Jon Turney writes: The reliably eclectic biennial Bristol New Music competition returns for an extended weekend on the finish of April (Twenty fifth-Twenty eighth). As common, there are exhibits in venues giant and small, this time spherical together with the newly refurbished Bristol Beacon and the equally splendid new area on the deconsecrated church close by, The Mount With out.

Many of the music is genre-fluid and unclassifiable – that’s a part of the purpose. However together with all the opposite fascinating stuff there are a pleasant clutch of gigs this time spherical that would sit in a jazz, or not less than jazz associated class, in the event you insist.

They embrace the blues-growly improviser and artist Lonnie Holley who shares a invoice with Elaine Mitchener and Jules Reidy on the Lantern Corridor within the Beacon on Thursday night time, and alto saxophonist, vocalist and masterful sound collagist and story-teller Matana Roberts, who will ship a solo set on April twenty seventh within the matchless acoustic of St Georges corridor, in a present that additionally consists of Maggie Nichols improvising in duet with drummer Don Johnston and up to date ensemble Residence Home. (Holley and Roberts even have dates on the London’s Roundhouse on April twenty sixth).

Then Sunday night time at metropolis centre membership Unusual Brew sees a triple invoice of Ahmed – a brand new quartet of Pat Thomas (piano), Seymour Wright (alto saxophone), Antonin Gerbal (drums), Joel Grip (double bass) exploring the work of bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik – and Ruth Goller’s inimitable Skylla, together with American singer Josephine Foster.

That’s only one strand in a programme that provides a dizzyingly diverse weekend for anybody with ears open to work exterior the realms of genre-defined sounds.

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LINKS: Full programme and reserving particulars
AJ Dehany’s LJN assessment of the earlier version of Bristol New Music.