This is the fourth interview from a 2018 series by Caroline Kraabel, initially broadcast on London's art radio station, Resonance 104.4 FM. Improvising saxophonist John Butcher on the London Improvisers Orchestra, London Skyscraper and improvisation in music and life.
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"Large-group improvisation is a very valuable thing to do, but I also find it the hardest [thing]." John Butcher
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from Why is Improvising Important?,
track released June 10, 2018
Recorded by Caroline Kraabel; thanks to John Butcher, Resonance 104.4 FM and John Edwards.
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