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SAILING TO BYZANTIUM CD LAUNCH GIG JULY 6th at VORTEX, LONDON part of 2 night CHRISTINE TOBIN SPECIAL at the Vortex.
CD release date 2nd July
NEW CD – SAILING TO BYZANTIUM – will be released on July 2nd 2012 on Trail Belle Records. The CD is a collection of 12 poems by W. B. Yeats, arranged and set to music by Christine. The line-up includes the spellbinding tones of actor Gabriel Byrne, who recites three poems on the recording and musicians; Gareth Lockrane flutes, Kate Shortt cello, Phil Robson guitars, Liam Noble piano and Dave Whitford double bass. The CD was recorded at the wonderful CS Studios, Ardingly by engineer Curtis Schwartz. This is the same studios where Christine recorded her much revered Tapestry Unravelled album with Liam Noble. Also continuing the link with the Tapestry Unravelled CD, artist and founder of Blackbird, Maxine Sutton is providing some of her gorgeous textile artwork for the cover and the overall design will be compiled by the talented team at Designmap. Christine will be touring the band during the Summer & Autumn at festivals and venues throughout the UK. Keep an eye on Live Dates on this site for all shows.
November 15
LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: PURCELL ROOM, SOUTH BANK CENTRE
“Sailing To Byzantium” New concert of poems by WB Yeats set to music by Christine. with Kate Shortt cello, Phil Robson guitar, Dave Whitford double bass and Liam Noble piano. This concert is a double bill with Phil Robson’s IMS Quintet featuring Mark Turner. To book tickets click on the link:
http://www.londonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/2011-11-15/phil-robsons-ims-quintet-featuring-mark-turner-christine-tobin
NEW CD! Christine is pleased to let you know that she is currently recording her new CD Sailing To Byzantium. Six of the tracks have already been recorded and the remaining 4 will be complete very soon. 3 tracks will be posted on the site within the next week. Meanwhile if you click on the link below you can hear Christine’s setting of beautiful W. B. Yeats poem “The Wild Swans At Coole”. The musicians are: Kate Shortt cello, Liam Noble piano, Phil Robson guitar & Dave Whitford double bass. All 10 of the Yeats poems set to music by Christine can be heard live at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre on Nov 15th as part of the London Jazz Festival. Looking forward to seeing you there. CD to be released 2012.
http://soundcloud.com/christine-tobin/the-wild-swans-at-coole
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Christine nominated for London Jazz Award 2011 at the London Festival Fringe
See link below for full details
http://www.londonfestivalfringe.com/general/awards2011/jazz/
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BBC Music Magazine 5***** Review of Tapestry Unravelled!
“I know of no album quite like this and I recommend it utterly.” BBC Music Magazine
www.bbcmusicmagazine.com
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Jamie Cullum fundraising concert at Margate Winter Gardens with Ian Shaw, Lianne Carroll, Christine Tobin & Barry Green Trio On Friday 4th of Feb the Winter Gardens was ALIVE with great voices, music and a massive cheering crowd. This was an amazing night and will ensure that the Margate Jazz Festival will happen again this summer in July and also some funds raised will go to support the Vortex Jazz Club in Dalston London. Thanks to all the great voices and a fantastic audience!
Christine would like to thank everyone who came to her Tapestry Unravelled concert at the John Field Room in Dublin. The gig was a huge success. A great time was had by all and Christine would like to apologise to all those who were unable to buy a CD because they were sold out within the first 10 minutes of the break! See the Contact page of this site for buying CDs and next time she plays Dublin – she’ll bring a truckload!
Look out for “Sailing To Byzantium” Christine’s new project which will be touring the festivals around Ireland later in 2011. This is a concert of 12 WB Yeats poems set to music by Christine. The group will be voice, guitar, double bass & violin. Here are some of the poems she will set: Long-legged Fly, An Acre Of Grass, The Second Coming, Byzantium, The Fisherman, The Song Of Wandering Aengus, When You Are Old, In Memory Of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markiewicz and Sailing To Byzantium.
Tapestry Unravelled, Christine’s 2010 album with Liam Noble has been chosen by 3 journalists for their list of “Albums Of The Year” in the current issue of Jazzwise. Bravo!! Also it was chosen as one of the best of the year on the All About Jazz site.
Reviews of Christine’s gig at the Berlin Jazz Festival on Nov 7 2010
“Christlne Tobin should be considered the best female singer of the festival with her infallible sense for timing, intonation and the integration of her voice with the other instruments in the band. Her encore ‘Embraceable you’ could serve as a model for the kind of music that we would have liked to have seen more of at the festival.” Franziska Buhre, Berlin. Nov 12, 2010
“Glücklich durfte man auch seln, dass endlich mal wieder jemand an Christine Tobin gedacht hat. Die in England lebende Irin ist mit ihrer abgründigen Stimme und den phliosophischen Texten immer noch eine überragende Erscheinung im Uberfluss des weiblichen Jazzgesangs.” Ulrich Olshausen, Frankfurter Allgemeine
See English translation below…………………………….
“One also could be counted lucky that somebody had thought of Christine Tobin again. With her unfathomable voice and philosophical lyrics the Irish-born singer who now lives in England is still an outstanding phenomenon among the plethora of female jazz vocalists.” Ulrich Olshausen Frankfurter Allgemeine
CORK JAZZ FESTIVAL ……..
Christine is off to the Cork Jazz Festival tomorrow with her band Phil Robson guitar, Dave Whitford double bass and Gene Calderazzo drums. They’re playing at the Legends Suite in the Festival Club, a late gig starts at 11:45pm. Then Sunday afternoon 2pm they play as part of the BBC Radio 3′s Jazz Line-up broadcast from the Clarion Hotel.
EXCITING NEWS!!
4**** REVIEW IN THE GUARDIAN Wed 22nd Sept. & 5 ***** REVIEW IN BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE Sept issue
Following a great 4 ****Star review in the Guardian of their most recent live gig of Tapestry Unravelled at London’s 606 Club, Christine & Liam are eagerly awaiting the next gig for their Carole King songs which will be at the wonderful NCEM venue in York. This superb venue is perfect for this intimate concert. The piano and acoustics are some of the best in the country. We advise early booking Tel: 01904 658338 www.ncem.co.uk
LONDON JAZZ AWARDS 2010: Christine has been shortlisted for the London Jazz Vocalist Award. The Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho will host an evening on August 16th at which the winners of this year’s London Jazz Awards will be announced. For more information about the London Jazz Awards click on the link below.
http://www.globalmusicfoundation.org/londonjazzawards.html
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SUMMER’S WREATH 2010 Christine sings at the National Library of Ireland on 28th June 2010
Christine has been invited to perform at this year’s ‘Summer’s Wreath’, a month long celebration of the works of the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. Leading names from the world of music, stage, screen, visual arts, politics, literature and academia are coming together at the National Library of Ireland this June for its annual month-long celebration of the life and works of William Butler Yeats. With the programme now in it’s 4th year, ‘Summer’s Wreath 2010′ offers free public readings, reflections, lectures and performances and will feature many prominent female contributors this year echoing the passionate and complex relationship which Yeats had with women throughout his life
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Great review on The Arts Desk by Peter Quinn of Tapestry Unravelled’s latest gig at Lauderdale House
Written Friday 7th May 2010 check out the link below or go to Press and click on Recent Press on this site
http://www.theartsdesk.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1449:christine-tobin-london-music-review&Itemid=27
Breaking news! Tapestry Unravelled will be released on June 28th
Look out for the feature about this sensational new CD in the May issue of Jazzwise. Here are some of the live dates you can catch Christine and Liam playing the songs from their new album. Lots more in the planning to be posted very soon so watch this space.
Cheltenham International Jazz Festival Pillar Room May 3
London Lauderdale House May 6
Hull Truck Theatre May 15
Cambridge Kettles Yard, Cambridge Modern Jazz Club June 4
Glasgow International Jazz Festival City Halls June 24
Dalston, London Vortex July 3
Harrogate International Festival Crown Hotel July 19
Broadstairs Folk Week Hilderstone Theatre Aug. 7
Chelsea London 606 Club Sept 19
York National Centre For Early Music Oct. 15
Crawley The Hawth Arts Centre Oct. 28
Basingstoke The Anvil Oct 30
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Tapestry Unravelled due for release soon!
‘Tapestry Unravelled’ is a beautiful and elegant re-working of songs from Carole King’s beloved classic 1971 album Tapestry plus one original from the BBC Jazz Awards Best Vocalist Christine Tobin and the highly acclaimed UK jazz pianist Liam Noble.
Tobin and Noble’s deferential exploration reveals a deep understanding of the universal relationship between music and emotion. From a smouldering ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow’ to a dynamic ‘I Feel The Earth Move’, Tobin and Noble show the range of energy, pace and strength of feeling that can be achieved through the simple, yet most impactful arrangement of piano and voice.
