WorldService Project (London, UK) -

BFlat presents "WorldService Project"; a freaky quartet who dips its big toe into the free jazz waters, peppering performances with a dose of psychedelia, all the while exuding a snarling DIY punk sensibility. Winners of the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award, and nominated for ‘ Young European Jazz Artist 2014’ WorldService Project are the leading specialists of Brit ‘ punk-jazz’ , two of the most alarming genre titles in the history of 20th Century music. Keyboardist and mastermind of the collective Dave Morecroft has described his group’s sounds as “a cage fight between Weather Report, Stravinsky, Meshuggah, Frank Zappa and Monty Python.” It’s an apt synopsis. The music speaks through dark, playful building passages, winding through dissonance, complex rhythmic manipulation and downright silliness. While the band’s three studio albums are all recommended, there is an unpredictable madness to its music that makes its live performances a MUST-SEE. The epic and anthemic live sound of WorldService Project is both thrilling and heart-wrenching, with a theatrical live performance thrown in for good measure, as one of Europe’ s finest live-acts.