Christian describes this work as “a musical score in the form of a video projection instead of notation on paper.  I composed a silent collage of found film footage partially layered with computer graphics to provide a framework in which live music can develop.  Moving images and graphics give musicians visual cues suggesting emotion, energy, rhythm, pitch, volume and duration.  I believe in the power of images to evoke sound.”

Steve Beresford has assembles a heavyweight trio to interpret Screen Play.  Multi-instrumental Beresford is himself a pivotal figure in the UK jazz and avant-garde scene; here he’s reconvened with John Butcher and Paul Lovens.  Butcher is a startling sax player with a beautiful and personal approach to his instrument, soaked in overtones, multiphonics and acoustic feedback.  Lovens is one of the most respected percussionists in Europe, with a hand in crafting some of the most breathtaking sides of improvised music to have ever been born of collective toil.