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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.

Swedish Soundbeam Group + Rock Band

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

*Twinkle* (the musical story of Jaxon & Judge Smith for soundbeam, orchestra, choir & rock band) will be performed for the first time in Italy for CRAMS (Centro Ricerca Arte Musica Spettacolo) in Lecco (MAB-ATO, viale Giacomo Brodolini 18, località Rivabella, Lecco, Italy) on May 28, 2011 - 21:30 (free admittance!)

For infos: http://www.soundbeam.it/

You can download the brochure (PDF) here

 

And the following day, a special duo gig...
May 28, 2011 (21:00)
DAVID JACKSON sax
FRANCESCO D’AURIA percussions
Special guest - Judge Smith!
Convento di Santa Maria la Vite - Via Albegno, 1/A OLGINATE, Lecco 23854 ITALY
For infos: http://www.ilmelabo.it/#DAVID

 



CARPI: FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DELLE ABILITA' DIFFERENTI / TWINKLE
May 6-15 2011, Carpi/Correggio/Modena (Italy)

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


 

THE CELEBRATION CONCERT DVD!
David Jackson: Celebration Concert zusammen mit Menschen aus Bethel.
DVD-Box: Euro 14,90
Bethel - ISBN 987-3-935972-24-6

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
Prof. Dr. Michael Seidel: ‘I also found the audience to be fascinated in a variety of ways:- some disrupted in such a beautiful way, while others were very quietly involved; some swayed along and were simply enchanted by the whole thing. The Concert was an unbelievable and wonderful result. So for me, it was just a typical example of how we can finally bring people together with disabilities and without disabilities. How suddenly the topic ‘disability’ becomes secondary, if not third rate - and a side issue.’


Available in all German Bookshops:- ISBN 987-3-935972-24-6 (price €14.90)
or email:-bethel-verlag@bethel.de
http://www.bethel.de/bethel_de/infos_und_termine/bethel_verlag.php
or email:- (€14.90 + p&p: payable by Western Union Service; PayPal)
knoop@bethel.de
or email:- (€14.90 + p&p; payable in cash £,€,$; postal order or PayPal)
tonewall@btinternet.com

 

 


Osanna & Jaxon in Asia


Korean Blog
http://blog.naver.com/mornin?Redirect=Log&logNo=100103007554&vid=0


Osanna in Seoul: 'Everybody's Gonna See You Die'


Osanna Concert in Korea! (applause only)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCozyctP5E4

 

 

 


 

Music on my mind: Jaxon on SEN Magazine

"I am a 62-year-old musician and composer. I was in the band Van der Graaf Generator and I now play with Osanna, a progressive rock band from Naples. I am also a teacher and, since 1996, I’ve been running music workshops and big performance events at SCOPE's Meldreth Manor, a school for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and additional sensory impairments. After all these years, I’m still loving it..."


This piece about David appeared on SEN (Special Education Needs) Magazine - you can read it online or download the PDF (extract from issue #43 of SEN Magazine).

 

Please take a look at the special section: "Major Works for Combined Forces"

 



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