Edge 08 Festival "The Freedom Principle" November 16, 2008

EDGE 08: The Freedom Principle
Thursday 13th – Sunday 23rd Nov. 08
Edge08 is a micro-festival - The Fringe within the thriving London International Jazz Festival. Edge08, is a hip, cross-generational alliance united around blistering, spiritually uplifting live sessions, film, photography, dance and spoken word. Over 10 days an outernational gathering of artists will perform and collaborate in various venues in the cultural quarter of Shoreditch. Enlightenment is imminent.
Edge08 is curated by Paul Bradshaw (Straight No Chaser) & Jason Jules (Kilimanjaro Magazine) & Orphy Robinson (Original Jazz Warrior & Vibes Master)
Sunday 16th November Edge 08 Festival presents the European Premier of Yasuhiko Shirai's compelling and intimate documentary film, "4 Hands" filmed in Tokyo, between Japanese pianist Yosuke Yamashita and his Master, the legendary and incendiary CECIL TAYLOR plus a FREESTYLE ON THE EDGE music session with Original Jazz Warrior and vibes man Orphy Robinson who has gathered together a mind blowing gathering of London based jazz and improvising musicians to celebrate the the premier of the documentary film "4 Hands" in their own majestic and free spirited fashion these include Louis Moholo Moholo, Tony Bevan, Steve Noble, Pat Thomas, John Coxon, Shabaka Hutchings, Brian Edwards, Claude Deppa, Corey Mwamba. Steve Beresford Sotoko Fukuda, Leon Michener, Visuals by SDNA.

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