Jazz Stroud teamed up with Tarsier Creative, d&b audiotechnik and SVA with funding through the PRS for Music Foundation to produce a series of pre-recorded performances from Jazz Stroud artists. These artists were orginally booked to play in 2020, but Jazz Stroud was forced to take 18 months off live events due to the pandemic.
The Goodshed Sessions include performances by Yelfris Valdes, Sarathy Korwar, Ishmael Ensemble, Griz-O, JSSO, Mermaid Chunky, Waldo's Gift, Roella Oloro, Tim Davies will be released throughout November.
Check www.jazzstroud.org for updates on release dates
Roella Oloro on Keyboard, Alexander Miller on Bass, and Luke Campbell on drums.
This piece was commissioned by Jazz South as part of the Breakthrough Composer Scheme, and filmed at the Brunel Goods Shed in partnership with Jazz Stroud.
Filmed live at the Brunel Goods Shed on 25th November 2021 by Tarsier Creative
Director and cam op - Callum Chaplin
Cam op - Motz Workman
Recording - Rob Pemberton
Sound tech - Jack Page
Coordination - Neil Walker
Roella Oloro
1st Release: Wednesday 28 April 2021
2nd Release: 15th November 2022
In partnership with Jazz South
British composer and Multi-instrumentalist Roella Oloro explores the concept of a perfumer, mixing styles and influences from jazz, gospel, classical and rock. The trio consists of Roella Oloro on Keyboard, Alexander Miller on Bass, and Luke Campbell on drums.
Throughout the pandemic, Oloro was a BBC Young Musician 2020 semi-finalist, a Jazz South UK grant recipient, appeared on Decca Records’, Alone Together Jazz piano album, on British TV as part of Jazz 625, the British Jazz Explosion, released her first single entitled Sacrificial Lamb.