Thu, 23 Feb
|London
Ben Somers Quartet Album Launch 'Plant It Firmly In The Sand'
Folk and jazz musician Ben Somers releases his brand new album, ‘Plant It Firmly In The Sand’ on 23rd February 2023 - a collection of eight pieces, all original,influenced by ‘New Music’, Post-Bop, American, Scandinavian and English roots music. It is on pre-order on Bandcamp and will be available.
Time & Location
23 Feb, 19:00
London, The Spice Of Life, 6 Moor St, London W1D 5NA, UK
Info
TICKETS - https://www.wegottickets.com/event/566103
ROB UPDGRAFF: Guitar TIM GILES: Drums MIRKO SCARCIA: Double Bass BEN SOMERS: Tenor Sax
Folk and jazz musician Ben Somers releases his brand new album, ‘Plant It Firmly In The Sand’ on 23rd February 2023 - a collection of eight pieces, all original,influenced by ‘New Music’, Post-Bop, American, Scandinavian and English roots music. It is on pre-order on Bandcamp and will be available on all other platforms on February 23rd. The launch gig will be at The Spice Of Life in Soho, London on the same date.
Bandcamp Link - https://bensomers.bandcamp.com/.../plant-it-firmly-in-the...
The title ‘Plant It Firmly InThe Sand’ was inspired by an interview I heard with the great bassist/composer Dave Holland. In the interview Dave spoke of his first concerts with Miles Davis. He recounts that the first gig was tough. He was understandably nervous and the other musicians in the group didn’t seem like they were listening to him, they played through him. After the initial performance he remembered a passage from a book of Sufi writings, “Plant your banner firmly in the desert sand.”.
He took this to mean that to state oneself clearly enables others to react to us more easily. This intent changed the next gigs for him. I was so inspired hearing Dave talk that I felt it was about time to take my own banner and plant it firmly in the sand.