David Jackson, the saxophonist,
flautist and composer whose inspiration originally came from jazz,
rock and folk, is now an extraordinary interactive performance artist.
He was in Van der Graaf Generator and has played with Peter Gabriel.
But he was also a special needs and mainstream teacher, in maths
and music for 12 years before starting Tonewall in 1992.
Tonewall
is the name for his idea - and his unique bank of interactive music
technology. This features Soundbeams and his own Echo-Mirrors and
unique Jellybean Eye. His work is about creating music with groups
of people of all levels of ability and even profound disability
- and joining them on stage. In 12 years of freelance work, David
has taken "non-musicians" into performance with: professional
Orchestral and jazz musicians; Caribbean Festivals; with Harpists
and Darlecs at Covent Garden; with Bell Ringers at the QEH and with
River Dancers at The Point in Dublin. Integration and inclusion
- and the challenge of making peoples' own ideas work - are what
makes David's music tick
Tonewall
provides an ideal opportunity for adults and children with physical
or learning difficulties to experience the joy and sense of empowernment
that creating music can achieve. Workshops for mainstream schools/community
groups also undertaken.
JAXON'S FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009274824162
JAXON'S MYSPACE: https://myspace.com/davidjacksontonewall/
LATEST JAXONEWS
THE NEW JAXON PAGE ON FACEBOOK!
All about David's Events & Gigs:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009274824162
And... there's Twitter too:
https://twitter.com/jaxontonewall
Past Projects & Events:
Playing The History + David Jackson in Italy - 2014
ROMA - Manziana, Italy - May, 4th 2014- 21:00
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista - piazza Tommaso Tittoni 4 - 21:00 - FREE admission
David Jackson: Saxophones
John Hackett: Flute
Marco Lo Muscio: Organ & Piano
Carlo Matteucci: Bass
Giorgio Gabriel: Guitars
Music by:
Genesis, Steve Hackett, John Hackett, ELP, VDGG, King Crimson, Anthony Phillips, Rick Wakeman, Jan Garbarek, Marco Lo Muscio, Carlo Matteucci, etc...
http://www.facebook.com/events/1415001885435837/
"Playing The History" Project: David has recorded another two epic tracks with italian organist Marco Lo Muscio
and the Band. 'Theme One' & 'The Great Gig in The Sky’.
http://www.marcolomuscio.com/home_page.htm
Video Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpZmbskTkTg
David greetings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xoy_AmoWl-w
Pictures from the 2013 gig in Roma (© Luca Fiaccavento):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucafiaccavento/sets/72157634586693087/
Soundbeam Competition
David has at last made a film of Meldreth students at serious music
work! (It is only his 18th year at the School for children with
cerebral palsy.)
Soundbeam Apollo, David Jackson, Meldreth Manor School
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDhTexE1wrE
Soundbeam Sessions, David Jackson, Meldreth Manor School
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaVTuXV7FgA
Pandora + David Jackson
David has recorded two epic tracks for Pandora’s latest CD.
‘Apollo' features a passage recorded live with disabled children.
(YouTube Soundbeam Apollo)
http://www.pandoramusic.eu
The Rome ProGject + David Jackson
David has recorded a great track with Vincenzo Ricca - 'A Mankind
Heritage'
http://www.vincenzoricca.it
Mr Averell + David Jackson
David has recorded great tracks with René van Commenée.
Album out 3rd May!
http://www.averell.nl
David Jackson & Le Jury - "Jaxon Faces The Jury"
Available on Amethyst
Records
CD price: €15 / £12 / NOK 120 (+ p&p) available from
Jaxon (please send a
request by mail) - and from CD Baby.
"In
early October 2002, David Jackson spent a week in Bergen, Norway,
giving concerts and seminars as well as working with a group of
disabled children from Bergen's municipal music school.
I had grown up listening to his playing, in the form of his defining
and inimitable contributions to the music of the radical British
band, Van der Graaf Generator. Although his schedule while in Bergen
was to keep him busy from morning till night for five years in a
row, I could not resist the temptation of booking a jam session
with him.
The choice for the rest of the ensemble was obvious. I have known
and played with Einar Røttingen and Jostein Stalheim for
many years. Our improvising outfit, "Le Jury", has provided
the three of us with many occasions of joyful, childlike musical
exploration.
And so, on the morning of Thursday October 3rd, we all arrived at
a studio in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's Bergen headquarters.
After exchanging greetings, and without any discussions whatsoever,
we began to play.
Then we had lunch and played some more. The session yielded two
and a quarter hours' worth of material. Five years later I was finally
able to delve into the recordings and edit them down to a manageable
CD lenght.
This is the result." (Ricardo Odriozola - Bergen 23.01.10)
THE
CELEBRATION CONCERT DVD!
David Jackson: Celebration Concert zusammen mit Menschen
aus Bethel.
DVD-Box: Euro 14,90
Bethel - ISBN 987-3-935972-24-6
This is an unmissable professional film made during
my two day visit to Neue Schmiede, Bethel in November 2007, to make
music. This fantastic package includes:- film of workshops with
commentary in English or German: the entire Concert; a 28 page booklet
with stunning b/w photos by Veit Mette; and a mini CD - what we
call ‘The Diamonds’. (Recorded in an old German barn,
these improvisations on themes from VdGG were especially made with
love ‘whilst the notes were still in my hands’. With
beautiful production by Manfred Knoop, this is a special token for
connoisseurs – and is recommended for a ‘shuffle recognition
game’.) DJ
Prof. Dr. Michael Seidel: ‘I also found the audience
to be fascinated in a variety of ways:- some disrupted in such a
beautiful way, while others were very quietly involved; some swayed
along and were simply enchanted by the whole thing. The Concert
was an unbelievable and wonderful result. So for me, it was just
a typical example of how we can finally bring people together with
disabilities and without disabilities. How suddenly the topic ‘disability’
becomes secondary, if not third rate - and a side issue.’
Available in all German Bookshops:- ISBN 987-3-935972-24-6 (price
€14.90)
or email:-bethel-verlag@bethel.de
http://www.bethel.de/bethel_de/infos_und_termine/bethel_verlag.php
or email:- (€14.90 + p&p: payable by Western Union Service;
PayPal)
knoop@bethel.de
or email:- (€14.90 + p&p; payable in cash £,€,$;
postal order or PayPal)
tonewall@btinternet.com
Music on my mind: Jaxon on SEN Magazine
"I
am a 62-year-old musician and composer. I was in the band Van der
Graaf Generator and I now play with Osanna, a progressive rock band
from Naples. I am also a teacher and, since 1996, I’ve been
running music workshops and big performance events at SCOPE's Meldreth
Manor, a school for children with profound and multiple learning
difficulties (PMLD) and additional sensory impairments. After all
these years, I’m still loving it..."
This piece about David appeared on SEN (Special
Education Needs) Magazine - you can read
it online or download the PDF (extract
from issue #43 of SEN
Magazine).
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