Trevor Watts and Veryan Weston

Veryan Weston and Trevor Watts in Vancouver (2011).

During April 2015, North American audiences will have the rare opportunity of hearing the British duo of Trevor Watts (saxophones) and Veryan Weston (piano). Trevor Watts is a central figure in European free improvisation; he was a founder, with John Stevens, of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble in the 1960s, and has been prominent in the London Jazz Composers’ Orchestra and his own African-influenced Moire Music. Veryan Weston is well-known for his work with Watts as well as Lol Coxhill, Eddie Prévost, Caroline Kraabel and Phil Minton. April 10 – Barking Legs Theatre, Chattanooga • 11 – Emma Bistro, Nashville • 12 – Sonic Frontiers Festival, U. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa • 13 – Shreveport (TBA) • 14 – U. of Arkansas, Little Rock: master class • 15 – U. of Arkansas, Little Rock: concert • 16 – Dreamland, Louisville KY • 17 – Conundrum, Columbia SC • 19 – Delta College, Michigan • 21 – Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor • 22 – Robinwood Concert House, Toledo OH • 23 – Rochester NY (TBA) • 24 – Music Gallery, Toronto • 26 – Halifax NS (TBA) • 27 – Sala Rossa, Montreal • 29 – Rimouski Festival: master class • 30 – Rimouski Festival: concert.