ANDY HEDGECOCK relishes two exhibitions that blur the boundaries between art and community engagement
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CHRIS SEARLE samples the Kris Davis Trio at the Vortex and recommends highlights from the forthcoming programme

Kris Davis trio
The Vortex, Dalston, London
OUTSIDE, Gillett Square was Saturday night Dalston-buzzing, and the cooking smells of Ethiopia, Nigeria, Mexico and Thailand were blowing like a universal kitchen all the way up Kingsland Road.
Here for one night were the Kris Davis Trio, with pianist Davis from Calgary, Alberta; Detroit bassist Robert Hurst and Philly drummer Johnathan Blake.
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