
“Dave De Rose presents…” #4
Multi-instrumentalist Dave De Rose continues his artistic residency at KET. Acting as the connecting link, this time he gives us the opportunity to discover live the music of Tara Cunningham, known in the London music scene for her collaboration with the acid-jazz band Red Snapper and the alt-rock trio COOL QUIET, the movement of choreographer Mary Giannoula and the rhythms of Dimitris Economou.
As in previous versions of the monthly meeting “Dave De Rose presents”, the result of the collaboration of artists with different experiences and artistic references will be equally unpredictable for both the audience and the performers themselves. It will all be based on the ability of each and every one of them to welcome the unpredictable and respond to it directly, on the creation of a shared time and space, on the musical conversation that is the essence of any improvisational event.
The kind of encounter that makes us understand, perhaps more than any other, that playing and performing means, above all, listening to the other person.
◍ Known in the London music scene for her collaboration with acid-jazz band Red Snapper and alt-rock trio COOL QUIET, English guitarist and composer Tara Cunningham focuses on improvisation, exploring the sonic boundaries of the guitar, highlighting the potential of repetition and combining elements of jazz and avant-rock. She has formed an improvisational duo with bassist Caius Williams, recently recorded for Jack Cooper’s album Modern Nature and collaborated with drummer Seb Rochford on his new six-guitar project. She is also composing for film.
◍ Mary Giannoula, choreographer of the duets “They claim the wolf was crying” and “Another teen series” (with Marina Kladi) as well as the solo “I found you exploding”, selected choreographer at the U(R)TOPIAS Choreography Academy with the work “Fight or Flight” (“2023 Elefsis European Capital of Culture”), collaborates with the Gervasi group (Vienna) and the mixed dance group Dagipoli.
◍ Dimitris Economou plays drums and composes electronic music. He worked with bands like Super Stereo and Tau, played in concerts with Pavlos Pavlidis, took part in tours and various festivals. As an electronic musician he has played in many festivals in Athens. He is currently working on new material for his personal electronic project.
◍ Dave De Rose is a percussionist, bassist and multi-instrumentalist, former or current collaborator of Moloko, Mulatu Astatke, Rokia Traoré or Mark Ronson and member of Electric Jalaba and Rave At Your Fictional Borders. His record label, DDR Records, has 25 independent releases ranging from ambient and funk, to free improvisation, jazz or electroacoustic techno. He is the creator of the Agile Experiments project that released 11 albums in 5 years and attracted the attention of the British Library’s flagship Sound Archive project: it was annexed to the institution’s catalogue as part of the country’s sound and cultural heritage.
Tara Cunningham: guitar, fx
Μαίρη Γιαννούλα: movement
Δημήτρης Οικονόμου: drums
Dave De Rose: bass, fx