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A series of interviews curated by Saxophonist, flautist, clarinettist, composer and improviser Julie Kjær.
Chapters: Beginnings, Life and career, The Work, Inspiration and Other Thoughts
Ninth in the series: Trombonist – SARAH GAIL BRAND
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A series of interviews curated by Saxophonist, flautist, clarinettist, composer and improviser Julie Kjær.
Chapters: Beginnings, On Improvisation, Life and career, The Instrument, The Work, Inspiration and Other Thoughts
Eighth in the series: Vocalist – KAY GRANT
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A series of interviews curated by Saxophonist, flautist, clarinettist, composer and improviser Julie Kjær.
Chapters: Beginnings, On Improvisation, Life and career, The Work, Inspiration and other thoughts
Seventh in the series: Saxophonist and Clarinettist – SUE LYNCH
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This is the first interview from a 2018 series by Caroline Kraabel, initially broadcast on London's art radio station, Resonance 104.4 FM. Maggie Nicols on improvisation in music, activism and life.
“Everybody gets it in the end. It’s a question of just being authentic.”
“If we’re obsessed by someone else not listening, then we’re not listening ourselves – if you want listening (in group improvisation), then listen, if you want more space, put more space in. Half the time, people get so frustrated with somebody else that they play in a frustrated way, and get even more frustrated. I’ve found that the more you accept whatever arises, the more it DOES self-regulate. I think improvising finds its natural level.”
“The Gathering is just ‘dealing with whatever arises’, and it’s the most PHENOMENAL training!”
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This was 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.
"Large-group improvisation is a very valuable thing to do, but I also find it the hardest [thing]." John Butcher
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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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This was the fourteenth interview from a 2018 series by Caroline Kraabel, initially broadcast on London's art radio station, Resonance 104.4 FM. Philipp Wachsmann improvises with viola, violin and electronics, and was a member of the original London Skyscraper group, as well as having been an important figure in the field of improvisation and contemporary mucic for many years.
'I like to construct something new at the moment every time, and of course... I probably fail! Inevitably one fails, because one is oneself, with one's fingerprints and so on.
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Why is Improvising Important?, released January 23, 2019
Recorded by Caroline Kraabel; thanks to Philipp Wachsmann, Resonance 104.4 FM and John Edwards.
