Jah Wobble In Conversation

An afternoon conversation with Jah Wobble, the British bassist, record producer and poet, at The Old Woollen in Leeds. It is a talk with questions from the audience rather than a band performance.

Jah Wobble takes the stage alone for this session, which is built around stories, opinions and questions from the audience. There is no band: the artist speaks directly to the room about a career that began with the album V.I.E.P., released on Island Records in 1980.

The conversation can range across the music made with Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart, which was formed in 1982, and collaborations including Rising Above Bedlam (1991), featuring Sinéad O'Connor, and an album built around William Blake's poetry with Brian Eno. Other threads are poetry, published as Odds & Sods & Epilogues in 2013, painting, Buddhist faith and philosophy, sobriety, and the label 30 Hertz Records. Wobble has also been a regular presence on BBC Radio 5 Live since 2013.

The format suits listeners who follow British music and want to hear the artist in their own words, as well as people curious about poetry and visual art. No prior knowledge of the records is needed to follow the discussion. The event takes place at The Old Woollen in Leeds.