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of Izzi Dunn @ Jazz Cafe - 1 September 2020 </b><i>by Marcos Moret</i></font></td>
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<p><font size="1">The cello is not an instrument you�d associate with
contemporary black music. Bass - of course. But cello? Well, don�t
be too hasty, because if you�ve been following what�s been happening
at the forefront of innovative British music of a funky persuasion,
you�ll find evidence to the contrary. Cases in point are Roots Manuva,
Wookie, MJ Cole, Kaidi Tatham, and IG Culture (most notably in the
form of New Sector Movements) , their music spanning some of the
most innovative fields of UK music right now, namely hip hop, garage
and broken beats. All said artists have, in recent times, had their
projects graced not only by Dunn�s cello playing, but also by her
vocals and arrangements - often under the guise of the string outfit
'Chix with Stix'. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">Dunn was born in Sheffield in 1973 into a musical
family; her mother an opera-trained singer, her father a television
and radio entertainer. She took up the cello when she was 9 years
old, and in her mid-teens could be found busking on the streets
of London. From there she moved her way into a bewildering array
of sessions, from thrash metal through to household names like the
Brand New Heavies, Oasis, Damage, George Harrison, and Natalie Imbruglia.
She also kept her ear to the street, with work for underground breaks
practitioners such as 4 Hero in the early days of the Reinforced
label. Oh, and playing the odd spot of Ravel, Stravinsky and Gershwin
on the side. Which brings us to the present.</font></p>
<p><font size="1"> �The Big Picture� (FireWorx) is the provisional
name for her debut long-player, due to hit the shelves this autumn,
which follows hot on the heels of her recent self-entitled four-song
EP. Boasting collaborations with usual suspects Tatham and Manuva,
plus some lesser-known contributors including Nyanja, Russell and
The Force from Nash, and Me One, Camden�s Jazz Caf� gig promised
to be the first opportunity for most to sample this new material.
Taking the stage, Dunn, initially to minimal accompaniment courtesy
of Mr. Shiver on decks duty and the prolific Akwasi Mensah on keys,
kicked-off with what is probably her best-known song � �Betcha�
� co-written with Tatham. Underpinned by a heavy mid-tempo funk
beat, Betcha saw Dunn swapping from electric cello to powerfully
delivered vocals, in this bittersweet tale of a relationship broken.
�It�s On� and �Big Picture� saw her joined on stage by MC D who,
whilst initially appearing somewhat fazed by the occasion, soon
warmed up and spat laid-back lyrics, providing a perfect counterbalance
to Dunn�s vocals, over the top of some classic hip hop hooks.</font></p>
<p><font size="1"> �Storyteller� saw the rest of the band take the
stage (Trevor McKinley on bass, Tim Shoben on guitar, and Davide
Giovanni on drums). Over the course of rattling out one funky number
after another, both from the EP and the forthcoming LP (Storyteller,
Smokescreen, Fly On the Wall, No More Mr Nice Guy, Intuition), Dunn
swapped from cello to vocals - and even at one point to keys - with
aplomb.</font></p>
<p><font size="1"> Her own-material musical preferences look to range
from vocals over phat hip hop beats to jazz-funk floor-fillers to
soulful R �n� B numbers - all of impressive quality. Throw in Dunn�s
electric stage presence � she looks great and has an infectious
energy and enthusiasm, the spine-tingling niceness of the drama
lent by her string-playing, and some innovative underlying beats,
and you quickly understand why there�s such a fuss about this multitalented
lady.<br>
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