howard Assembly Room, 24 Sept 2010

Howard Assembly Room, Fri 24 Sept 2010, 8pm. £5

Dir. Federico Fellini, 1954. 103 mins; Cert PG: Italy. In Italian with English subtitles.

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A rare chance to see one of the great Italian films on the big screen. La Strada follows the life of the unworldly Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina), who is sold by her impoverished mother to brutish fairground strongman Zampano (Anthony Quinn). Combining a fairytale quality with the hard-edged realism of desolate towns and an abusive relationship, La Strada follows Gelsomina’s life as the assistant in Zampano’s act.

With Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart.

With an evocative score by Nina Rota and stunning photography by Otello Martelli, La Strada won the first Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1956.

Box Office: 0844 848 2727 Book online.

Seating for this event is unreserved. If you require reserved seating please contact the box office to make arrangements.

http://www.operanorth.co.uk/events/film-la-strada/

Event details

  • Begin: September 24, 2010 at 20:00
  • End: September 24, 2010 at 22:00
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  • Place: Grand Theatre, Leeds

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Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players, Howard Assembly Room, 30 Sept 2010, 7.30pm

Thu 30 Sept 2010, 7.30pm. £12. Book online.

“.. the effect is bewitching.. it’s illuminating to see artists from these two genres working together” (Drowned in Sound)

Southbank Gamelan Players and Plaid

Southbank Gamelan Players and Plaid

Signed to cutting edge Warp record label, laptop wizards Plaid are hailed for their unusual collaborations with some of today’s most exciting musicians.
At the Howard Assembly Room Plaid perform new material written with renowned Indonesian composer and Southbank Centre artist-in-residence Rahayu Supanggah, as part of a new UK tour. This mesmerising music blends their trademark electronics with the hypnotic rhythms of a traditional gamelan percussion ensemble.
Gamelan has often influenced western electronica, from Aphex Twin to Kode9, but this is the first time the two have shared the same stage.
Commissioned by the Southbank Centre for Ether Festival 2009.

For more information on Plaid click here.
Box Office: 0844 848 2727

http://www.operanorth.co.uk/events/plaid/

Event details

  • Begin: September 30, 2010 at 19:30
  • End: September 30, 2010 at 21:45
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  • Place: Grand Theatre, Leeds

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The Army Dances

The musicians aren’t from Kneller Hall, nor I suspect did the dancers do their basic training at Pirbright. Nonetheless the Afghan National Army dances, and how:


BBC film courtesy of Adam Curtis whose blog Kabul City Number One reaches parts of the BBC Archive we didn’t know existed. For a history of rock music in Afghanistan you need Part 5 and Part 6.

August 30, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Memories, News, Post  No Comments