Kit Downes and ENEMY

Kit Downes and ENEMY
Date and time
26 Oct 2023 (6:30pm - 9:30pm)
Location

Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR

Price

£15 (£12)

Booking Information

Wheelchair users are entitled to concessionary priced tickets with a complimentary companion seat.

Guide dogs are welcome at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire venues. If you wish to bring a guide dog or wheelchair, please let the Events Office know by calling 0121 331 5909.

Jazz trio ENEMY

ENEMY is the technicolor Berlin/London based piano trio featuring pianist Kit Downes, bassist Petter Eldh and drummer James Maddren. Described as ‘fiercely intense’ and ‘beautifully intricate’ by the UK’s Guardian, their two past records 'ENEMY' (Edition) and 'Vermillion' (ECM) spotlight three brilliant and creative musical minds, all equally committed to the exploration of constantly morphing new horizons.

ENEMY is about intensity and complexity - tense negotiations involving cryptic rhythms and wonky beats with light speed reactions and high focus - written to deliberately push them to their limits - both creatively and technically.

Now with a new album - 'The Betrayal' (WeJazz) - released in September 2023, this new set of music is full of contradictions, oysters and eels, and of course East Croydon.

Never look back, face your fears, take it to the East Gate.

"Enemy is a delight in its intersection of artistry and technicality, but it’s even more brilliant
in its authenticity."
DOWNBEAT (US)

“Enemy is an enemy - of all those who think that the musical development of the piano trio
is complete. They bring new, fresh accents into the action... To hear that is a pleasure”
RONDO MAGAZINE (DE)

“a formidable trio - three musicians at the top of their game”
JAZZWISE MAGAZINE (UK)

“A strikingly vital, fiery and intense group that will undoubtedly appeal to jazz lovers”
WRITTEN IN JAZZ (NL)

6.30pm - support
7.45pm - main show