Charlotte Keeffe Sound Brush / trumpet, flugelhorn and compositions Ashley John Long double bass Ben Handysides drums Moss Freed guitar With her Right Here, Right Now Quartet Charlotte Keeffe enables raw musical ingredients and individual expressions to come together and flow. She is captivated by trumpeters like Jaimie Branch, Peter Evans, Tomasz Stako, Nate Wooley and Lester Bowie, and inspired by abstract painters referring to her horns as Sound Brushes. The radical spirit of offhand precarity which radiates throughout this session frequently bubbles over into an effervescent sense of the imperative to explore. In a word Fearless. PRESTO MUSIC A messy emporium of raw, raucous realness. Alive. Keeffe and her quartet nailed it. Sammy Stein, FREE JAZZ BLOG Charlotte Keeffe is rapidly developing a reputation as one of UK's finest improvisers Tony Dudley-Evans Charlotte vividly describes the quartet as a breeding ground for squelchy, sploshy, splashy sound-brush playing Overtly over-blowing, splitting, splattering, squirming, squeaking and squealing out ALIVE! Howling and hooting, chomping and chaffing Dusty, distorted, flimsy, fragile, manic, ghostly, guttural sound strokes rip through whirlwinds and whirlpools of wholesome gooey-sound-dough! A turbulent tease, staggering, swaying, abruptly plunging into intentional vagueness A messy emporium of raw, raucous realness. Alive. Right Here, Right Now. It is as it is Larker Matt Clark is an improvising guitarist and composer from Brighton, drawing on free jazz, avant-garde, experimental and electronic music. He is currently working with MC3, a London-based improvising trio with Charlotte Keeffe and James Edmunds the trio engages in musical conversations and sonic exploration; interweaving dialogues between three distinctive voices: guitar, trumpet and drums; and with Simian Carbuncle, a guitar duo exploring the sonic possibilities of unorthodox techniques, with regular collaborator Ade Southby. Annie Kerr draws on a wide range of influences to create improvised soundworlds using violin, piano and text in performance, session work and studio collaborations with dancers, artists, actors and filmmakers. She plays in regular and ad hoc combos with musicians in Brighton and London. Toma Sapir has drummed with Wax Machine, Rokurokubi, Ancient Infinity Orchestra and Daisy Rickman among many others. + Wildcard Quartet + DJ Fiery Biscuits

Scratch|Meet, Brighton's unique night for performance makers of all disciplines to share work in progress, is coming back to the Rose Hill! An informal gathering for performance makers to share new ideas in front of a live audience, the night showcases performance of all kinds and might include theatre, spoken word/poetry, comedy, dance, music, film, performance games, sounds - and more. The aim is to encourage collaborations and supportive conversations. The event is open to the public wanting to see a varied selection of works in progress and have a chance to meet the makers. (Free for performers). A note for performers: Performers are booked in advance of the evening. If you'd like to perform at Scratch|Meet please email [email protected]

Ceremonial Laptop and Nocturne present a triple headliner featuring: Pillow, Ben Roberts and Ceann Capaill, in a night of meditative strings and improvisation. PILLOW - A contemporary classical group performing the dark and cinematic compositions of James Osler. Sighting influence from artists such as Jonny Greenwood, Harold Budd, Nick Drake, Max Richter and Olivier Messiaen, Pillow embarks on telling their own story of how sounds can emerge and give meaning to life's experience. For this show, Pillow will perform a stripped-back version of the group, giving you a taster of sounds from their up-and-coming debut album as well as some new material just for the evening." www.pillowofficial.com/ Composer and cellist BEN ROBERTS' visionary new project 'Vibrator' harnesses sacred frequencies to elevate wellbeing and inspire a creative revolution. Vibrator's seven tracks correspond to the body's seven chakras, sketching a beautiful cello improvisation around a core home frequency. Each tuning, each piece, speaks directly to the body's energy centres, inspiring peace, harmony and balance. https://www.bencello.com/ CEANN CAPAILL is a shape-shifting music project led by Irish multi-instrumentalist Declan Haughian. Born as a studio experiment, each song grows from immersive collaboration - sometimes lasting days, sometimes weeks - with a revolving cast of musicians, artists, videographers, and writers. Ceann Capaill's sound moves fluidly between rough phone-recorded field sounds and expansive large-room sessions.

Born in Ohio but now resident in the South of France, Bob was a founding member of avant-rock heroes Thinking Plague and has been a member of the 5uu's, Hail and The Science Group but it with his series of solo recordings between 1994 and 2023's The Room in the Tower that he has really found his voice as a peddlar of avant-garde, individual, but always highly melodic tales of anthropomorphic animals, haunted farmhouses, wells, fountains, mystical reveries, inexplicable phenomena... the list goes on, all performed by himself and guitar Crayola Lectern takes the show out on the road to support his third album, Disasternoon, released on Onomatopoeia Records on August 1st. The trio, incorporates Al Strachan on cornet, organs and effects and Damo Waters on percussion and synth. The album features artwork by Alfreda Benge and the piano-based songs bear psychedelic flavours of a darker hue, obliquely reflecting the world around us but still seeking redemption. The group are overjoyed to be playing on a bill with their friend, the effervescent Bob Drake and at the wonderful Rose Hill in what promises to be a very special night

Jackie-O Motherfucker's music draws from a variety of subgenres including various folk musics of the world (American folk and blues, Traditional English folk ballads, etc.), drone, free jazz, psychedelia, and noise rock , and is heavily improvisational in its nature. Because they are a collective, rather than a consistent band or group, the sound of their music can change from performance to performance. Jackie-O Motherfucker began as a duo consisting of multi-instrumentalist Tom Greenwood and saxophonist Nester Bucket. The group has had more than forty members drawn from the U.S. experimental scene, notably Natalie Mering, who now records under Weyes Blood, briefly on bass; the core of the group is founding member Greenwood. The group has had recordings released by Fire Records, Ecstatic Peace, Feeding Tube Records, ATP Recordings and their own U-Sound Archive and has been on several international tours including performances at All Tomorrow's Parties Festivals. In collaboration with the band, Fire Records will be reissuing one of their albums this summer - the first official vinyl reissue of ‘Flags Of The Sacred Harp’ with restored original artwork and a download card featuring unreleased extras and rarities. Presented by Melting Vinyl. Under 16s accompanied by an adult

An evening of inspirational guitar playing, dark grit and ethereal folk music. The Horse Loom is the solo project of Unit Ama's Steve Malley, beautiful, articulate guitar playing reminiscent of the 60's folk revivalists such as Bert Jansch and Davey Graham but imbued with a legacy of New Wave and post-rock guitar bands, this coupled with Steve's powerful, warm voice and boundless humanity creates a very special, unique magic. This is first time The Horse Loom has played in Brighton for 6 years. Do not miss this! "Northumberland's best kept secret" The Wire. His voice is deep and warm, his guitar playing flows like mercury, the whole thing easily the equal of his influences. Lee Fisher, NARC magazine Sairie, deceptively stripped-back, other-worldy and beautiful. Ghosts, fairies and tragic love. The Brighton three piece of Emma Morton, Jon Griffin and Andy Thomas cast magic spells upon the room, their sets are like a séance; an enchanted visit to the inside of a hollow hill. ...acoustically expansive, drone-deepened, acid-folk nuggets- Stewart Lee, Idler Magazine retains the English folk tradition nurtured by Anne Briggs and Shirley Collins. The Wire Linden Pomeroy, 6 string, 12 string and acoustic lap-steel, From parlour to porch and back again the brilliance of Linden's playing conjures the ghosts from the Delta through to Fahey's front stoop. This isnt dead mimicry though, this is living, breathing spirit stuff. The breath of the old river. "What links Pomeroy to the American Primitive ideas is the disregard for orthodoxy. Plenty of off tunings, slack drone notes, very idiosyncratic time-keeping, etc. ...these are arrangements bulbous with care and attention" Freq

Mark Wastell is a versatile improvising musician who has played a central role in the British improvised music scene for over a quarter of a century. He has performed and recorded extensively and his varied resume includes projects with Derek Bailey, Phil Durrant, John Butcher, Evan Parker, John Zorn, David Toop, Stewart Lee, Maggie Nicols, Thurston Moore and David Sylvian among many others. Tansy Spinks is an artist, sound artist, and performer. She has been a regular member of The London Improvisers Orchestra, the weekly London Improvisation Workshop (with Eddie Prevost) and has performed in many alternative venues such as Café Oto, Iklectik, Hundred Years Gallery and many more, playing alongside many notable performers of live improvisation, on violin, objects and with voice. Gus Garside is a double bassist mainly concentrating on improvised music, free jazz and contemporary music. He plays in several different groups including his longstanding string trio Arc. He has worked on three highly acclaimed albums as part of the Ron Caines/Martin Archer Axis, and has created structured improvisations for performance in the UK and Canada featuring leading players in both countries and is on a new collaboration with dancer Mim King. He is also founding member of the Brighton Safehouse collective. Adrian Southby plays in the prepared electric guitar duo Simian Carbuncle with Matt Clark, a duo with Daniel Spicer - Fettucini Spicer - and is a long-standing improvisor at Safehouse. He has also released numerous solo albums, including the recent The Parasitologists' Songbook, a musical homage to parasitic creatures. He plays with The Golgis, and leads the avant prog jazz metal power trio Dragons of Disgust.

Jessica Ackerley is a Canadian guitarist, improviser and composer based in Honolulu and New York City and has been described as "one of the most exciting guitarists to have emerged from the US free music scene in recent years" by Wire Magazine. Since 2017, Ackerley has released 19 albums to much critical acclaim with features in Wire Magazine, Pitchfork, BBC Radio, and Bandcamp. Eli Wallace is a pianist, improviser, and composer who resides in Brooklyn, NY, leading his own projects, and collaborating with other like-minded artists. His work as a pianist displays a proclivity to free improvisation, incorporating elaborate piano preparations that John Lewis (The Guardian) says is "...pushing the boundaries of the prepared piano." Mark Sanders has worked with a host of renowned musicians including Derek Bailey, Henry Grimes, Mathew Shipp, Evan Parker, Roswell Rudd, in duo and quartets with Wadada Leo Smith and trios with Charles Gayle with Sirone and William Parker. ubiquitous, diverse and constantly creative, drummer Mark Sanders always outdoes himself, whether playing with restraint or erupting like a dynamo. Bruce L Gallenter, Downtown Music Gallery. NY Rachel Musson is a saxophonist, improviser and composer living in London, UK. She is involved with a variety of improvisation projects, and works regularly with Mark Sanders, Pat Thomas, Hannah Marshall, Julie Kjaer, Corey Mwamba, Olie Brice, Alex Ward, Alex Hawkins amongst others. A free-improviser sensitive to melody-like narrative and dramatic pacing John Fordham, The Guardian Plus support from: Annie Kerr (violin) and Andrew Greaves (synth) - debut gig from a new duo formed by two longstanding Safehouse members. + Wildcard Quartet + DJ Fiery Biscuits

This open to absolutely everyone workshop will be uplifting and fun, as well as educational and focused on food. The word Kasha, like the dish itself, exists in several Slavic cultures, including Belarusian, Czech, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian. Yiddish songs too are cross-cultural by nature. We may be singing a bit in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish, because these songs are part of Yiddish song canon. We will explore what food means to us, how much symbolism and emotion is stuffed into it, how much history is poured over is and how many cultures spice it up. Come sing about Ukrainian borsh, Romanian mamalyga, Polish latkes, Russian blintzes and of course wine or something stronger in song. Come share your recipes, if you know these foods and songs. Polina Shepherd has no idea how to make Shepherd's pie but, coming from Siberia and with origins in Kiev and Odesa, she has been cooking Yiddish and klezmer all over the globe for over 30 years. No knowledge of Yiddish or singing experience is needed but make sure to have a big lunch before you come to sing! 15.00 - 17.00 Online tickets - £10 plus booking fee. On the door- £13.

Beautify Junkyards are a Portuguese group influenced by English acid folk, Brazilian Tropicália and contemporary electronica. The band's UK Tour promotes their latest album Nova on Ghost Box Records. The album, which has Paul Weller and Dorothy Moskowitz (from the 60s band United States of America) as guests, has received terrific press coverage on Mojo, Uncut, Shindig, Electronic Sound and was included on Shindig top 10 best 2024 albums list. Presented by Melting Vinyl. This is an 16+ event

The MEMLNauts are exploring new ways to be creative with machine learning, with impish algorithms powering freshly designed instruments . Expect fractious brass, wayward woodwind, unruly vocal processing, and indecorous string feedback. A collection of improvised performances from participants in the Musically Embodied Machine Learning project (MEML). We are exploring the concept of building new hybrid musical instruments with embedded machine learning. Embedded machine learning empowers musicians to find new performance approaches, by sharing control with often unpredictable and lively algorithms within the instrument. We will present performances with a variety of machine learning augmented acoustics instruments, in solo and group improvisations.

Tired of Acting Cool? An evening of live music and short stories that aims to eschew the clique-ness that can manifest in environments of creativity. No networking allowed; smirking, thinking, dancing and chatting, however, are all encouraged. Musical Performances: Autocamper - OR, the perfect pop antidote to the citys predictable post-punk machismo. Like a Northern kitchen sink rendering of The Vaselines call and response motif, vocal duties are shared by Jack Harkins and Niamh Purtill their world-weary reflections on bedroom tiffs and hungover misdemeanors capture the jangle pop spirit of the 80s without the C86 revisionism. Tigers and Flies - OR, Cowbell-wielding horn-blowing 5-piece Tigers and Flies provide energy without sacrificing melody. They make wonky guitar music with a hearty punk affliction. Inclined towards the lighthearted and mundane, Tigers and Flies are full of contradictions, and that is their greatest consistency. Readings TBA.

Slovenian trio irom make 'imaginary folk' songs that have captivated audiences since their debut 2017 album 'I Can Be a Clay Snapper'. The band's instrument inventory gives you an idea of the kind of rare musical treats you can expect from this night... Ana Kravanja violin, viola, ribab, cnbs, balafon, ngoma drum, mizmar, voice Iztok Koren balafon, banjo, three string banjo, bass drum, percussion, chimes Samo Kutin bra, gongoma, mizmar, lyre, one string bass, frame drums, voice The expansive compositions they conjure up with these often hand-made instruments echo the borderless, collective spirit of groups like Don Cherry's Organic Music Society and Art Ensemble of Chicago. Their 2022 album 'The Liquified Throne of Simplicity' made the number 1 slot in The Quietus' Album of the Year list, and they come to the Rose Hill this November with a new album of songs to play out, one track of which was premiered at the recent Ment festival in Slovenia to great acclaim: "I got to finally catch irom in their glory of home ground - outstanding." - Gilles Peterson, BBC6 "Beautiful, messy, playful, terrifying, sweet stuff you never knew where they were going to go." - Jude Rogers, Guardian Athina B is a recently formed duo of R Dyer and Maria Marzaioli, two great musical creators in their own right coming together in this project to explore a more improvised approach.

Flora Curzon (violin/voice) Francesca Ter-Berg (cello/voice) Merlin Shepherd (clarinets) Polina Shepherd (voice, piano) Come and hear the first time these four outstanding players come together as a quartet. They will blend east European instrumental and vocal traditions pushing boundaries and expectations. All whilst staying close to the roots. A tradition brought up to date. This will be an evening of spontaneity, flare and fun. Expect to be on the edge of your seat. Or better still, up and dancing. Multi-award-nominated experimental/folk duo Fran & Flora captivate audiences with their reinventions of traditional Eastern European melodies and songs. Francesca Ter-Berg (cello/voice) and Flora Curzon (violin/voice) draw inspiration from archival recordings, recovered manuscripts and studying with traditional masters, infusing source material with drones, loops, free improvisation and electronics to create a border-defying aesthetic (Mojo). Merlin and Polina Shepherd Duo (clarinets/voice/piano) perform together in a way that is rarely encountered. They play music from several linked cultures with improvisation, freedom and spontaneity. The Duo's playful approach to their root traditions klezmer, Slavic, East European and southern Mediterranean is full of knowledge and deference. It creates a unique sound that embraces the enduring spirit of folklore and takes the listener to new dimensions. This is a premiere of these four outstanding players as a quartet. Expect an evening of improvisation, flare and fun. Those of you looking for heart-felt and passionate songs will be thrilled too. Performing both traditional and new compositions, they merge sounds of the Old World with sounds of the New.

Zyggurat is an electronic music project by Pete Grimshaw with Nathan England-Jones on drums. The band have received acclaim for their skilful and spontaneous modular synth performances, drawing special praise for the sonic interplay between the synth work and the organic flow of the drums. Featuring performances from celebrated improvisers both live and in releases for Old Technology and Clay Pipe Music, they continue to push the envelope with new approaches and imaginative collaborations. FIRE!..next level - James Holden "a band fuelled by delicious contrasts" - Bob Fischer, Electronic Sound Liberty is a jazz tap dancer and electronic producer, based in NYC. As a trained flamenco dancer and an avid beatmaker, Liberty performs their live electronic set across NYC and internationally, concocting fresh tracks that incorporate their voice and dance rhythms in a sound that has been likened to Solange, Massive Attack, and Feist. She's the tomboy with the beats and the fast feet -- forever dedicated to the groove of underground dance cultures and bringing in exciting collaborators across jazz, hip hop and electronic music along the way. The American is as fleet of foot as thought UK Jazz News Liberty illustrates perfectly the sense of solidarity that exists between the sibling arts of dance and music - ChillFiltr