Evan Parker turns 70 in 2014 and a few months before the free-jazz and improv icon reaches this milestone Parker is to curate his annual Might I Suggest festival, which runs from 28 January-1 February 2014. Hosted by the Vortex in east London the French-flavoured line-up features on Tuesday 28 January Joelle Leandre / Alex Ward / Michel Doneda plus John Russell / Roger Turner; on Wednesday 29 January Christine Wodraschka / Guillaume Viltard / Evan Parker; on Thursday 30 January Tony Hymas duo + Benoit Delbecq / Evan Parker; on Friday 31 January Trance Map with special guest Peter Evans; and on Saturday 1 February Whahay (Paul Rogers, Robin Fincker, Fabien Duscombs) plus Paul Rogers / Paul Dunmall / Simon Picard. Evan Parker, above. Photo Wikimedia Commons