21+. 9pm.
Set 1
Gloria Yehilevsky & Junius Paul (duo)
Gloria Yehilevsky is a vibraphone player, improviser, and composer based in London. She integrates percussion performance with ongoing multimodal enquiry, resulting in a fluid cluster of activity. Situated in the UK and international jazz, experimental, and contemporary classical scenes, recent and upcoming appearances include the Vortex, Ronnie Scott’s, Hungry Brain (Chicago), Sō Laboratories (NY), Sound Festival (Aberdeen), Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and the Southbank Centre in Serious’ EFG London Jazz Festival. Steve Reich described her as ‘an extremely impressive percussionist… with an amazing combination of technical mastery and riveting energy.’
Her trio album G M?R with Sam Norris (alto sax) and Aram Bahmaie (double bass) will be released on December 10, 2026. Her quartet album Dual Singularity follows in 2027, featuring herself on vibraphone and three double bassists: Aram Bahmaie, James Owston and Niklas Lukassen. Both will be released on her record label Betweenness.
Junius Paul is an internationally recognized composer, bandleader, and acoustic and electric bassist born and raised in the Chicago area. He has shown himself to be a highly versatile bassist, with performance and/or recording credits that include The Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Famoudou Don Moye Sun Percussion Summit, ensembles led by Roscoe Mitchell, Kahil El’Zabar, Makaya McCraven, The Fred Anderson Trio, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Vincent Davis & Percussion Plus, Dee Alexander, The Curtis Fuller Quintet, Oliver Lake, Willie Pickens, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Marquis Hill, KRS-One, and Donald Byrd, among others.
Junius' debut album, Ism, was released in November 2019 by International Anthem Recording Company, receiving four stars in Downbeat Magazine in addition to widespread critical acclaim from numerous platforms.
