Notes: Mopomoso was founded in 1991 by guitarist John Russell and pianist, trumpeter and composer Chris Burn to promote freely improvised music in all its forms and where applicable its relationship to other forms of contemporary music making. From the outset the aim has been to present the music on a local, regional national and international basis and to involve relative newcomers as well as more established musicians. For seventeen years, monthly concerts were at The Red Rose Comedy Theatre, a venue that was to become an important one for a wide range of improvising projects. It was at The Red Rose that we started our annual end of year extravaganza, initially called A Galaxy of Stars, a half party half concert to celebrate all things improvised, which has become a major event in the London improviser’s calendar. (read more at https://mopomoso.com/about/)