Handel Hendrix House launches the Jimi Sessions

During October and November, Handel Hendrix House, the Mayfair Museum once home to composer G.F. Handel and rock legend Jimi Hendrix, will be hosting the Jimi Series. Starting on Friday, October 4, 2024 at 6pm with Francesca Ter Berg & STORRY and finishing with a bang at Saint Pancras Old Church to celebrate what would have been Jimi’s 82nd birthday on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.

As Joanna Roche, Marketing Manager at Handel Hendrix House explains: “This will be a truly unique live music experience in Hendrix’s flat. Our musicians will be playing original music throughout the flat, creating unforgettable moments in this historic space.”

She continues: “The opening act will fuse contemporary and baroque elements, acknowledging the influence of Jimi’s great musical neighbour, George Frederic Handel. There will then be an interval for you to explore Hendrix’s London pad with a glass of Jimi’s favourite drink, after which an intimate acoustic performance will begin in Jimi’s bedroom.”

Friday 4th October – Francesca Ter Berg & STORRY
at Handel Hendrix House
6pm
Tickets £25
Bios:

Francesca Ter Berg
Francesca is a cellist and composer known for her unique style which blends Klezmer, Improvisation and electronic synthesis. She released her debut EP In Eynem in 2021 on the Phantom Limb label (Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp + Quietus Best Releases of 2021) and is one-half of the

critically acclaimed string duo Fran & Flora. Their debut album Unfurl (2019) was BBC Radio 3 Music Planet ‘Album of the Year’, seeing the two appear on Woman’s Hour, Cerys Matthews BBC6music show and GWR Cosmo. Their 2nd self-produced album Precious Collection (2024) on Hidden Notes Records was “****Folk Album of the Month’ in The Guardian. Francesca writes for film and TV, and collaborates with Imogen Heap, Tom Skinner, Frank London, Portico Quartet and Ziah Ziah. Commissions include the Turner Contemporary and Margate NOW Festival.

Ter-Bergs vocals have a cool charm [whilst her] cello passionately laments.’ – Clive Bell, The Wire.

“Francesca Ter-Berg has a sense of levitating above and around the material world” – John Doran, The Quietus

STORRY
Performer, visual artist, advocate – STORRY is quickly emerging as an artist to watch. Though rooted in RnB, STORRY draws influences from hip hop to soulful funk and reggae to emotional pop. She balances grit and poise in her lyrics, using her enigmatic storytelling abilities to create multi-faceted characters, she strives in inspire through music that is evocative and honest.

‘CH III: The Come up’, released in 2020 as the first part of an ongoing trilogy, received critical acclaim with multiple award nominations. This seminal album set the groundwork for her innovative sound. Currently, STORRY is set to release her second concept album: ‘CH2: Run’, the prequel to her debut album. ‘CH”: Run’ tells the story of a woman overcoming exploitation and transforming her journey into inspiration for others.

STORRY’s live performances are truly visceral experiences that must be experienced to be believed. It doesn’t just touch you – it hits you in the face!

Friday 18th October – Intesa Duo & Diego Sampieri
at Handel Hendrix House
6pm
Tickets £25

Bios:

Intesa Duo
A singing, song writing, folk and baroque-playing viol duo. “Intesa was formed at the Royal Academy of Music by Lucine Musaelian and Nathan Giorgetti. Brought together by our common passion for the sound of the viol, its combination with the voice, the overlap between folk and baroque music, and the performance of new music on viols, our programmes are centred around the art of self-accompaniment across different genres. Our goal as an ensemble is to tell stories in our performances through cultivating what we know about Historical Performance practice in a contemporary context.”

Diego Sampieri
Diego Sampieri is a polyhedric artist, whose works range between rock and roll and contemporary jazz.

He will sing a set of his original songs, reminiscent of blues, folk, country and grunge music.

Friday 25th October – Handel on Jazz & Caleb Kunle
at Handel Hendrix House
6pm
Tickets £25