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Re: OT: Free Jazz/Avant-Garde Guitar/Bass/Drum Trios

I think I listed Morris in my starting list. He's oneof my favorites in terms of what I call the "raw deal". He has no bells and whistles, gimmickes, etc...just raw guitar playing with drums and bass.  I have two of his trio CDs, Antennae and Symbolic Gestures.   I'll see if I can find Age of Everything online.  I like Halverson too...."Dragon's Head".   :)
 
Kris
 
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Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 5:33 AM
Subject: Re: OT: Free Jazz/Avant-Garde Guitar/Bass/Drum Trios


I haven't seen anybody mention Joe Morris - not the famed NY Giants running back, but the Boston-based guitarist/bassist and faculty at the New England Conservatory.  I'd have to dig around to see all that I've got of his but I know "Age of Everything" (which is great!) is guitar/bass/drums recording.  I'm sure he's been in more than that, esp as he's done more than a few recordings with William Parker.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Morris_(guitarist)

And also I'll chip in Mary Halvorson as a great NYC guitarist.  She's usually involved in Anthony Braxton's new ensembles but her MH Trio is g/b/d and there's also her group People.  Just saw her and Jessica Pavone play in an attic in Guelph and it was good shit. http://www.maryhalvorson.com/  Nice article on her and Jessica in Signal to Noise a few issues back and I think another of her groups is mentioned in a recent issue of The Wire.

I don't know how hard core free jazz/avant-garde these two are considered - they're both pretty jazzy but do have an edge to their playing...

The problem is that for for this kind of music, anything goes.  You don't need a "classic" line-up.  If all you've got is two nose-flute players and a bagpiper, you're good to go!


Ted H.



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--- On Sun, 3/28/10, Kris Hartung <khartung@q.com> wrote:

From: Kris Hartung <khartung@q.com>
Subject: OT: Free Jazz/Avant-Garde Guitar/Bass/Drum Trios
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Received: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 7:11 PM

I'm doing music research for a new project I'm putting together. I need to construct an audio study of free jazz and/or avant-garde guitar/bass/drum trios...the more obscure the better.
 
This is what I have so far, not all of which is that far out, but it's the best I can do.  Those with an * next to them are not really free jazz or avant-garde, but a good representation of the instrumentation in modern jazz.
 
Bill Frisell - Live
Joe Morris - Antennae and Symbolic Gesture
John Abercrombie - In the Moment, November, and self titled (with Marc Johnson and Peter Erskine)
John Scofield - Out Like a Light *
John Stowell -Somewhere *
Lorne Lofskey - Self Titled *
Mike Stern - Standards *
Nels Cline Trio - Ground
Pat Metheny - Trio Live *
 
Any others I can add? There must be more than this. Oddly, this is a difficult subject to search for on Google and music sites.  There needs to be a music search engine that allows you to search by genre and exact instrumentation.
 
Kris
 
 
 

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