Akwasi Mensah: The Dynamics of Perception [Live]

Filmmaker Bunny Bread weaves a tale of guilt and innocence, from three distinct perspectives. The accompanying live score guides each unique telling of the story, where composer Akwasi Mensah explores how dynamics in music can be used to manipulate the emotions of an audience. Guilty or innocent? You decide.

‘As a musician my aim is always to create music that is spiritually satisfying and culturally honest. With a soundtrack, it becomes a joyous challenge to marry these aspirations with the emotions on film' Akwasi Mensah

‘Being selected for this project is an incredible opportunity for Jazz re:freshed on many levels. Most importantly, it’s an opportunity to shine a light on the music and musicians we’ve been championing for over a decade, on a scale and stage that we couldn't achieve without participating in this project.’ Jazz re:freshed

 The Dynamics of Perception was commissioned by Jazz re:freshed.

Papa J Mensah drums
Adrian Reid piano
Derrick McIntyre bass guitar
Abdul TJ guitar
Mosi Conde percussion & kora
Kevin Davy trumpet
Ray Carless saxophone

AUDIO

FUNDERS

Produced with the support of funders and partners:

RECORDING CREDITS

The performance of The Dynamics of Perception was recorded live by the BBC at the Southbank Centre, Purcell Rooms, London on 6 July 2014 and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 between 7 and 13 July 2014.

Catalogue number: NMC DL201402
Release Date: 21 July 2014