YELFRIS VALDES: Goodshed Session filmed live at Brunel Goods Shed, Stroud

Yelfris is a Cuban artist, composer and trumpet player, who mixes the latest electronic technics with the spiritual chants and mystic rhythms from the Orishas. Over lockdown, we decided to come together and create an environment at The Goods Shed for the round performance using d&b audiotechnik soundscape but with the addition of a central cluster, inspired by @alabaster de plumes peach nights and Church of sound. Funded through PRS and supported by SVA this was our way of supporting some of the artists that we have worked with in the past and building new relationships with artists we admire. We avoided the live streaming root and have gone for an emphasis on the craft of film and sound, we’re pretty pleased and hyped with the results. Yelfis Valdes will be the first in a series of broadcasts from Jazz Stroud’s main venue, featuring Al MacSween - keys, Ernesto Marichales - drums, Marcus Mcneish - bass 'This guy is a very important new generation Cuban Artist' - Gilles Peterson BBC 6 Music 'The Incredible Afrocuban Trumpeter player... Yelfris Valdes sounds like his horn could be made of glass!' - Mary Anne Hobbs – BBC 6 Music 'Yelfris is the don! he has an ear for music like none other & he’s one my favourite players' - Quantic 'With his debut LP the incredible talent Yelfris Valdés is paving the way for the future of the new Cuban sound' - Nick Gold (Grammy Award Winning producer of Buena Vista Social Club) https://www.yelfris.com/ Film and Sound by Tarsier Creative, Locodooms, Rob Pemberton and Jack Page. 1st Release: Tuesday 21st February 2021 2nd Release: 30th November 2022 Filmed live at the Brunel Goods Shed on 12 Sept 2020 by Tarsier Creative - www.tarsiercreative.com Director and cam op - Callum Chaplin Cam op - Motz Workman Recording - Rob Pemberton Sound tech - Jack Page Coordination - Neil Walker Supported by PRS for Music Teaming up with Tarsier Creative, d&b audiotechnik and SVA and funded through the PRS Foundation, we produced a series of pre-recorded performances from Jazz Stroud artists that were booked to play in 202O, but were cancelled due to the pandemic. Goodshed Sessions include performances by Yelfris Valdes, Sarathy Korwar, Ishmael Ensemble, Griz-O, JSSO, Mermaid Chunky, Waldos Gift, Roella Oloro, Tim Davies will be released throughout November. Check www.jazzstroud.org for release dates update.