Raw Tonk Records

24/11/2023

Available now on CD and download - ‘Earthworks’ by Colin Webster and Dirk Serries:

8 track album

12/11/2023

Huge thanks to Moors Magazine for the first review of Colin Webster / Dirk Serries 'Earthworks' (in Flemish):

Dirk Serries is een Vlaamse jazzgitarist die in diverse bezettingen continu de grenzen van de geïmproviseerde jazz aan het verkennen is. Aan de Britse saxofonist Colin Webster heeft hij daarbij een soulmate gevonden, lijkt het wel, want Earthworks, het album dat ze samen opnamen, is een geweldig fe...

03/11/2023

Now available to pre-order / download - Earthworks - the third duo album by Colin Webster and Dirk Serries:

8 track album

19/10/2023

Artwork for ‘Earthworks’ the third duo album by Colin Webster & Dirk Serries. Available to pre-order / download on 3rd November:

30/09/2023

Tune in to Freeness on BBC radio 3 tonight at midnight to hear some of Colin Webster & Daniel Thompson’s new album ‘However, Forward!’. Huge thanks to Corey Mwamba for the support!

Corey Mwamba presents new music-weaving imaginative worlds and scenes.

29/09/2023

Still available - Raw Tonk hats!

Raw Tonk Records Logo Cap from Raw Tonk Records

06/09/2023

Thanks to Jazz en Zo for an excellent review of Colin Webster Large Ensemble 'First Meeting' (in Dutch):

CD-RECENSIEColin Webster Large Ensemble – First Meetingbezetting: Colin Webster altsaxofoon; Rachel Musson tenorsaxofoon; Cath Roberts baritonsaxofoon; Charlotte Keeffe trompet, flugelhorn; Graham Dunning electronics; Dirk Serries gitaar; John Edwards bas; Andrew Lisle drumsopgenomen: 21 augustus ...

01/09/2023

New merch! Raw Tonk logo 5-panel canvas cap:

Raw Tonk Records Logo Cap from Raw Tonk Records

01/09/2023

Now available to pre-order / download just in time for Bandcamp Friday - ‘However, Forward!’ by Colin Webster / Daniel Thompson. This is the fourth album by the duo, and features one extended studio improvisation:

1 track album

19/08/2023

Very nice review of Colin Webster Large Ensemble ‘First Meeting’ in Moors Magazine!

Altsaxofonist Colin Webster speelt altijd met een tomeloze energie, maar kan ook bijzonder ingetogen spelen, zelfs als hij met een Large Ensemble speelt, zoals op die avond in het Londense Cafe Oto op 21 augustus 2022. Colin Webster Large Ensemble bestaat uit vier uitzonderlijke blazers – Webster ...

11/08/2023

Artwork for ‘However, Forward!’ - the fourth duo album by Colin Webster / Daniel Thompson. Available to pre-order / download on 1st September.

04/08/2023

Bandcamp Friday is back!

2 track album

24/07/2023

We only have a few '10 Years of Raw Tonk' long-sleeve t-shirts left, so we've dropped the price 30%. Grab them while you can!

10 Years of Raw Tonk Long Sleeve T-Shirt from Raw Tonk Records

06/07/2023

Another excellent review of Colin Webster's Large Ensemble on the Jazz Mann website:
"Absorbing, invigorating, but sometimes challenging listening. The music is free improvisation at its most uncompromising. Webster is a force for good on the free jazz and improv scene."

Colin Webster Large Ensemble - First Meeting. Absorbing, invigorating, but sometimes challenging listening. The music is free improvisation at its most uncompromising. Webster is a force for good on the free jazz and improv scene..

05/07/2023

Thanks to Andrzej Nowak for an excellent review of Colin Webster Large Ensemble 'First Meeting' on the Spontaneous Music Tribune blog:

muzyka improwizowana, freely improvised music

25/06/2023

Huge thanks to Corey Mwamba for playing some Colin Webster Large Ensemble on his excellent Freeness show on BBC Radio 3!
Listen again here:

Corey Mwamba presents new improvised music from makers and collectives responding to art.

15/06/2023

Huge thanks to Eyal Haveureni for excellent reviews of both ‘First Meeting’ by Colin Webster Large Ensemble, and ‘Out Of Nowhere’ by John Edwards, Dirk Serries, Andrew Lisle, and Colin Webster:

salt peanuts* er et ledende skandinavisk nettidsskrift for improvisert og annen sterk musikk

13/06/2023

Interview with Colin Webster in Emvoes zine. The interview is from 2021 and mostly covers Colin’s work with Raw Tonk Records.
Thanks to Nicolas Malevitsis for putting it all together.

I came across Colin Webster and his Raw Tonk label a few years ago thanks to my friend Fotis Nikolakopoulos (his column of reviews in the Free Jazz blog comes highly recommended, check freejazzblog.org/2010/01/fotisnikolakopoulos.html) when during a meeting we often (before the pandemic) used to hav...

30/05/2023

Starting to ship ‘First Meeting’ pre-orders today. Thanks for all the support already.

Working on press at the moment as well, but might not need to after this recommendation!

26/05/2023

Some great photos of the Colin Webster Large Ensemble performance at Cafe Oto taken by Tomasz Kasiarz.

Live album available now: https://rawtonkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/first-meeting

22/05/2023

Now available to pre-order / download - ‘First Meeting’ by Colin Webster Large Ensemble. With - rachel musson, Cath Roberts, Charlotte Keeffe, Dirk Serries, John Edwards, Andrew Lisle, & Graham Dunning:

2 track album

11/05/2023

Very excited to announce our next release - ‘First Meeting’ the debut live album by Colin Webster Large Ensemble. Recorded at Cafe Oto in London, the band includes Dirk Serries, Andrew Lisle, John Edwards, Graham Dunning, Charlotte Keeffe, rachel musson, and Cath Roberts.
Available soon on CD and download.

02/05/2023

Colin Webster / Mark Holub / Sofia Salvo / Jan Roder quartet play two album launch shows this weekend in Berlin and Poznan:

12/04/2023

All pre-orders and Bandcamp Friday orders of ‘Sowieso’ have finally shipped… Thanks for all the support!

2 track album

06/04/2023

The limited edition cassette version of ‘Sowieso’ by Colin Webster, Mark Holub, Sofía Salvo, and Jan Roder is out tomorrow!

Also the quartet will play two concerts next month in Berlin and Poznań!

24/03/2023

Now available to pre-order / download - ‘Sowieso’ by Colin Webster, Mark Holub, Sofía Salvo, and Jan Roder.

This quartet met for the first time on stage at the Sowieso club in Berlin at a concert organised by Pattern Dissection. The incendiary concert that followed was captured by Martin Clarke, and available now on limited edition cassette.

2 track album

15/03/2023

Kodian Trio start a short run of UK gigs tomorrow night in Brighton:

08/03/2023

Huge thanks to Andrzej Novak for an excellent review of ‘Out Of Nowhere’ on the Spontaneous Music Tribune blog:

muzyka improwizowana, freely improvised music

06/03/2023

Very excited to announce our next release - a live tape from Colin Webster / Mark Holub / Sofia Salvo / Jan Roder, recorded at a blistering show at Berlin’s Sowieso club last year. Available to pre-order soon.

16/02/2023

All UK pre-orders of ‘Out Of Nowhere’ have shipped. Overseas orders are still delayed unfortunately, but will hopefully get moving next week.

30/01/2023

Now available to pre-order / download - ‘Out Of Nowhere’ by John Edwards, Andrew Lisle, Dirk Serries, Colin Webster. Recorded live at Cafe Oto:

1 track album

21/01/2023

Andrew Lisle, John Edwards, and Kit Downes play Dragon Social Club in Poznań, Poland tonight!

18/01/2023

We’re down to our last copy of Tom Ward’s solo album ‘Transient Signalling At A Distance’! Grab it now!

6 track album

03/01/2023

Very excited to announce our first release of 2023 - ‘Out Of Nowhere’ by John Edwards, Dirk Serries, Andrew Lisle, and Colin Webster. The album was recorded live at Cafe Oto in London last year, and will be available to pre-order at the end of the month.