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On Thursday 19th May Larry Stabbins will premeir his new acoustic Stonephace project in a special TAKE THE COLTRANE performance, at St Georges in Bristol. Like Larry, the other members of the quintet are all members of Jerry Dammers’ Spatial AKA: pianist Zoe Rahman, bassist Karl Rasheed Abel, percussionist Crispin ‘Spry’ Robinson, and drummer Pat [...]

Tune into BBC 2 at 11.50pm on Friday night to catch Jerry Dammers (of Specials fame) and his Spatial A.K.A. Orchestra on Jools Holland, featuring our very own Larry ‘Stonephace’ Stabbins on sax. Lets hope they stick with the spaceage Egyptian look.

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Here’s some photos from our 10th Birthday Party @ The Vibe Bar, London back in September. Oh where did the summer go?

Here’s a couple of videos from the debut Stonephace show down in Cornwall.  Rumours are afoot that they might soon be venturing north soon. Fingers crossed people.

Here’s a few shots from their debut sold out show in Kernow tuther week. A full compliment of Larry Stabbins, Adrian Utley, Helm DeVegas and the mysterious enigmatic sonic alchemist Krzysztof Oktalski in attendance. Video clips to follow…

There seems to be praise coming from all angles for Stonephace man Larry Stabbins over the last few weeks, with Kitty Empire @ also now digging his performance with Jerry Dammers.  And here’s the icing on the cake – or the tip of the iceberg if you’ve heard all chatter about the new record -  [...]

Here’s a little more eye candy for you good people.  This is the second of 3 new Stonephace videos with Stella Marina at the controls, and trust me it’s trance-enducing qualities with have you in the zone in seconds.  Mind zoozle! Stonephace – Yellow Brick Road

Only a week after the raging success of the Stonephace debut show in Cornwall main man Larry Stabbins was on stage again, this time with Specials linchpin Jerry Dammers at The Barbican.  Of Stabbins, John Mulvey of Uncut comments  “a personal hero, thanks to his involvement alongside the likes of Robert Wyatt and Julie Tippetts [...]

If you’re anywhere near Cornwall tonight then there’s really only one place to be.  Get thee to the Tolmon Centre, Constantine, Nr Falmouth. After all the talk in the press and a nod from Gilles Peterson in the last few weeks Stonephace finally take their new project to the stage. Showcasing material from their debut [...]