John Butcher & Gino Robair
new music circle @ bill christman's studio, st. louis, usa. april 2005.
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New Oakland Burr ::
Guerrilla Mosaics ::
Liverpool (Bluecoat) Concert ::
12 Milagritos
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Gino Robair
Californian percussionist Gino Robair first played with John Butcher in a 1997 session at Myles Boisen's Oakland studio. Some pieces from that day have been released on two Meniscus CDs -
Music on Seven Occasions and
Buddy Systems.
The next year they formed a trio with bassist Matthew Sperry (whom Butcher had played with at the 1995
Vancouver
Company
concerts). The trio recorded
12 Milagritos, and toured the West Coast.
It was a great shock when Matthew was killed by a car driver, in June 2003. A site dedicated to his memory can be visited at: Matthew Sperry.
New Oakland Burr Guerrilla Mosaics
© brad winter - vancouver jazz fesival, 2001
Continuing as a duo, Robair and Butcher toured the UK in 2000 - an undertaking with distinctive qualities - and have continued to explore duo possibilities in the studio. New Oakland Burr is their latest release, and focusses on extreme techniques, including close miked/feedback sax and Robair's work with electric motors, e-bow and polystyrene.
In May 2004 they played on the US West Coast; from San Diego to Seattle - and in April 2005 St. Louis and Ann Arbor.
John Butcher: soprano and tenor saxophones, amplified/feedback or acoustic.
Gino Robair: ebow snare, cymbals, faux dax, motor, toy reed, styrofoam.
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GAZ-ETA :: One Final Note :: Dusted
Studio recording from Oakland, California: 2002
Robair/Butcher with Miya Masaoka - koto
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Paris Transatlantic ::
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Liverpool (Bluecoat)
Concert
Butcher/Robair duo - Live at the Bluecoat Arts Centre, Liverpool: 2000
12 Milagritos
Studio recording from Oakland, California: 1998
twelve statements of exuberance given momentum by a subtle delicacy
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Spool
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Jazz Weekly ::
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