IMOO #215 Stephen Grew, Piano

August 6 @ The Record Centre (1099 Wellington Street West)

Performance, followed by Q&A.

3PM

25 dollar suggested donation or PWYC. NOTAFLOF

Stephen Grew has been playing piano and electronic keyboards for 30 years. His music is completely improvised. He creates spontaneous compositions with other musicians in the heat of the moment. He also performs as a soloist . He is based in Lancaster, UK, and has toured extensively, touring and recording with many musicians from the free improvised scene here in Britain and abroad. Performing in Grutronic, a four piece electronic band, and Grew Trio, Grew Quartet and Grew & Grew. He has also performed with Evan Parker, Keith Tippett, Graham Clark, Pat Thomas, Howard Riley and many others. Long standing collaborators are his brother, Nicholas Grew, Richard Scott, David Ross and Philip Marks.

‘Stephen Grew: is one of Europe’s most dedicated and imaginative pianists: Stephen’s playing free from the constraints of traditional harmonic, melodic and rhythmic structures, is a virtuoso tour – de – force of dynamic extremes,  percussive effects and spontaneous atonal flourishes, by turn surprising, witty and breathtaking!’

Recorded and Live Piano Music.

“Playing from the Ether”  Film – maker – Immo Horn.    -at

Lancaster Baptist Church, Lancaster, England.https://immohorn.wordpress.com/

The links below are a tiny selection from over 1300 solo pieces that have been recorded in the last 4 years from my YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/user/Binpillp3

“Gardening for the Subconscious”

“Rhythmic Mosaic”

“Expulsion”

“Study in Nothing”

Reviews of my solo Albums. (I have 35 albums released)

https://stepgrew.wixsite.com/stephengrewpianist/blank-ciyy

Stephen Grew – Chasm: The St James’ and St Basil’s Suite

https://discus-music.co.uk/

https://www.jazzviews.net/stephen-grew—poseidon.html

https://www.jazzviews.net/stephen-grew—the-lit-and-phil-suite.html

The Music.

My music is completely improvised and is the culmination of an intensive program of works since the 1980’s- I am now 62.

I have been consistently touring nationally and internationally as a soloist and in group situations since 1994, performing and recording with: Evan Parker, Keith Tippett, Howard Riley, Trevor Watts, Pat Thomas, to name a few and as a soloist, and in the groups: Grew Trio, Grew Quartet and Grutronic.

Further links to my performances and website.

https://stepgrew.wixsite.com/stephengrewpianist