Harry Christelis - Album Launch Concert

Guitarist and composer Harry Christelis presents his new album, *Preserving Fictions* — an exploration of how music and art can serve as a means to preserve and document the seeming truths we see, hear, feel, and experience every day. This record sees Christelis delve deeper into a sound world that has become synonymous with his name, fusing elements of jazz and folk traditions with ambient drones and delicate electronic textures to create a truly immersive listening experience.

Featuring his long-standing quartet of *Christos Stylianides* (trumpet/effects), *Andrea Di Biase* (double bass/synth), and *Dave Storey* (drums), the highly acclaimed musicians break free from their traditional roles within the jazz idiom. Instead, they embrace a deeply communal approach to improvisation, colouring, shaping, and delineating every moment of each piece together. Across the adventurous album, the listener is taken on a journey that moves through dreamy psychedelic trips, expansive soundscapes, delicate moments of intimacy, and furious bursts of energy — all seamlessly bound by a tone that holds sombre and hopeful feelings in harmonious equilibrium.

*“Compelling ambient music pitched somewhere between In A Silent Way-era Miles Davis and late-era Talk Talk”* – The Guardian

*“Breathy and textural tones that perfectly create a sense of space and memory”* – Soweto Kinch, BBC Radio 3

Harry Christelis: guitar

Christos Stylianides: trumpet

Andrea Di Biase: double bass

Dave Storey: drums

Presented by Harry Christelis.

This is an 18+ event.