On this set of saxophone solos, John Butcher engages in sound explorations. Nine pieces are unaccompanied solos (either on tenor or soprano) while four utilize overdubbing as Butcher performs either four or six-piece sax ensembles. All of the music is freely improvised (although a few seem to have preplanned "plots") and some of the sounds that Butcher comes up with do not even sound like they could come from a saxophone. However, after a bit of listening, the chirping, squawks, and odd sounds get a bit tiring, and there is no attempt at conventional melodies, so this CD i… read more
On this set of saxophone solos, John Butcher engages in sound explorations. Nine pieces are unaccompanied solos (either on tenor or soprano) while fo… read more
On this set of saxophone solos, John Butcher engages in sound explorations. Nine pieces are unaccompanied solos (either on tenor or soprano) while four utilize overdubbing as Butcher per… read more
British saxophonist John Butcher was born in Brighton, and currently resides in London. He is most famous for his free improvisations, especially his solo performances, which involve the use of extended techniques such as multiphonics. He has also written pieces for Chris Burn's Ensemble, Polwechsel, and the Rova Saxophone Quartet. He began playing saxophone while studying physics at Surrey University, gaining an enthusiasm for jazz through hearing music such as John Surman, Stan Tracey and Louis Moholo, and working in jazz groups of his own. A Ph.D, "Spin effects in the p… read more
British saxophonist John Butcher was born in Brighton, and currently resides in London. He is most famous for his free improvisations, especially his solo performances, which involve the us… read more
British saxophonist John Butcher was born in Brighton, and currently resides in London. He is most famous for his free improvisations, especially his solo performances, which involve the use of extended techniques such as multiphonics.… read more