Django Bates, Petter Eldh

‘Bird Lives’ was the prophetic graffito seen on a New York wall soon after Charlie Parker’s death and it continues to testify to the remarkable time-capsule from the future that was bebop.

In this concert the Belovèd presents the compositions of Parker and Bates from its new album Confirmation. Django’s originals stand out in their own right but also serve to re-contextualise Parker’s lines, using the same rhythmic and harmonic signature that is brought to bear in his astonishing re-workings of Donna Lee, Confirmation and others.