Edition Records- Donny McCaslin | Richard Spaven
MON, 25 MAY, 17:30 & 21:00
Edition Records: Donny McCaslin & Richard Spaven
Album Listening Session in 360° spatial audio + in-person Q&A
Two of contemporary jazz’s most distinctive players, brought together for one night by Edition Records.
Donny McCaslin – the saxophonist who led the band on David Bowie’s final album Blackstar – makes music that moves between cinematic post-bop and bold electronic experimentation. Richard Spaven, the British drummer behind work with Flying Lotus, José James and Jordan Rakei, builds rhythms that sit somewhere between live jazz and broken-beat electronics. Both make music that rewards close attention.
At Polygon Portal, albums from each artist, Light Of Day (Richard Spaven) and Lullaby for the Lost (Donny McCaslin), are being played back in full, reimagined on one of the world’s best spatial audio systems. The session closes with a live Q&A with both artists in the room.
The records you know, reshaped to move around you, above you, and through you. Saxophone lines appear in places you didn’t expect, drum patterns open up into the room, and details you’ve never noticed reveal themselves.
You’ll sit inside the music, the way Donny and Richard heard it in their heads. Where you’ll not just hear it, but feel it – creating a powerful connection to the music, the artists and everyone around you in the room.
Two landmark albums, start to finish, the way they were meant to be felt. Followed by a conversation with the artists who made them.
Event Information
Arrival Times / Doors
Please arrive 30 minutes before your show. You will be taken to the 1st floor where a secret Soho bar will be awaiting you.
A bell will be rung 15 minutes before the show and you will be shown to your seats. The doors will be closed at the stated show time and the event will start 5 minutes later. Late entry is not permitted once the show has started.
Duration, Schedule & Running Order
Date: Monday 25 May
Session 1: 17:30-20:00
Session 2: 21:00-23:30
Seating
There are cinema chairs and Togo chairs, it is first come first served so arrive early and sit where you want.
Sound System
It is a beautiful L-Acoustic 17.1.10 soundsystem. You will have 17 powerful speakers surrounding you, 10 speakers over your head supported by more subs, and 1 sub channel with four subs at the front of the room.
Additional Information
The bar serves drinks and there is a water fountain in the bar to fill up your own bottles.
