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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.
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LMC / DAVID TOOP
David Toop has created a fascinating online exhibition, from archive material, documenting the LMC's activities through the 70s and early 80s. Visit it at crisap.
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THE CONVOY TOUR - 25 years of the EX. DVD.
Described on the EX web-site:
"The adventure of 35 of our favourite, very different musicians in a bus on tour in France.
It was the first time Getatchew Mekuria was in Europe, there is Zu from Italy, Silent Block from France, Hisako Horikawa, a dancer from Japan, John Butcher (GB), The Jimmy trio (Ethiopia) with Han Bennink, Zea, Anne-James Chaton (F), The Evens (Ian Mackay's new band) a living Ex jukebox, and much more.
A film about far too long drives, amazing combinations and incredible musical adventures.
Filmed by Emma Fischer and Jem Cohen and edited by Emma and Andy. Out on Ex Records."
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DEREK BAILEY
Carol Dallaire has produced a 1716 page downloadable pdf that documents most of Derek's recordings and collects various interview and articles. Very interesting to dip into - and available via the new Incus web-site, which is also advertising the important:
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.
Jason Bivins - Dusted.
CDs - coming up:
Watch this space .....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.