Empirical will be Nimmo artists in residence in 2020 at the Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford on Avon. Three concerts, a pop-up jazz lounge partnering with Bath Festivals and Wiltshire Music Centre are involved plus the premiere of new work commissioned during the residency.
The residency begins on 8 February with Empirical and guest Gwilym Simcock (previously a Nimmo artist in residence). On 15 March the Wiltshire Youth Jazz Orchestra are guests. From 15-20 May, Empirical’s pop-up jazz lounge will be at the Bath Festival, and the band also will play the Old Theatre Royal in Bath on 20 May. In October Empirical premiere the residency commission suite to be then recorded and released in two years time. Before that there will be a live album next year.
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