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Composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Seaming To was born in London and comes from a family of concert pianists. She studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and during her time in Manchester began performing and releasing albums with supergroups Homelife (Ninja Tune) and Graham Massey’s Toolshed. She has appeared on BBC Radio (Radio 1/Radio 3/6 Music) and performed and toured the UK, Europe and the Far East.

To has been described as ‘the voice of a 21st Century’ (Radio1), and an artist that is truly ‘avant garde’ (Robert Wyatt). Her experimental ethos and mastery across a variety of instruments has enabled her to collaborate with some of the most respected and radical artists of this decade, particularly in electronic, classical and experimental genres.

She has performed and recorded with the likes of Robert Wyatt, Jean Claude Vannier, Herbaliser, Punchdrunk Theatre, James Ford (SMD), Leila (Warp Records), electronic outfit Funckarma, Michael England, Forkbeard Fantasy Theatre, avant garde pianist Leon Michener, Bordeaux Symphony Orchestra, composer Larry Goves, The Cinematic Orchestra, pianist Matthew Bourne and Mayming, an experimental duo with cellist Semay Wu.

Seaming has composed music for film and theatre which includes Stormbringer at the National Theatre; Jenna Collins’ film More Real Than The Every Day World (of which toured numerous venues in the UK); film maker and artist Jason Yeomans; Forkbeard Fantasy animations and theatre productions of Invisible Bonfires, Rough Magyck, The Colour of Nonsense; soundtrack for Maya Deren’s At Land (performed at the Barbican) and Deren’s Meshes of the Afternoon, performed live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall for Birds Eye View’s Sounds and Silents, Latitude Festival and Opera North Howard Assembly Rooms in Leeds; a live soundtrack to New York artist Victoria Keddie’s Test Patterns for the closing night of the Basquiat: Boom For Real Retrospective at Barbican 2018; soundtrack for Uzbek film director Saodat Ismailova’s political film Her Right premiered at RNCM in Manchester 2020; film maker Cam Archer’s His Image that premiered at Museum of Modern Art, New York in 2021; soundtrack work for Aeternus Dance Company 2022; and vocal work with Fabula Dance Collective at Sadlers Wells in 2022.

Seaming has released Sodaslow EP on For Us, Mermaid EP and album Seaming on Lumin, Natural Process EP on LO RECORDINGS and a second solo album Dust Gatherers is out now on OSingAtMe Recordings.

Seaming To
Tuesday 17 June 2025
Doors 19:30. Show 20.00-22.00.
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Broken Numbers conjures a cocktail of exploratory exultation with their ear-bending, heart-beating, footloose free-jazz music-making. Expect a moving electro-acoustic feast from rock-solid starters to noise-probing mains to melt-in-your-mouth puddings, featuring a who’s-who of Bristol’s hearing heroes.

Paul Anstey – Double Bass.
A mainstay of the Southwest scene, Anstey has worked extensively throughout the UK and Europe, touring with Spirit Level, Andy Sheppard, Paul Dunmall and many others, recording BBC Sessions and radio broadcasts including Jazz in Britain and Jazz Today, appearing in international festivals, and playing throughout Europe with celebrated musicians including Larry Stabbins, Alan Skidmore, Elton Dean, Harry Beckett, Tony Orell and Keith Tippett.

Mark Langford – Keyboard, Bass Clarinet.
Musician, composer, educator and founding member of the Bristol Musicians Co-op, Langford has collaborated with a broad range of Southwest players including Phil Gibbs, Will Menter, Bob Helson, Tony Orrell, Paul Dunmall, Andy Sheppard and Keith Tippett. After a 20 year break to earn a living and raise a family, he returned to the Bristol improvising scene in 2013, founding Freetone Records and playing regularly since.

Aidan Searle – Drums.
Searle is a drummer and improviser active in Bristol’s free jazz, improvised and experimental scene. He currently plays with BRACE duo and Omega Institute trio, performing at events around the UK such as Flim Flam in London and Way Out Westport. He served as a ‘Soundcarrier’ for Damo Suzuki at his performances in Bristol.

Nigel Bryant – Oscillator/effects loop.
Bryant is an electronic explorer, guitarist, radio broadcaster, video producer and promoter. He co-ran the Sonic Imperfections series in SE London from 2014-2019 and continues to present the spin-off radio show on Resonance FM. He appeared with Rhys Chatham’s guitar orchestra and also served as a ‘Soundcarrier’ for Damo Suzuki. He currently plays with improvising trio Omega Institute and creates live solo electronics as RIM ACD.

Luke Annesley – Alto Sax.
Musician, composer, educator and music therapist, Annesley is equally at home playing from the ‘Great American Songbook’ as he is playing free improv. Since arriving in Bristol in 2021 he has collaborated across musical contexts and still can be heard in London venues such as The Vortex, Ronnie Scott’s and Pizza Express. His many appearances include recording with the Sinfonia of London and performing classic film scores. His own quartet Moonscape features trumpet player Jim Howard.

Kay Grant – Voice.
Grant is a vocalist and composer working in jazz and improvised music whose free approach is informed by range of stylistic experience. Also relocating from London to Bristol in 2021, local collaborators include Matthew Grigg, Raph Clarkson, Bob Helson, Tina Hitchens and Aaron Hawkins. She has played in the UK, Europe and the US with players including Alex Ward, Pat Thomas, John Russell, Hannah Marshall, and John Edwards in London, and Elliot Sharp, Shelley Hirsch and John Zorn in New York.

Broken Numbers – Tuesday 20 May 2025
Doors 19.30 – Show 20.00-22.00
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