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Site created in 2014 approx.
This has been a solitary enterprise.
He would welcome help!
Liverpool Blank Canvas project
Regular events in Liverpool
Merseyside Acoute - Join the team
This of archive interest only, and represents ideas and thoughts of the time. this never progressed or happened.
Introduction
The acoute format, was created by the Frakture Concerts Team (FCT) .
Launched in 2011 it has been a successful concept and evoked strong attendance. heat and ideas.
April 1st 2014 witnessed acoute becomming a stand alone project managed by paxis;acoute
It is acoustic, it embraces both free improvisation and compositions, from the acoute VII onwards the brief will be expanded to explore;
- acoute installations
- special acoute recordings, studio recordings, not recordings of concerts
- to encourage specific groups, to explore the acoute house style, rather than ad hoc ensembles or workshop ensembles.
- to encourage groups/ensembles but also explore ad hoc ensembles.
- to devise and deliver creative workshops in free improvisation and composition.
- explore the act of listening within the acoustic ecology aesthetic.
- to work with other arts groups interested in the acoute concept
- to work with external, larger organisations, e.g. the Bluecoat, The Museums.
- to work towards a festival in 2016, that pulls the above threads together.
Management style
- acoute is managment style is praxis:acoute
- Click the link for a descriptions and basic outline, methods that lie behind praxis:acoute
Exciting and interesting times.
If you would like to join the management /or creative developement team for acoute,
let praxis:acoute.org know.
How? send an email to NOT A LIVE PROJECT
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Retreat : Wales : 2022
This did not happen, it is of historical importance only. It is a legacy.
Retreat:Wales 2022! Aims to take you to a peaceful place in Wales, rural and remote, where in solitude or in the presence of a community, artists can refresh and renew their engagement with the nature and practice of free ensemble improvisation in music and thought
Welcome
Welcome to improvisers’ networks, it is a new year, new priorities, a new site.
Here are a few words on the benefits or networking, developing a portal and facilitating the social networking of creative practitioners.
The benefits of networking include
- Sharing skills, knowledge and expertise
- Provide support.
- Encouraging collaborative working.
- Sharing resources.
- Facilitating the debate, the discussion of our practice and ideas. .
Acoute Installations
THIS IS A LEGACY ITEM ; IT WAS NEVER DELIVERED AND REFLECTS SILLY OVER OPTIMISM
Frakture
Hello, on April 1st 11.00 am 2014 frakture or frakture.org was dissolved, or downsized.
Frakture's previous activity may or may not remain but will now be delivered within a new structure referred to as The Improvisers's Network - Mersyside,
Phil Morton's proposal, in short, is, Frakture's previous, numerous activities are to be seperated and run as singular activities.
The Frakure name may carry on, the archive will migrate to the network site.
t took 15 years to build Frakture.org, this re-shaping will not take 15 years, but it will not happen in a day.
The name will carry on, for sure, as "we can celebrate" Fraktures' achievements, golden moments, the people, the music, the sounds.
Lotta continua, phil morton, May 2014
Update March 2019
A frakture.org archive will slowly appear here, it may take a year to do justice to that.
Legacy - Phil Morton writes, most of Frakture's activities still contniue today, they no longer use the `Frakture` name. The Blank Canvas concert series and is close to the original `music space, music club` concept outlined by Phil Hargreaves in 1998. Blank Canvas concert series was managed by the Frakture Concert team until that dissolved in 2014. It continues today. more on this to follow, if you want a gig at blank canvas go to this form
Frakture - archive pages, follow this link
Open sessions and regional activity
Selection of weblinks. UK organisations
East of England newsfeed
Recent articles, featuring free improvisation in the East of England region posted to and hosted by this site.
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Cambridge Soundhunt project page
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Concerts of improvised music on the last Sunday of every month at Thrive, Norfolk St., Cambridge. -
Felixstowe: Basic Klinker The 3rd Friday 2025
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Klinker Club project page
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Klinker Club Brings You the Best of Suffolk Music -
Listen Cambridge - Project page
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Listen! is run by Carol Garrison and Graham Lee, enthusiastic gig-goers and avid listeners for many years.
South West England Newsfeed
Recent articles, featuring free improvisation in the South West England posted to and hosted by by this site.
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Cheltenham Improvisers Orchestra project page
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The C.I.O. is a friendly group for people who enjoy to experimenting with sound and improvised music. You don’t have to have an instrument to join, we will have something…
North West England newsfeed
Recent articles, featuring free improvisation in the North West of England posted to and hosted by by this site.
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Manchester: Curious Ear project
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Curious Ear - we like improvised music -
Ensemble 50:50 Manchester project page
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Project Overview -
Ensemble 50:50 Liverpool - welcomes musicians 2025
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Ensemble 50:50 Liverpool Is currently in limbo as we do not have enougth players interested and likely to attend.If you are interested please make contact by using the registration form,…
Northern Ireland Newsfeed
Recent articles, featuring free improvisation in the Northern Ireland posted to and hosted by by this site.
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Belfast Sonorities Festival 2026
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.counting down to 2026
Wales news feed
Recent articles, featuring free improvisation in the wales posted to and hosted by by this site.
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Upload your event or article to the site - no coding or need to register
Upload you event to the site - without the need to register No coding knowledge required. Simply complete the form, and your event will be uploaded to the network site…
Yorkshire and the Humber
Recent articles, featuring free improvisation in the regions Yorkshire & The Humber region England posted to and hosted by by this site
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Noise Upstairs Todmorden - project page
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The Noise Upstairs will be running a free-improv and experimental music jam night upstairs at The Golden Lion in Todmorden. Perfect, right? -
Leeds:UK Improvisation exchange - project page and dates
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Welcome to Improvisation exchange - Leeds:UK
South East England Newsfeed
Recent articles, featuring free improvisation in the South east of England posted to and hosted by by this site.
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Brighton Safehouse open sessions - 2025 First Wednesday
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What happens at a Safehouse Open Session? -
Safehouse open sessions - Brighton UK
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What happens at a Safehouse Open Session?
London newsfeed
Recent articles, featuring free improvisation in London posted to and hosted by by this site.
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Blank Canvas [small] Ensembles London 30 05 26
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A new approach to ]small] ensemble improvisations at the Hundred Years Gallery featuring System 50:50 in Sound -
Ensemble 50:50 London 19.04.2026 at HYG
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The aim of Ensemble 50:50 Lomdon is to create something new in a musical sense owned by those present by exploring the possibilities and limits of freedom, improvisation in music… -
London Improvisation Workshop every Friday April 2026
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Regular Friday workshop in the basement of the Welsh Chapel in Southwark. Established and still occasionally led by Eddie Prévost of AMM.
North East England newsfeed
Recent articles, featuring free improvisation in the North East of England posted to and hosted by by this site.
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Jazz North East project page
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Jazz North East is a collective actively promoting the best in Jazz, through gigs, festivals and other media in the North East of England.
Scotland newsfeed
Recent articles, featuring free improvisation in Scotland posted to and hosted by by this site.
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Glasgow GIOdynamics in a room Summer onwards 2024
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Welcome back to GIOdynamics. The in-person sessions are now at The Glad Cafe.
West Midland - Newsfeed
Recent articles, featuring free improvisation in West Midland region of England posted to and hosted by by this site.
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Hereford Free Improvisers
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Meeting at the Barrels, in the Old Brewery Room, on the 4th Monday of the month (but not bank holidays) -
Fizzle Birmingham project page
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About Fizzle Fizzle is a Contemporary improvisation/jazz event held fortnightly