Live at Paradox

'Live at Paradox' is a new release by Kodian Trio (with Dirk Serries and Andrew Lisle) recorded at Incubate Festival earlier this year. This is the the full un-edited performance and this release on Raw Tonk Records is a limited edition CDR of just 100 copies.

The album was also reviewed by Dutch website Opduvel: https://opduvel.com/2016/09/03/kodian-trio-live-at-paradox/

Line-up: Dirk Serries - guitar, Colin Webster - alto sax, Andrew Lisle - drums.

Kodian Trio UK Tour

Apparitions

New release on New Wave of Jazz - Apparitions is a double studio LP by the quartet of John Dikeman (tenor sax), Dirk Serries (guitar), Andrew Lisle (drums), and myself on baritone sax. The album was recorded on the day after the quartet played a blistering show at Cafe Oto, which was released by Raw Tonk Records last year.

Kodian Trio

Kodian Trio is a new project with Dirk Serries on electric guitar and Andrew Lisle on drums. Kodian Trio's debut album 'I' will be released on LP by the New Wave Of Jazz imprint on 19th March. The trio are also playing a series of dates in Holland, Belgium and Germany, including a two day residency at De Singer in Rijkevorsel:

19/3 - Pletterij (Haarlem, NL)
20/3 - De Nieuwe Ruimte (Rotterdam, NL)
21/3 - Volt (Sittard, NL)
22/3 - Djaezz Keller (Duisburg, D)
23/3 - De Ruimte (Amsterdam, NL)
24/3 - De Singer (Rijkevorsel, B) Two day residency - special guest : Martina Verhoeven
25/3 - De Singer (Rijkevorsel, B) Two day residency - special guests : Martina Verhoeven, John Dikeman, Thijs Troch

The album is available from New Wave of Jazz:

Firehouse Tapes

Firehouse Tapes is a new duo release with Andrew Lisle on drums. The album was recorded directly to cassette, during three improvised sessions in the basement of an old fire station in North London.

Firehouse Tapes is available as a limited edition cassette and download from Raw Tonk Records.

Line-up: Colin Webster - Tenor and Baritone Saxophone, Andrew Lisle - Drums.

Recent Press

DunningWebsterUnderwood - Bleed
"..a slow, steady exploitation of applied pressure, an improvisation structured on deep breath-blooms like monolithic, dry ice-shrouded Sunn O))) riffs, stretched and slowed." Tim Owen, Dalston Sound

Birchall/Cheetham/Webster/Willberg - Night Streets Of Madness

"Even in the realm of free improvisation, music rarely sounded this brutally physical. Each of these four virtuoso instrumentalists is given the space to produce some of their best individual improvisations and solos to date, but Night Streets Of Madness works best when they play as one single instinctive entity, somehow twisting punishing impulsiveness into densely textured long form (spontaneous) compositions." Tristan Bath, The Quietus

Reviews of 'Bleed', 'Night Streets Of Madness', and Dikeman/Serries/Lisle/Webster - Live at Cafe Oto 

"Webster.. has an instinctive gift for hooking up with sound-makers of all stripes, his questing drive to produce far-out sounds balanced only by the generosity and egalitarianism of his own musical practices. You could say that he plays ‘in the pocket’ – a strange term to use for a horn player, yet it reflects Webster’s ability to lock into a groups’ dynamic, neither dominating it with his contributions nor becoming submerged." Paul Margree, We Need No Swords.

All albums available from http://colinwebster.bandcamp.com

Photo credit: Dawid Laskowski

Live at Cafe Oto

New release on Raw Tonk Records, 'Live at Cafe Oto' captures the first meeting of this quartet featuring Dirk Serries on guitar, John Dikeman on tenor sax, Andrew Lisle on drums, and myself on baritone sax.

This blistering live set is available on limited edition CDR and download from here.

Webster / Lisle / Ward - Red Kite

'Red Kite' is the debut album by my new trio with Alex Ward (guitar) and Andrew Lisle (drums). The album is available now to download from Raw Tonk Records, and a CD version will be available soon.

The trio was formed especially for the recording session, prompted by the offer of studio time from Sam Thredder at The Cro's Nest. The album was improvised in the studio, recorded directly to reel-to-reel tape, and mastered by the excellent Marlon Wolterink.