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THE LIMBIC SYSTEM
The Limbic System
Harry writes:
I formed The Limbic System to play my own and our collective jazz compositions.
The Limbic System is also the name for an area of the brain which deals with extreme emotions.
neurologist who fell in love with the band and the music at a recent gig touched my arm as she told me
“I tell all my students: the limbic system is where all the excitement comes from” Amen!
THE FIRST ALBUM
The first eponymous Limbic System album garnered wonderful reviews in 2004:
"One of the ten best albums of 2004" ( Nick Lea, Editor, Jazz Views),
"I can’t stop playing it!" (Mike Chadwick, Jazz FM)
"Oregon meets Weather Report via Steps Ahead" (Chrissie Murray, Jazz UK).
2006
Appearances at Taunton Jazz Festival, Teignmouth Jazz Festival and Salcombe Festival.
Nominated by Taunton Jazz Club, St. Ives Jazz Club and Totnes Jazz Collective for the Jazz Services "Promoters Choice" award.
St. Ives Jazz Club stated that we were the best band ever to appear there.
2007
The band are recording the second album.
We are excited to have Chris Harris, bass player, on board.
Harry writes:
I formed The Limbic System to play my own and our collective jazz compositions.
The Limbic System is also the name for an area of the brain which deals with extreme emotions.A neurologist who fell in love with the band and the music at a recent gig touched my arm as she told me“I tell all my students: the limbic system is where all the excitement comes from” Amen!
THE FIRST ALBUThe first eponymous Limbic System album garnered wonderful reviews in 2004:"One of the ten best albums of 2004" ( Nick Lea, Editor, Jazz Views"
"I can’t stop playing it!" (Mike Chadwick, Jazz FM)
"Oregon meets Weather Report via Steps Ahead" (Chrissie Murray, Jazz UK).
St. Ives Jazz Club stated that we were the best band ever to appear there.
2006
Appearances at Taunton Jazz Festival, Teignmouth Jazz Festival and Salcombe Festival.
Nominated by Taunton Jazz Club, St. Ives Jazz Club and Totnes Jazz Collective for the Jazz Services "Promoters Choice" award.
2007
The band are recording the second album.
We are excited to have Chris Harris, bass player, on board.
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HARRY S. FULCHER |
DHEVDHAS NAIR Named as "The Man Of The Session" for THE LIMBIC SYSTEM album. Dhevdhas has played with Mervin Afrika, Jim Mullen, John Etheridge, Suns Of Arqua, Nana Tsiboe etc., etc......... |
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ANDY CHRISTIE The Limbic System loves Andy and Andy loves the Limbic System! Andy has played with Ruby Turner, Darryl Way, Dick Heckstall-Smith blah blah. Based in Bristol, he co-leads the great Code Red band and is in great demand as a session player. |
SEAN WILLMOTT |
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Chris Harris |
ZOE LAMBETH |
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KATHRYN STAGG |
REVIEWS OF THE LIMBIC SYSTEM
"WORLD CLASS!" Leo Feigin, Leo Records
"ONE OF THE TEN BEST ALBUMS OF 2004" Nick Lea, Jazz Views
"I CAN'T STOP PLAYING IT!" Mike Chadwick,
The Cutting Edge, Jazz FM.
"JAZZ FUSION IN THE BEST POSSIBLE SENSE" CD Baby, USA
"THIS IS A GREAT CD ..... IT'S A WINNER" Jazz Diary
"OREGON MEETS WEATHER REPORT VIA STEPS AHEAD" Chrissie Murray, Jazz UK
"THIS
IS AN ALBUM PACKED WITH INTELLIGENT MUSIC" Nick Lea, Jazz Views
HARRY'S OTHER BANDS
CONSPIRACY OF EQUALS
One of 2006's hottest contemporary improvisation ensembles. Signed to Leo Records in June 2006, new album released December 2006.
Recorded live in Totnes last year, The Conspiracy of Equals, featuring members of the Bird Architects, Lymbic System and celebrated bassist Pete Brandt, released their first CD on the international label Leo Records on December 4th 2006.
Conspiracy of Equals is an hour of free wheeling collective improvising at the highest level, from Harry Fulcher (tenor Sax, clarinet), Aaron Standon (alto sax, guitar),
Pete Brandt (acoustic bass) and Marco Anderson (traps and hand percussion). Recorded direct to 2-Track DAT live at the Arial Centre Totnes last year and edited by Marco Anderson, it careers wildly between the funky, bluesy, and downright groovy to the madly swinging and chilled out mountain top vibe.
www.conspiracyofequals.co.uk
THE LEVELLERS
I played with The Levellers at the climax of The Beautiful Days Festival 2007 and they subsequently asked me to be "the guvnor" of their horn section for future live gigs including The Beautiful Nights tour in 2008. It is a thrill to join my old friends at such a great time in their lives.
www.levellers.co.uk
THE TRIO
The 2007 trio draws upon a pool of favourite players: Dhevdhas Nair (piano), Neil Burns (guitar), Chris Jones, Marcus Vergette and Mike Thorn (double bass). It's a very intimate line-up which allows great communication between the players. We play mostly standards but when the gig allows we play modern and original compositions. We have a regular Sunday residency at Dusters
Bistro in Salcombe every Sunday from April through to September.
THE QUARTET
Same as the trio really but with a drummer! Default drummers are Sean Willmott and Dave Sheen.
THE SEXTET
The Sextet exists to include Ken Church, one of the UK's best vibraphone players. I love playing with Ken but the UK's prevailing sense of "jazz arithmetic" doesn't provide many opportunities for a band this big.
MAS BAJO
The royalty of groove! Mas Bajo is a Salsa/Latin/Fusion band. We play dance music drawing upon afro-cuban & latin music laced with liberal amounts of funk and jazz.
www.masbajo.co.uk
TOTNES JAZZ COLLECTIVE
The TJC isn't a band, it is a collective of contemporary jazz musicians who put on monthly gigs. The gigs mostly feature bands lead by members of the committee. I have been an enthusiastic committee member for a long time and thank the TJC for all the wonderful, adventurous performances I have taken part in.
www.totnesjazzcollective.org
REV HAMMER : FREEBORN JOHN
Freeborn John is the name of an album by Rev Hammer about the life of John Lilburne, a radical C17th politician active during the time of the English civil war. The album was made at Horsecombe Studio in Salcombe, also the home of The Limbic System album,
and I was involved from day two as a musician and friend. It draws upon a cast including The Levellers, Maddy Prior, Eddi Reader and members of The New Model Army amongst others. We always knew it would make a great show ("rock opera") and we proved that in August 2005 on our own dedicated stage at The Beautiful Days Festival. The show earned standing ovations from a crowd of thousands on three consecutive nights. I believe utterly in the music and the relevance of John Lilburne's story to contemporary English politics.
2008 promises much more exposure for this great work! www.revhammer.com
HELEN BRADSHAW
"DID CUPID DIE?" Album released July 2006 on Limbic System Music
I am completely blown away by Helen's songs and voice. I blagged the best musicians I know to develop my arrangements and productions of her songs.
It's a beautiful album!
You can hear the audio here on the sounds page & buy it here from the shop page
www.helenbradshaw.co.uk
Limbic System Music Ltd.
PO Box 12
Salcombe
Devon
TQ8 8BJ
UK
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