Shows
CrossjamFriday 23rd April 2021Infinite guitar with random note selections and drone synth descending. Ethereal, at times dissonant but chance occasionally delivers a degree of glory. Dismissed by Stevie J at the end.2021-04-2303 minCrossjamWednesday 21st April 2021Jules starts on the baglama, changing to organ halfway through. Stevie J on spacey guitars.2021-04-2107 minCrossjamTuesday 20th April 2021Driven electric piano and guitar blues workout. Stevie's amp explodes bringing things to a short and not-so-sweet conclusion.2021-04-2002 minCrossjamTuesday 6th April 2021One for Big Ken. Stevie J opts for a clean guitar sound with no effects for once, and Jules stays chilled with the electric piano.2021-04-0606 minCrossjamFriday 2nd April 2021After a stressful day getting our release announcement for "Fragments from The Cross, Vol. 2" out, we relax into a chilled, simple jam featuring Mani Maxwell on harmonium, Jules on electric piano and Stevie J on spacey guitar.2021-04-0206 minCrossjamThursday 1st April 2021An oriental scent drifts into this spacey arpeggiated piece. Stevie J Jones on Jupiter 8, Jules Maxwell on electric piano and talky growly synth. Shimmering.2021-04-0104 minCrossjamWednesday 31st March 2021As Jules says at the end, "a stallion". 9/8 thing. Hard to hang on to but some great moments. Rolling, kicking, SH-101, guitar, synth and amped electric piano.2021-03-3104 minCrossjamFriday 26th March 2021Jules and Stevie J explore their 80s side... Juno 60, SH-101, piano and organ, and of course, masses of Blade Runner type reverb.2021-03-2608 minCrossjamTuesday 23rd March 2021Lighting things up a bit with a driving groove inspired by Bitches Brew... Jules on fire on the Rhodes, SH-101 bass and delay guitar.2021-03-2306 minCrossjamThursday 11th March 2021Strings, bowed guitar, electric piano. Variation for lark and rabbit.2021-03-1105 minCrossjamWednesday 10th March 2021A deep textural sea of organ, Juno 60, and little starlight sparkles of electric piano.2021-03-1007 minCrossjamTuesday 9th March 2021Pastoral flanging inspired by skin. With a ludicrous ending.2021-03-0903 minCrossjamMonday 8th March 2021Completely random chords, another episode of "embracing the car crash" instigated by Jules. With many beautiful moments, and yes, the occasional pile-up. Spacious, chimey electric guitar, electric piano and some plucked keyboard synth or other.2021-03-0804 minCrossjamFriday 5th March 2021Maudlin and slightly hazy through intake of celebratory red wine (it's release day for Jules's album "Nocturnes")... Juno 60 synth with some organ and EP ripples.2021-03-0505 minCrossjamThursday 4th March 2021Tight harmony guitar and airy vibes, with a spacey ambient ending.2021-03-0405 minCrossjamWednesday 3rd March 2021Rainy day in Brockley. Slidey flute guitars from SJ and soulful chords from Jules.2021-03-0307 minCrossjamTuesday 2nd March 2021The SH-101 returns. Bass and chimes in space.2021-03-0206 minCrossjamMonday 1st March 2021Goodbye February, hello March... polar electric guitars meet electric piano and resonant strings in pretty much our usual ambient space.2021-03-0105 minCrossjamFriday 26th February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. A curious, slightly spiky exploration with electric guitar, Rhodes piano, ring modulator and some weird wah bass sound Jules dug up.2021-02-2608 minCrossjamThursday 25th February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. A little piece for electric piano and Korg MS-20 in C minor.2021-02-2505 minCrossjamWednesday 24th February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. “Iceland”2021-02-2407 minCrossjamMonday 22nd February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. Japanese influences creeping in from somewhere, and a nice little flourish at the end.2021-02-2206 minCrossjamFriday 19th February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. A Blue Nile-esque thing, Featuring Luka & Poppy Jones on SH-101 bass and atmospheric synths.2021-02-1906 minCrossjamThursday 18th February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. Randomly changing bass and sparkly electric piano textures. Slow moving and meditative.2021-02-1807 minCrossjamWednesday 17th February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. Another little meandering bassline idea from Jules. Quoth he: “Don't familiarise yourself with it – GO!”2021-02-1707 minCrossjamTuesday 16th February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. A quirky little 7/8 arpeggiator, steam hiss keyboards and rhythm guitar.2021-02-1609 minCrossjamMonday 15th February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. Acoustic guitar and electric piano in a wide open soundscape.2021-02-1506 minCrossjamFriday 12th February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2021-02-1207 minCrossjamThursday 11th February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. Ambient chill.2021-02-1107 minCrossjamWednesday 10th February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2021-02-1006 minCrossjamThursday 4th February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. In which they completely lose the plot and have to start again.2021-02-0409 minCrossjamWednesday 3rd February 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2021-02-0306 minCrossjamTuesday 2nd February 2021Remote jamming again. Home schooling and all that. Today's rules: SH101 - straight and simple / Us - Sloppy dotted rhythm / Minor feel / Marc Ribot / 6 minutes2021-02-0206 minCrossjamFriday 29th January 2021Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. Featuring Mani Maxwell on atmospheres.2021-01-2907 minCrossjamThursday 28th January 2021We're back in the room! Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2021-01-2804 minCrossjamWednesday 27th January 2021Stevie J: "I hate solos". Jules, created todays rules: Constant solo / No chords / Record with the bass / Take the bass out2021-01-2704 minCrossjamTuesday 26th January 2021The second of five related jams this week. Rules: Bb with a major flavour / alternate between slow / quick every minute / stick on one single note for 4 bars somewhere/ end on an unrelated chord2021-01-2604 minCrossjamMonday 25th January 2021Rules: small / dance around the beat / one surprise / 4 minutes2021-01-2504 minCrossjamFriday 22nd January 2021Today's rules: Funk / G / 130 BPM / 5 mins / Switch between solo and rhythm playing every 1 minute2021-01-2205 minCrossjamThursday 21st January 2021Unstructured / Big Gaps / 6 minutes / Embrace the car crash2021-01-2106 minCrossjamWednesday 20th January 2021Absence / Four notes - A, E, F, C / 4 mins / Room2021-01-2004 minCrossjamTuesday 19th January 2021Today's rules: 105 BPM / Seven beat loop on SH-101 / Fm / Craggy / 6 mins2021-01-1906 minCrossjamMonday 18th January 2021Today's rules: 5 mins of polar texture / Key of Ab / Changing to Am after 3min2021-01-1805 minCrossjamFriday 15th January 2021With Jules in Clapham, another blind jam in which Stevie J demonstrates that he doesn't know what post punk means. Rules: Post Punk / 115 BPM / Gm / 2 mins 30 seconds2021-01-1502 minCrossjamThursday 14th January 2021Today's remote jam rules: 7 minutes / Ascending in F#m / Descending in A/G / Ascend then descend / Finish on Dsus42021-01-1407 minCrossjamWednesday 13th January 2021We are joined once again by Leo Abrahams on guitar (although it's highly unlikely you'll be able to tell it's a guitar due to Leo's mastery of sonic origami). Today's rules: 75bpm / Bells / Space / 6 mins2021-01-1306 minCrossjamTuesday 12th January 2021We're delighted to have Leo Abrahams with us today, on guitar. Another remote jam with Jules working from home. Here are today's rules: BPM 175 / Frenetic but funky / Dm – G, alternating every 2 bars / 5 mins2021-01-1205 minCrossjamTuesday 12th January 2021Another remote jam with Jules working from home. We're delighted to have Leo Abrahams with us today, on guitar. Here are today's rules: BPM 175 / Frenetic but funky / Dm – G, alternating every 2 bars / 5 mins2021-01-1205 minCrossjamFriday 8th January 2021Stevie J's last day of self-isolation. 1. Texture... 2. Start with a bang... 3. End in a whisper... 4. 5 mins2021-01-0805 minCrossjamThursday 7th January 20211. Key of E
2. Bluesy but really sloppy and atonal
3. 90BPM
4. 6/8 feel
5. 6 minutes2021-01-0706 minCrossjamWednesday 6th January 2021Self-isolation continues... Jules sent Stevie J this: 1. Your notes are F#, B, C#, E, G 2. Tempo 136 3. Duration 7 minutes with a big change at 5 minutes 4. Start with the pips at noon2021-01-0607 minCrossjamTuesday 5th January 2021With Stevie J self-isolating, today's jam is us playing remotely, lined up by the pips of Radio 4's 12 o'clock news.2021-01-0507 minCrossjamTuesday 22nd December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London. Featuring Mani Maxwell on SH-101.2020-12-2207 minCrossjamMonday 21st December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s penultimate daily jam of 2020 from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-2108 minCrossjamFriday 18th December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-1804 minCrossjamThursday 17th December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-1707 minCrossjamWednesday 16th December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-1604 minCrossjamTuesday 15th December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-1505 minCrossjamMonday 14th December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-1407 minCrossjamFriday 11th December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-1106 minCrossjamWednesday 9th December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-0908 minCrossjamTuesday 8th December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-0806 minCrossjamMonday 7th December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-0706 minCrossjamFriday 4th December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-0404 minCrossjamThursday 3rd December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-0308 minCrossjamWednesday 2nd December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-0205 minCrossjamTuesday 1st December 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-12-0105 minCrossjamMonday 30th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-3007 minCrossjamFriday 27th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-2707 minCrossjamThursday 26th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-2607 minCrossjamWednesday 25th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-2505 minCrossjamTuesday 24th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-2405 minCrossjamMonday 23rd November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-2307 minCrossjamFriday 20th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-2009 minCrossjamWednesday 18th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-1805 minCrossjamTuesday 17th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-1706 minCrossjamMonday 16th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-1607 minCrossjamFriday 13th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-1307 minCrossjamThursday 12th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-1207 minCrossjamWednesday 11th November 2020Stevie's daughter Poppy (12) joins us on bass, playing one for the first time in her life.2020-11-1105 minCrossjamFriday 6th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-0607 minCrossjamThursday 5th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-0509 minCrossjamWednesday 4th November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-0408 minCrossjamTuesday 3rd November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-0307 minCrossjamMonday 2nd November 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-11-0208 minCrossjamThursday 29th October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-2909 minCrossjamTuesday 27th October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-2708 minCrossjamMonday 26th October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-2608 minCrossjamFriday 23rd October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-2308 minCrossjamThursday 22nd October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-2211 minCrossjamWednesday 21st October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-2109 minCrossjamTuesday 20th October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-2009 minCrossjamMonday 19th October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-1910 minCrossjamFriday 16th October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-1610 minCrossjamThursday 15th October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-1507 minCrossjamWednesday 14th October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-1410 minCrossjamTuesday 13th October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-1308 minCrossjamMonday 12th October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-1211 minCrossjamMonday 5th October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-0511 minCrossjamFriday 2nd October 2020Stevie J Jones and Jules Maxwell’s daily jam from their workspace in Brockley, London.2020-10-0214 min