{"title": "Imagine Series: Arowah", "start": "2026-10-31T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/improvised"], "description": "A low stimulus concert by Arowah, part of Wigmore Hall's Imagine Series, with improvisations and original compositions lasting about an hour without an interval. Arowah sees the artist as philosopher, community builder and collective healer, trusting in music's power to connect people and heal hearts. Their improvised music for guitar, electronics and voice draws on jazz, classical and ambient music, and on their research into music as a therapeutic medium and sound healing traditions from around the world. The performance keeps lighting low and announcements minimal, with a quiet space available and free re-entry for audiences who need it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/imagine-series-arowah-49732/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202610311300", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ba3eedf07c109ccf19e040e15608180d7b73ff7a0706856f0d666dda68e7a4d4-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-31T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Un/stable: Seijiro Murayama / Ross Lambert | Rosa Theodora", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Horse Hospital", "address": "Colonnade, WC1N 1JD London", "price": "£8-12", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://gel.now/events/1231", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/experimental/improvisation"], "description": "An evening of improvised music in the Un/stable series. 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The London Ambient Orchestra brings together conservatoire-trained contemporary classical players and avant-garde improvisers from diverse backgrounds, creating an improvisational language that defies traditional thinking of what an orchestra can be. The fourteen musicians perform dreamy sound worlds reminiscent of ambient pioneers like Brian Eno, alongside Pauline Oliveros-like sound meditations, minimalism and raucous free improvisation. The lineup spans flutes, harp, clarinets, saxophone, trombone, strings, live effects processing, piano, double bass and percussion.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/london-ambient-orchestra-presents-an-evening-of-improvised-m-40188/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/london-ambient-orchestra-presents-an-evening-of-improvised-music-and-sonic-exploration/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8ff7dd774fd07f9a912ce91247bf9524b4484602c6148fafde9574c4ea80816a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Improvox", "start": "2026-11-09T20:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T23:00:00Z", "place": "Bar Gallery, St Bride Foundation", "address": "Bride Lane Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 8EQ", "price": "By donation at the interval", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/experimental/improvisation"], "description": "ImproVox is an evening dedicated to the human voice together with an array of sounds and improvised music. It grows out of the monthly Lo-fi Improvised Music Workshops at Longfield Hall in Camberwell. The night features special guest headliners with support from combinations of musicians from the Lo-fi Ensemble. 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The programme reimagines ancient Nordic songs through a blend of medieval chant, folk traditions and contemporary improvisation, inspired by the connection between Rivedal in Norway and Reykjavík. It weaves together sacred hymns, 17th-century Icelandic music, the storytelling rhythms of Icelandic rímur and the wordless vocal art of Scandinavian tralling.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rimur-74814/", "official_url": "https://www.sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk/event/rimur/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c9399e0839b9a9d4e36095c67137077e02ad29ab97154b42958716853ec8c445-2000.webp"}, {"title": "In The Dark | PULSE", "start": "2026-11-07T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T19:45:00Z", "place": "Southwark Cathedral", "address": "Cathedral Street, London", "price": "From £48", "price_from": "48.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/visiting/cathedral-shop-and-online-store/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music"], "description": "In The Dark | PULSE is an immersive music experience performed in complete darkness, where sound takes over and the audience becomes the stage. It is performed by an ensemble of live musicians surrounding the audience, with visual distractions removed so listeners can connect with music in an entirely new way. Its show PULSE explores rhythm, movement and connection through a live experience featuring the same exceptional musicians and immersive approach. No distractions, no expectations - just you, the music, and everything you'll discover along the way.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/in-the-dark-pulse-47462/", "official_url": "https://cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/whats-on/0711-1-in-the-dark-pulse/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/496ce9b43a69f08cd5d6dc513c29e21a407f93a35bb21cdc4e3a33717e1daf71-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mark Wastell : Duo Intern – with Charlotte Keeffe", "start": "2026-10-31T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Hundred Years Gallery", "address": "Pearson Street 13, E2 8JD London", "price": "Free event", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "http://hundredyearsgallery.co.uk/book-launch-thank-you-for-everything/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/improvisation"], "description": "A free music event at Hundred Years Gallery where percussionist Mark Wastell performs a duo with a guest artist while the gallery carries on its normal activity. This month's guest is Charlotte Keeffe, who plays trumpet and flugelhorn. Each month Wastell invites a different performer to create something unique between 4.30 and 5.30pm. Spectators are welcome, with doors opening at 4pm.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mark-wastell-duo-intern-with-charlotte-keeffe-36567/", "official_url": "http://hundredyearsgallery.co.uk/residency-mark-wastell-duo-intern-with-charlotte-keeffe/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/17330e63687e1f8a6c7690e07511aeb96015b7002d241f7d691a2d716ad7361d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Lovemusic", "start": "2026-11-01T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "£15, conc. £13, student £5", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://cinelumiere.savoysystems.co.uk/CineLumiere.dll/TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_600.TcsWebTab_601.TcsPerformance_7109158.TcsSection_1931314", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/contemporary-classical", "art/mixed-media"], "description": "Lovemusic is a concert evening where music, theatre, dance, video, light and technology blend into one experience, with six short and very different works. It is performed by lovemusic, a Strasbourg-based ensemble, and continues the WACK x lovemusic project supported by the Diaphonique fund. The programme includes a bass flute in dialogue with sign language, violin and cello as extensions of the performers' bodies, an abstract city portrait, a piece for flute, screens and ASMR, an audience participation work using the public's own phones, and an excerpt from Neil Luck's Respect for Reality. No expertise is needed to enjoy it, just curiosity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lovemusic-74175/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agenda/lovemusic/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4d30ac15be2f90ed2c6b770c5e497857ba9b6104dc185e27a68ba1b92e9b4209-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Rachel Musson, Magda Drozd, Iris Casling & Douglas Benford", "start": "2026-11-08T15:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Hundred Years Gallery", "address": "Pearson Street 13, E2 8JD London", "price": "£10 cash entry", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/free-improvisation"], "description": "An afternoon of live quartet improvisation at Hundred Years Gallery. Saxophonist Rachel Musson, violinist Magda Drozd, double bassist Iris Casling and Douglas Benford on recorders and objects each bring their own backgrounds in improvised and experimental music to the session. Doors open at 15:30, with the music starting at 16:00. Entry is £10 in cash.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rachel-musson-magda-drozd-iris-casling-douglas-benford-36573/", "official_url": "http://hundredyearsgallery.co.uk/music-musson-drozd-casling-benford/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9b5b1abce7bfbe52ac937d40dffd4bc89f45bbd472a2d6e5e7f87aeb5d2aecc5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "ONe_Orchestra New", "start": "2026-11-10T19:45:00Z", "end": "2026-11-10T22:30:00Z", "place": "Vortex Jazz Club", "address": "Gillett Square 11, N16 8AZ London", "price": "Standard £15 / Vortex Members £7.5 / Students & UC beneficiaries £6.25", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.universe.com/events/one_orchestra-new-tickets-402TFV?ref=website", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/free-improvisation"], "description": "ONe_Orchestra New is an improvising large-group orchestra performing two sets of improvised music at the Vortex Jazz Club. The ensemble brings together seventeen musicians on saxophones, oboes, flutes, voice, sitar, piano, keyboards, turntables, electric guitar, double bass and electronics. Their work in large-group improvisation seeks to free themselves and their listeners from default assumptions built up through the centuries-long predominance of cis men in music. The shared experiences and sense of safety among the members allow them to explore boldly, uncovering new ways of hearing and new things to hear.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/one_orchestra-new-40198/", "official_url": "https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/one_orchestra-new-3/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/49a8501487574f9aabaac254fef30705494efa9f794a2cdfd32c4113324453d4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "City of London Sinfonia – These Memories May Be True", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wilton's Music Hall", "address": "Graces Alley 1, E1 8JB London", "price": "£13.50 – £28.00 full price | £11.00 – £25.50 concession", "price_from": "9.50", "price_to": "28.00", "tickets_url": "https://wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/flat-and-the-curves-rose-tinted/#Tickets_in", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/orchestral", "society/migration"], "description": "City of London Sinfonia – These Memories May Be True is a 75-minute evening of orchestral music, words and stories at Wilton's Music Hall, with no interval. The concert was born from a year of conversations in a community kitchen between musicians and people seeking asylum in the UK, and explores what home means, how we hold onto it and how we carry it with us when we have to leave. The programme moves across continents and centuries with music by Reena Esmail, Bushra el-Turk, Lembit Beecher, Piazzolla, Vaughan Williams and Copland, and forms part of City of London Sinfonia's wider season exploring asylum and migration in the UK. The orchestra was founded in 1971 by Richard Hickox, and the evening features Alexandra Wood, CLS Creative Director and Leader, with projection design by visual artist Majid Adin.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/city-of-london-sinfonia-these-memories-may-be-true-40343/", "official_url": "https://wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/city-of-london-sinfonia-these-memories-may-be-true/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3c928c52d2c79db515bf1118b6cba39d2f5366d85b79017f2b3e131976c57fcd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Afternoon Kora Resonance Session With Francis Ssuna & Zarah Arora", "start": "2026-10-30T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jamboree", "address": "St Chad's Place 6, London", "price": "Free/donations", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world"], "description": "An afternoon session of live kora music at Jamboree. Francis Ssuna, of Folk Tales and the Afro-Latin Fiesta, and Zarah Arora play early Friday-afternoon soundscapes and verse. The audience is welcome to join in, sit on the floor with the musicians, or work and dream away to the sweetly-relaxing sounds.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/afternoon-kora-resonance-session-with-francis-ssuna-zarah-ar-36710/", "official_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/live-kora-music-in-london-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a622afb0e4be9fcede1bbab07a69855afaf8088e7e723690bb53d670698459ec-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Yellow Barn Showcase Day — Ligeti and Messiaen", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£18 (concessions £16)", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "Yellow Barn Showcase Day is a chamber music concert at Wigmore Hall devoted to the programming of Yellow Barn, a Vermont chamber music centre where international artists work alongside rising talents. This concert explores spiritual transcendence and intercultural dialogue, featuring music by Sofia Gubaidulina, Johann Sebastian Bach, Travis Laplante, Willie Johnson and Ludwig van Beethoven, together with sounds from The Golden Record carried on the Voyager spacecraft from 1977. Performers include soprano Melissa Wimbish, violinists Alice Ivy-Pemberton, Anthony Marwood and Katherine Yoon, violist Pauline Sachse, cellists Gerard Flotats, Leland Ko and John Myerscough, saxophonist Travis Laplante and pianist Julian Chan.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/yellow-barn-showcase-day-ligeti-and-messiaen-65995/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611071100", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2e8b652d7d8e1b1dfab1bb78d5373ae260ef8e1494ce57bd607dffcf8c1228d1-600.webp"}, {"title": "New Wave Arab: Celebrating the Next Generation of Arab Artists", "start": "2026-11-04T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Grand Junction", "address": "St Mary Magdalene Church, Rowington Cl, W2 5TF London", "price": "£18 (£12 Conc) + bf", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "https://grandjunction.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173691573", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/arabic"], "description": "An evening of live music celebrating a new generation of Arab artists blending contemporary genres with live Arabic instrumentation. It is presented by SWANA Records and Marsm UK in collaboration with Grand Junction, as part of the Right Here, Right Now programme. Performing artists include Isadora, Vincent J, Layal, Awadh and Rhea Kattan. The event is supported by the DCMS and Arts Council England.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/new-wave-arab-celebrating-the-next-generation-of-arab-artist-36293/", "official_url": "https://grandjunction.org.uk/events/new-wave-arab/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7d8f2f2bd1948cf2fa879cc32afdddcbda4df1fbb5d9a715c51823dba8ca8499-600.webp"}]}