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please use - johnbernardbutcher@gmail.com - if you want to make contact - as my normal address seems to be bouncing.... JOHN BUTCHER GROUP The recording of somethingtobesaid made by this new octet at last years Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival has just come out on Weight of Wax. It's the label's second release.
// "BARCELONA CHRONICLES:
The British free improvising guitarist Derek Bailey relocated to Barcelona in 2003. During his time in this vibrant city there were numerous musical meetings. These 3 recordings are released on Incus Records under the umbrella of "The Barcelona Chronicles". These recordings document Derek's new approach to his instrument whilst dealing with the complex and progressive limitations caused by Motor Neurone Disease."
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somethingtobesaid Recorded in November 2008 in concert at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. John Butcher Group: Chris Burn - piano, Gino Robair - percussion John Butcher - saxophones & pre-recordings John Edwards - bass Thomas Lehn - synth, Dieb 13 - turntables Clare Cooper - harp/ghuzeng Adam Linson - bass and electronics.
Recorded in August 2007 at ORF, Wien. Burkhard Beins - drums, percussion Martin Brandlmayr - drums, percussion John Butcher - tenor & soprano saxophones Werner Dafeldecker - double bass Michael Moser - cello John Tilbury - piano
Recorded at Trinity College of Music, Greenwich, England on 13th January 2008. AMM: Eddie Prévost - percussion - John Tilbury piano with John Butcher - soprano and tenor saxophone Read :: The Squid's Ear :: all about jazz :: WIRE
Location recordings from Scotland and the Orkneys. June 2006 John Butcher - saxophones - acoustic / amplified / feedback Includes 20 page booklet of full colour photographs, plus texts by Biba Kopf and Barry Esson. read :: WIRE :: Dusted
Concert recording from Soundlab, Buffalo, NY in April 2005. Gerry Hemingway - drums, percussion, sampler John Butcher - saxophones read: Dusted :: all about jazz
All in all, it's a bracing set, a vivid entry from two superb improvisers and the kind of thing that restores your faith in free improvisation.
CDs - coming up: Watch this space ..... |
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2009
Eddie Prevost duo. :: 30 JUNE - DIJON. Megaphon, Dijon, France. Kongsberg Jazz Festival :: 03 JULY - Galleri Åkern, Kongsberg, Norway. Solo. :: 04 JULY - Nauf-gårde, Kongsberg, Norway. Duo with Fred Frith. Gerry Hemingway duo. :: 11 JULY - NICKELSDORF. Konfrontationen, Nickelsdorf, Austria. Duos and 4-tet with John Wall, Mark Sanders, and John Edwards. :: 14 JULY - LONDON. Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston, London, E8. Solo :: 31 JULY - LONDON. Scaledown, The King and Queen, 1 Foley St, London W1. Short performance at the 5th Anniversary Scaledown Club special. Duo with Maya Dunietz (piano) :: 12 AUGUST - LONDON. With the 4-tet of David Ryan / Jamie Coleman / Guillaume Viltard / Eddie Prévost, and combinations of all musicians. Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston, London, E8. Fête Quaqua :: 16, 17, 18 AUGUST - LONDON. John Russell's annual event. Permutations of: Satoko Fukuda - violin, Pat Thomas - keyboards, John Butcher - saxophones, Sabu Toyozumi - percussion, Jean Borde - bass, Luo Chao yun - pipa, Ute Voelker - accordion, Angelika Sheridan - flutes, Lol Coxhill - saxophone, John Russell - guitar, Hannah Marshall - cello, Henry Lowther - trumpet, Shabaka Hutchings - reeds. The Vortex, 11 Gillett Square, London N16. |
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