US bassist, composer and producer, Michael Janisch, has announced a UK tour and a new album Paradigm Shift.

Michael Janisch will perform at Dempsey's Cardiff on September 15.

Janisch continues to garner enthusiastic press for his mastery of both double and electric bass, having released his solo album, Purpose Built in 2010 and co-led three further recordings to date – The TransAtlantic Collective’s Traveling Song with Patrick Cornelius; the live quintet album Banned in London with pianist Aruán Ortiz; and First Meeting with the iconic Lee Konitz. Increasingly growing in stature as a creative artist, with this expansive new album he strengthens his already budding reputation as one of the preeminent bassist/bandleaders of his generation working in contemporary, improvised music.

On Paradigm Shift Janisch has taken as its basis a live quintet recording across two nights at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho (London), crafting and honing it into an absorbing 90-minute blend of live and post-processed electro-acoustic music. It’s a particularly creative compositional vision which strongly reflects the bassist’s personality, hewn from years of improvisational development and based on his own life-changing experiences, in particular the recent birth of his two daughters and sudden death of his older brother Joseph. The soundscapes he creates, moreover, evolve directly from his responses to issues such as globalisation, corporate wealth/rule, racism and religious fanaticism, while uncompromisingly melding electronica, free improve, rock, punk and funk yet retaining experimental and improvisational integrity throughout.

For more information about Michael Janisch's performance please contact Dempsey's 02920 239253.