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David Jackson, the saxophonist,
flautist and composer whose inspiration originally came from jazz,
rock and folk, is now an extraordinary interactive performance artist.
He was in Van der Graaf Generator and has played with Peter Gabriel.
But he was also a special needs and mainstream teacher, in maths
and music for 12 years before starting Tonewall in 1992.
Tonewall is the name for his idea - and his unique bank of interactive music technology. This features Soundbeams and his own Echo-Mirrors and unique Jellybean Eye. His work is about creating music with groups of people of all levels of ability and even profound disability - and joining them on stage. In 12 years of freelance work, David has taken "non-musicians" into performance with: professional Orchestral and jazz musicians; Caribbean Festivals; with Harpists and Darlecs at Covent Garden; with Bell Ringers at the QEH and with River Dancers at The Point in Dublin. Integration and inclusion - and the challenge of making peoples' own ideas work - are what makes David's music tick Tonewall provides an ideal opportunity for adults and children with physical or learning difficulties to experience the joy and sense of empowernment that creating music can achieve. Workshops for mainstream schools/community groups also undertaken. JAXON'S MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/davidjacksontonewall LATEST JAXONEWS - Projects & Events:*TWINKLE* IN ITALY! - May 27, 2011 For infos: http://www.soundbeam.it/ You can download the brochure (PDF) here
And the following day, a special duo gig...
This italian Festival was a very big success for me this year in May. The Festival was also called Twinkle - because I played the song at a TV interview last year - and they liked the idea! Download the programme (PDF) & various images (ZIP archive)
DJ playing with 4/22 of ‘Arcobaleno’ @ Teatro Pavarotti - Modena 7/5/11 (an amazing band of disabled musicians) - photo © Emilio Maestri
This is an unmissable professional film made during
my two day visit to Neue Schmiede, Bethel in November 2007, to make
music. This fantastic package includes:- film of workshops with
commentary in English or German: the entire Concert; a 28 page booklet
with stunning b/w photos by Veit Mette; and a mini CD - what we
call ‘The Diamonds’. (Recorded in an old German barn,
these improvisations on themes from VdGG were especially made with
love ‘whilst the notes were still in my hands’. With
beautiful production by Manfred Knoop, this is a special token for
connoisseurs – and is recommended for a ‘shuffle recognition
game’.) DJ
Osanna & Jaxon in Asia
Music on my mind: Jaxon on SEN Magazine
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