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Manchester based quartet, Mercury's unashamed rock 'n' roll aesthetic draws influences from a wide spectrum of musical genres such as as Classical Avant-Garde, ECM jazz, Dub-Step and Grunge. Mercury constantly endeavour to find new ways to interpret the traditional roles within the Jazz Quartet format. This is improvised jazz music from a different place, looking back whilst striding confidently f...

One of the UK's most celebrated young composers, Anna Meredith, was commissioned by one of the world's most gifted recorder players, Erik Bosgraaf, with the support of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust, to write a new piece. Inspired by the folding of paper, Anna created five miniatures for recorder and ensemble, each based on an origami base-fold. She chats to Ben Eschmade about how it all came about......

International recording artist, freelance bassist, composer, bandleader, educator and producer Michael Janisch, founder of Whirlwind Recordings, chats to Ben Eshmade about the inaugural Whirlwind Festival, a celebration of the finest jazz artists on his label. Whirlwind Festival | 10-12 October @ Kings Place www.kingsplace.co.uk/whirlwind

Wayne McGregor | Random Dance presents Random Works with Leafcutter John & members of Aurora Orchestra Kings Place 20 & 21 September 2013 Internationally-acclaimed choreographer Wayne McGregor CBE curates an evening of short dance pieces created by choreographers currently working closely with him, including members of his own world class company Wayne McGregor | Random Dance. Developed in collabo...

We spoke to two of the 100+ acts performing at the Kings Place Festival 13-15 September 2013. The Belles of London City have taken the entertainment world by storm with their innovative all-female quartet of corseted Morris dancers. London-based indie-folk band Enderby's Room specialise in lush harmonies, unusual instruments, and vivid storytelling. Read more about The Belles of London City who pe...

Folk in a Box comes to Kings Place Festival! 13 - 15 Sep Free Entry Folk in a Box is a free and unique one-on-one music venue and performance space which is the brainchild of musicians Emily Barker and Dom Coyote. One audience member is allowed in at a time. The door is closed behind them. They are given one song, performed by one musician. Once inside you will be treated to your very own, very in...

Clara Sanabras & Friends Scattered Flight Launch + Q&A with Simon Schama Kings Place Friday 20 September Clara Sanabras spoke to us about her upcoming album launch at Kings Place. On the night she will be joined by Elysian Quartet, Harvey Brough, Fred Thomas and other guests. Plus, in keeping with the theme of Spanish Exile, renowned historian Simon Schama joins Sanbras for a pre-concert conversat...

The Piano-Yoga® Certificate Foundation Course & Course One Kings Place 29 September - 1 December After the highly-successful launch of the Piano-Yoga® retreats at Kings Place in May 2011 – described as ‘inspiring’ by Music Teacher Magazine and ‘refreshingly unusual’ by International Piano Magazine – visionary Russian virtuoso pianist GéNIA returns with the new Piano-Yoga® Certificate Courses. The...

Jimi Tenor Kings Place Friday 1 November 2013 We caught up with Jimi Tenor ahead of his rare London appearance as part of LIFEM 2013 - The Finnish Line. 'I’m delighted to be part of LIFEM celebrating Finnish music in London. This time I will revisit my catalogue all the way from the WARP years into new material from my up coming album released later this year. Very Exciting!' - Jimi Tenor Book tic...

Scene Norway 2 15 - 17 November Curated by Fiona Talkington of Radio 3’s Late Junction, Scene Norway is welcomed back to Kings Place with artist-in residence Nils Petter Molvær. We caught up with him to talk about the Festival and more.. Also playing are Spin Marvel, Sidsel Endresen, folk violinist Annbjørg Lien, Hilde Marie Kjersem making her London debut, Jan Bang featuring in Not So Silent Movi...

Iiro Rantala Kings Place Saturday 2 November 2013 / 9.30pm After touring the world for 18 years with Trio Töykeät, Finnish piano virtuoso Iiro Rantala is refreshingly still at the forefront of international pianism. He performs a delightfully diverse repertoire. From improvisations on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, performing with cross-over classical musicians such Rajaton, as a tango duo with world...

We caught up with producer, composer and musician John Metcalfe ahead of his curation at Kings Place which runs from 11 to 13 May 2013. As well as curating, John will perform with John Metcalfe Band, featuring Simon Richmond (Imagined Village), Ali Friend (Red Snapper) and Louisa Fuller (Duke Quartet). This special concert will create an environment where all unnecessary stimuli are excised to all...

Bruce Brubaker Kings Place, London Sunday 19 May, 4pm On Sunday 19 May pianist Bruce Brubaker presents the UK Premiere of Nico Muhly's Drones & Piano at Kings Place. Listen to a sample of the album ahead of the show. Read more and book tickets... Full programme: Philip Glass Mad Rush Nico Muhly Drones & Piano (UK premiere) Philip Glass Etudes 4 & 5 (1994 versions) Missy Mazzoli Orizzonte (‘Horizon...

Bruce Brubaker Kings Place, London Sunday 19 May, 4pm On Sunday 19 May pianist Bruce Brubaker presents the UK Premiere of Nico Muhly's Drones & Piano at Kings Place. Listen to a sample of the album ahead of the show. Read more and book tickets... Full programme: Philip Glass Mad Rush Nico Muhly Drones & Piano (UK premiere) Philip Glass Etudes 4 & 5 (1994 versions) Missy Mazzoli Orizzonte (‘Horizon...

Bruce Brubaker Kings Place, London Sunday 19 May, 4pm On Sunday 19 May pianist Bruce Brubaker presents the UK Premiere of Nico Muhly's Drones & Piano at Kings Place. Listen to a sample of the album ahead of the show. Read more and book tickets... Full programme: Philip Glass Mad Rush Nico Muhly Drones & Piano (UK premiere) Philip Glass Etudes 4 & 5 (1994 versions) Missy Mazzoli Orizzonte (‘Horizon...

Bruce Brubaker Kings Place, London Sunday 19 May, 4pm On Sunday 19 May pianist Bruce Brubaker presents the UK Premiere of Nico Muhly's Drones & Piano at Kings Place. Listen to a sample of the album ahead of the show. Read more and book tickets... Full programme: Philip Glass Mad Rush Nico Muhly Drones & Piano (UK premiere) Philip Glass Etudes 4 & 5 (1994 versions) Missy Mazzoli Orizzonte (‘Horizon...

Bruce Brubaker Kings Place, London Sunday 19 May, 4pm On Sunday 19 May pianist Bruce Brubaker presents the UK Premiere of Nico Muhly's Drones & Piano at Kings Place. Listen to a sample of the album ahead of the show. Read more and book tickets... Full programme: Philip Glass Mad Rush Nico Muhly Drones & Piano (UK premiere) Philip Glass Etudes 4 & 5 (1994 versions) Missy Mazzoli Orizzonte (‘Horizon...

Stephan Micus in Concert: Transcultural Kings Place 10 April 2013 German-born Stephan Micus has been travelling the world since he first journeyed to the Orient aged 16. Fascinated by the variety of musical cultures, he has mastered numerous traditional instruments, many of them unknown in the Western world. He makes never-before-seen instrument combinations, developing fresh musical possibilities...

Carthy, Hardy, Farrell & Young with Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight Kings Place Wed 13 Mar We spoke on the phone to Mercury Award Nominated Eliza Carthy who is bringing her new all female fiddle project - Carthy, Hardy, Farrell & Young to Hall One as part of a double bill alongside her cousins Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight. They play in the Hidden Treasure series alongside Martin Simpson, Roy Bail...

Martin Simpson: Exclusive Album Preview Show Kings Place Friday 15 March Martin Simpson's new album Vagrant Stanzas is released this summer by Topic Records. Martin kindly shared this track The Green Linnet to get us all in the mood. Enjoy! Martin performs an album preview show at Kings Place as part of the Hidden Treasure Festival which also features Brass Monkey, a double bill from Carthy, Hardy...

Manu Delago Collaborations Kings Place 5 - 6 April 2013 Virtuoso hang player and percussionist Manu Delago, takes a break from Björk's Biophilia tour to curate a unique collaborative mini-series at Kings Place which boasts the UK premiere of his work for hang and the Icelandic choir Gradule Nobili, two adventurous drummers and their bands, Knalpot and Circle of Sound and the launch of Manu Delago...

Bad breath? Up the duff with a man old enough to be your Dad? Rachel can help. Come along to Kings Place on Thursday 7 March to have your problems Stubbed Out. Rachel told us more about her remarkable gift for healing... Read more and buy tickets...

The Magnets: London A Cappella Festival 2013. A Kings Place Podcast by Kings Place

The Stranger The Better is a three day mini-festival of modern-day existential songwriting, programmed by The Local and held at Kings Place in January 2013. To find out more we spoke to Nick Talbot of Gravenhurst, Oly Ralfe of Ralfe Band and Howard Monk of The Local Thur 10 Jan Teitur (with string quartet) + 
Singing Adams + Abi Wade Fri 11 Jan Gravenhurst + Ralfe Band Sat 12 Jan Meursault + Sons...

GMF London Jazz Workshop and Music Festival Kings Place 28 March - 1 April GMF London Jazz Workshop and Music Festival is a unique five day event combining a rich and varied array of concerts with a holistic programme of intensive workshops for developing musicianship skills and awareness, all given by world class performers and teachers. Running alongside the workshops are a series of fantastic p...