'...drawing bright and pulsing riffs over an ostinato that threatened to but never quite overwhelmed the line. They finished with pure improvisation, though the material was consciously ‘dirty’ in origin...
-4 stars, Amati magazine, Club Inégales, London, 16 April 2015, Peter Quantrill
....‘Diamonds in the Sand’ by guitarist Joel Bell ... good examples of creating engaging crossover works of both Eastern and Western influence in contemporary compositional style, but relying on older forms and musical archetypes to create something original. Mr. Bell’s piece excelled in combining jazz elements, beat cycles and colours, with improvisational elements...
-Calgary Herald, Banff, Canada, April 1, 2015, Stephan Bonfield
Previous events
Joel Bell - Solo Concert
Private House concert Bayswater Art Gallery.
Seminar on how to write for the electric guitar in the context of contemporary music.
Guests include well-known Chinese musicians and innovative Western musicians from the UK. You will hear pure music from each side and fabulous collaborations from them. Furthermore, the Magnetic Resonator Piano will present the cutting-edge augmented instrument music. You will see and hear how musicians collaborate among different cultures and styles in music.
Live Performance on BBC Radio 3 - In Tune
European tour with Notés Inégales
Club Inégales at LJF