Jack Goodall + Alex CS

Having released three solo albums and in 2021, a collaboration with band The Kick, Goodall is back making new and frequently funky music with a new bunch of virtuoso musicians based in their home city of Birmingham. Goodall studied and played with musicians such as bluesmen Ian Siegal and Aynsley Lister and afrobeat star Dele Sosimi, these experiences are now more than ever being channeled into Goodalls own idiosyncratic music and performance style. 2025 will see the release of a new album provisionally entitled Ort - the name of the now sadly defunct arts cafe in Balsall Heath, Birmingham where so many friendships and artistic ventures began. The album forges ahead with the kind of infectious afrobeat demonstrated in No Reply but also delves into a wide array of sounds influenced not only by the likes of Fela Kuti and Curtis Mayfield but also Eurythmics and John Cale. Goodall is looking to make a splash on the live scene in 2025 with high energy shows that will get the crowd dancing. Beautiful music, I love it. - Guy Garvey, BBC6 Music, Elbow Alex CS Alex C S is a Producer, Saxophonist and Film Maker based in Birmingham. His music takes listeners on a sound journey though many genres, balancing soft tenderness with full force energy drawing from all ranges of expression. created by live looping with an array of electronic and organic instruments and experimental processes. Age restriction: 14+ / 14 - 16s accompanied by an adult