Unmatched in its dedication to exploring and extending the range and potential of guitar music, IGF is delighted to bring its blend of multi-stylistic concerts, educational events and exciting commissions to Kings Place. These four IGF guitar-based concerts embody IGF's distinctive message. New music is offered by its G Plus ensemble including a major new work for guitar and string quartet by leading Dutch composer Willem Wander van Nieuwkerk Over the Water; the diverse landscapes, cultures and iconic images of the British Isles have inspired the multi-media presentation and guitar performance from the incomparable Eden-Stell Duo; Nicolas Meier's unique sound fuses Pat Metheny-esque jazz with fiery Turkish and oriental rhythms; finally, passionate and inspired adaptations of folk styling from charismatic rising star John Smith.
One of IGF's objectives is to promote exceptional new music and outstanding new players. In these three concerts IGF presents Tolis Zavaliaris, whose sound puts the rhythms and melodies of South Eastern Europe traditional music into a modern jazz context, and The Teak Project, who update the Indo-Jazz tradition, combining intricated scored lines with detailed and compelling improvisations. Finally IGF's Tom Kerstens and his G Plus ensemble perform new pieces by composers John Metcalfe and Joby Talbot, and are joined by The Sixteen for a magnificent new work for voices and electric guitar by Gabriel Jackson, specially commissioned for the opening of Kings Place.
