Rachel Grimes and Nils Frahm
Tuesday 14/09/2010
Tickets : £9/£7 conc
Delicate warm tones radiate from Rachel Grimes’s piano; this should prove to be an intimate show from the some time member of the brilliant Rachel’s. Nils Frahm, pianist, is poised to find a wider audience with this set of stellar improvisations.
Rachel Grimes:
We owe Rachel Grimes big.
With a proliferation of neo-classicists now banging on the eardrums of indie kids everywhere, it’s easy to forget the impact her chamber music ensemble made on the guitar-dominated dominions of alternative music in the mid-90s.
Arguably, without her and the group to which she lent her name, artists like Max Richter, Jóhann Jóhannsson and even Sigur Rós would not have found such a wide and receptive audience.
Nils Frahm:
Taught by the student of a student of Tchaikovsky, Frahm’s style is affecting; instilled with a sense of melancholia, he soothes and teases the listener as the record writhes between blackened terseness to a more soothing fluidity.
Address:
Seven Artspace
31a Harrogate Road
Chapel Allerton
Leeds
LS7 3PD
Tel: 0113 2626777
Seven Art Space Leeds website
How To Find Seven Artspace
Close to the centre of Chapel Allerton and opposite the library, Seven is well served by a regular bus service from the city centre (2, 3 or 3A) or from Headingley and Harehills (91).
On-street parking is available on Harrogate Road and out of hours behind the Somerfield Market.