The Fish and Chip Van Tour

Alan Tomlinson - trombone

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The Fish and Chip van tour is an original art event by, and copyright of, Simon Thackray. All rights reserved. Photo © Simon Thackray.

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Alan Tomlinson - biography

Alan Tomlinson and the River Seven - Sunday 21 March 2010

Alan Tomlinson was born in Manchester and studied trombone at the City of Leeds College of Music. He has been actively improvising since the early 1970s and was a member of I.L.E.A's Cockpit Theatre Music Ensemble, Tony Oxley's Angular Apron, Barry Guy's London Jazz Composers Orchestra and the Ballet Rambert Orchestra.

He works with musicians including Jon Corbett, David Toop, Phil Minton and Paul Hession and has toured all over Europe and as far afield as North America and Siberia. He recorded the solo album 'Still Outside' in 1980 and most recently 'Trap Street', with Steve Beresford (electronics) and Roger Turner (percussion) which was released in May on Emanem.

"Enormous energy... he can make the trombone sound like frustrated elephants courting or like the finish at Brands Hatch." MELODY MAKER

Yorkshire Evening Press review by Charles Hutchinson
Yorkshire Post feature by John Woodcock
Guardian story by Martin Wainwright

'Tomlinson is a particular star, whether whispering the quietest of breaths or braying with feisty abandon.' Michael Rosenstein - THE SQUID'S EAR

'The trombone-propelled creativity of Alan Tomlinson is one of the most engaging and inventive you can get these days, only comparable to the very geniuses (like Paul Hubweber or Paul Rutherford, just to name a couple). His sound is in such a great shape.. and says 'go to hell' to any usual method of playing.' Massimo Ricci - TOUCHING EXTREMES

'He's a genius - just amazing!' Annie Whitehead

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The Fish and Chip van tour

Concept: Simon Thackray Produced by The Shed
Original tour sponsored by Sirdar
Original tour supported by Arts and Business

The Shed is supported by Arts Council England, Yorkshire and Ryedale District Council
The Shed is a Registered Trade Mark of Simon Thackray © Simon Thackray 1992 - 2010

MEDIA ENQUIRIES

The Fish and Chip van tour attracts considerable interest from media and PR companies and radio and TV programme makers. Features have appeared on Minster FM, Classic FM, LBC Radio, BBC Radio York and BBC Radio Leeds, Yorkshire Television, Tyne Tees Television, Guardian, Richard and Judy Show, BBC Music Magazine, Yorkshire Post, Yorkshire Evening Press, Gazette & Herald, Ryedale Mercury, Scarborough Evening News, The Journal, Artscene and the websites worldwide. Special thanks to Steve Tate's Mobile Fish and Chips for collaborating on this project.

The Fish and Chip van tour is an original art event by, and copyright of, Simon Thackray. All rights reserved.

'For the past 18 years, The Shed, near the market town of Malton, has been responsible for some of the smallest and most inspired art events in the country.' Alfred Hickling Guardian