THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR 2025
Slovenian drummer Vid Drašler joins Tom Jackson (clarinet) and Daniel Thompson (acoustic guitar) in this special early evening concert by the Nauportus Trio
Vid Drašler is from Bistrica ob Sotli, where he played in a jazz-rock band Zmajev rep and in the Malik. With the Balžalorsky / Drašler trio he made a breakthrough in Slovenian jazz. Within the program of Sploh Institute he curates (Ne)forma (2022) and he presented his work on several occasions: at the concerts of Confine aperto, Zvokotok, Sonce in sončice po vsem svetu, public presentations of RR, international tours, dance-music series of improvizations Neforma, on the festival and on compilation Sound Disobedience. With the recording of the solo concert he participates in the iMstrument project. He published an excellent solo debut with the title of Kramljanja, with trio Trojnik album My Ear Has Got Sharp Edges, Stir with trio Drašler/Karlovčec/Drašler, At The Cultural Home with Tom Jackson, Mnogobolje with Oholo! and Štafelaj with trio TiTiTi.
Daniel Thompson was born in Norfolk, England. Largely self-taught, he moved to London in 2005 and studied with the guitarist John Russell for two years. Since then, he has performed at many venues and festivals across the UK and Europe. In addition, he has also been organising concerts including the ‘The Shoreditch Church Concert Series’ with Benedict Taylor. Currently you can hear and see Daniel performing solo, with other musicians in many ad-hoc improvising situations and in long-term collaborations or ‘working groups’. Recent collaborations include performances and/or recordings with Neil Metcalfe, Steve Noble, Caroline Kraabel, Max Reed, John Edwards, Benedict Taylor, Tom Jackson, Vid Drasler, Evan Parker, Adam Bohman, Sue Lynch, Alex Ward, Kay Grant, Roland Ramanan, Adrian Northover, Marcello Magliocchi, Alan Wilkinson, Colin Webster amongst others.
Tom Jackson is a clarinettist and saxophonist active in London and Europe, largely dedicated to the fields of contemporary classical music and free improvisation.
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