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Fourth Page

The above band has received a Jazz Services National Touring Support Scheme grant for their new tour.

Line-Up:

Charlie Beresford – Vocals/Guitar

Carolyn Hume - Piano

Peter Marsh - Bass

Paul May - Drums/Percussion

http://www.brightfieldproductions.co.uk/4thpage/

Fourth Page came together informally in 2010 - the members had already performed together in various combinations but not as a quartet.  Carolyn Hume and Paul May had played as a duo over the last ten years, releasing five critically acclaimed albums on Leo Records, while Peter Marsh and Paul May had played together in various groups as well as recently providing the live rhythm section for Petra Jean Phillipson.  Charlie Beresford (known in the main for his solo work and studio production) came into the equation after a recent recording that he, Paul May and Duke Garwood made under the guise of Abdon Liberty, and both Hume and Marsh contributed to the sessions.

The quartet has released two albums - Along the Weak Rope (Forwind) and Blind Horizons (Leo).  The former album includes the first notes ever played by the quartet, and both recordings have garnered critical acclaim from the European jazz press.  The band have received regular airplay on BBC Radio 3's Late Junction (whose presenter Fiona Talkington is a fan) as well as on BBC 6 Music and elsewhere.

Charlie Beresford – Vocals/Guitar

Over the last decade Charlie has released four solo albums.  His last recording, Dark Transport (2009), was made with long term musical collaborator Tim Harries.  Charlie has been in demand as a freelance producer/engineer working on numerous albums in fields as diverse as large scale choral works (CBS) to folk artists such as June Tabor, and recently with poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan.  The last few years have seen him engineer for the likes of the BBC, Soundtree, and Smooth Operations.  As well as being a member of Fourth Page, he is part of Abdon Liberty with Paul May and Duke Garwood, and is also working with Tim Harries, DJ Flypaper and other collaborators on a new multi-media piece under the umbrella of Sister Rotunda.  He also plays in the improvising duet Five Turnings alongside viola player Mark Emerson.

Carolyn Hume - Piano

Carolyn has released seven albums over the last decade on Leo Records, five with long term collaborator Paul May and two solo albums consisting of compositions for cello and voice.  Over the years she has played and recorded with many artists, crossing genres from prog-rock to classical and free improvisation.  She has performed sparingly in Europe and the UK and also provided music for short films, including work by Darron Davies (Exhibition Ballarat Australia), Xaver Walser (Sub Gravity Films) and Bal Erotique-Montreal.

Peter Marsh - Bass

Marsh has played and recorded with a variety of bands tackling anything from avant-rock to electronica, from Breton folk music to electric jazz by way of free improve and more.  He was a founder member of electro-jazz improvisers Lob and its subsequent offshoot Moist.  During his career Peter has performed alongside improvisers including Paul Rutherford, Lol Coxhill, Mark Sanders, David Toop, Steve Beresford, Robert Dick, Rhodri Davies, Tony Bevan and many others, and done session work for the Orb's Alex Paterson, The Tiger Lillies and more.  As well as his ensemble work, he has performed solo bass gigs at the London Headphone Festival and De Sonis, and composed music for short films by Thomas Gray and for When There Was Grass by Juliette Buss.  Other than Fourth Page, his other current projects include working alongside Paul May in live electro-acoustic outfit Sonnamble, the free jazz trio Elvers, a quartet with Danish saxophonist Julie Kjaer and a trio with Viennese guitarist Martin Siewert.

Paul May - Drums/Percussion

Paul is a seasoned drummer and percussionist of 20 years experience - he has played the majority of England’s major venues as well as most of the left-field experimental clubs.  The past two decades have seen him tour extensively in Europe and the Scandinavian regions with both improvisation-based bands and pop acts.  He has either released or played on a variety of records on labels including Leo, Emanem, Loog, Butterfly, Fire, ATP, Four Eyes, Bo Weevil, Gronland, Forewind and Stuck Records, with artists such as Carolyn Hume, Dom Lash, Duke Garwood, Alexander Tucker, Rosie Brown, Dan Beban, and Petra Jean Philipson.

Reviews:

“…the music retains a consistent sound and mood, a delicate impressionism that is highly distinctive and makes compelling listening.  Stunning.” – All About Jazz online

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