On The Edge

A few weeks ago I travelled down to Brighton with my trio (Webster/Holub/McLaren) to play at On The Edge - the night run by Brighton's Safehouse collective. It was the first time our trio had played outside London, and we had a great gig to a very enthusiastic listening audience. I mainly played Baritone for this gig, and Toby just brought his synth and effects instead of the usual Rhodes. This slight change to the usual format worked really well, with the synth bringing out more 'sounds' and the baritone sometime playing more of a support/rhythm section role.

Here's a clip of the first track from our set:
Webster/Holub/McLaren live in Brighton by colinwebster

Many thanks to Gus Garside and everyone at Safehouse for bringing us down there.
http://www.safehousebrighton.co.uk/

Webster/Holub/McLaren Live Recording

This track is taken from the set we played at Flim Flam @ Ryan's Bar, Stoke Newington in March this year.

Colin Webster - Tenor Sax, Mark Holub - Drums, Toby McLaren - Fender Rhodes.
Download it here

Koi Bombs Album Launched!

The new album by my trio with Mark Holub and Toby McLaren was released at the end of January. We had the launch party at Stoke Newington International Airport. It was a great night, great bands, and a large and receptive crowd!

The trio also played the legendary Boat-Ting (improv club on a boat on the Thames) earlier in the week. The intimate dimensions of the venue really suited us, and the set was very powerful. We hadn't played together for over a month, so things were fresh and firing! We also played a set the following week at Rays Jazz Cafe in central London. The polite coffee shop atmosphere was slightly at-odds with our outlandish improvisations, but after a bit of an apologetic start we got into it.

The album is now available from Gaffer Records http://www.gafferrecords.com/ and at gigs.

Here's a clip of the trio from the album launch:



More clips and sounds from the trio gigs coming soon.

Also in January I played a show as a guest with Loup - the duo of Sheik Anorak and Clement Edouard. We played an intense set at Indo in Whitechapel with Sheik Anorak on drums, Clement on alto and electronics and myself on baritone.. Hopefully some clips from this show coming soon as well.

Koi Bombs Album Launch

The Koi Bombs album launch is taking place on Saturday 22nd January at Stoke Newington International Airport. Not only are we releasing our record on the night, but also Ma. (led by my good friend Tom Challenger) and LOUP (led by Gaffer Records head-honcho Sheik Anorak) are both releasing albums as well!

It promises to be a great night with all 3 bands performing. Doors open at 8pm, and tickets are £5 on the door. There's also a guestlist for press/promo etc.. so get in touch if that's you.

Koi Bombs Artwork

'Koi Bombs' is the first release from my trio Webster/Holub/McLaren.

It's being released by Gaffer Records on CD-R this month.
http://www.gafferrecords.com/

We're playing a few London gigs to support the release:

17th January - Boat-Ting, on a boat, Temple Pier, Embankment
22nd January - ALBUM LAUNCH @ Stoke Newington International Airport, Stoke Newington
27th January - Ray's Jazz @ Foyle's Bookstore Cafe, Soho