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Graham Clark
Graham has been based in NW England since 1996, and has played regularly throughout the area, In 2003, Graham did a solo improvisation tour supporting the American “No-Neck Blues Band” (Paris, Amsterdam, London). Also performed with Bryan Glancy, supporting David Gray.
Graham has also played with 'TOOLSHED,' an experimental fusion of techno and big band jazz led by Graham Massey, of 808 State. In 2004 he performed with Toolshed for a Radio Three broadcast from Belfast, as part of the BBC Music Live festival.
He has also been seen with Lamb, Elbow, La Timbala, Salsa Pa'Gozar, & Liz Fletcher, amongst others. Graham continues to give both solo and collaborative improvised performances.
Past projects have included a free improvising string quartet, and improvising solo accompaniments to silent movies.
In October 2004, Graham recorded a series of improvised duets with US violinist Mark Feldman. These were broadcast in February 2005 on Radio 3's “Mixing it”.
GC was the solo electric violinist for the Jean-Claude Vannier concert at the Barbican on 21st October 2006, with Big Jim Sullivan, Vic Flick, Herbie Flowers and Dougie Wright, as well as the BBC Concert Orchestra and Crouch End Festival Chorus. This performance was repeated in Paris in 2008.
Currently has a weekly residency in Buxton, and has been performing and recording with Martin Archer.
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Ron Caines - Martin Archer Axis: Les Oiseaux de Matisse
by Glenn Astarita
The founder of this UK-based label, reedman/multi-instrumentalist Martin Archer and many of his longtime or more recent cohorts radiate a seemingly eternal sphere of invention. Other than ongoing projects with specific artists or ensembles, no two albums are distinctly alike. Hence, the element of surprise is a recurring element. Here, Archer and saxophonist Ron Caines co-lead the septet for a multidimensional jazz-tinged bash amid colorific textures, pulsating free-form sprees, quaint oddities and other captivating attributes throughout the 77-minute runtime.
read moreTake Five With Graham Clark
by AAJ Staff
Meet Graham Clark: Graham Clark has been playing jazz on violin professionally since 1982. While living in Bristol and London in the 1980s, he played with Keith Tippett and Andy Sheppard. From 1988-1992 he was a member of cult psychedelic jazz-rock band Gong, touring extensively in Italy, France and the UK, and recording several albums.Based in NW England since 1996, Graham is a regular player on the thriving Manchester jazz scene. In 2003, Graham did a solo improvisation ...
read moreVideo Episode 001 - Feat. Scott Tixier, Graham Clark and Stephen Grew, Perry Leandro, James Sanders, Miri Ben-Ari
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All About Jazz
Monday, July 13, 2009 Video Episode 001 - feat. Scott Tixier, Graham Clark and Stephen Grew, Perry Leandro, James Sanders, Miri Ben-Ari Hello everyone, Glad to be back -- it has been quite a long absence, but I believe we'll be back and coming on strong for awhile now. This first video episode of Bowed Radio is produced and hosted by Darrell D-Funk" Looney, and features the following artists: Scott Tixier Graham Clark and Stephen Grew Perry Leandro James Sanders ...
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Primary Instrument
Violin
Willing to teach
Beginner to advanced
Credentials/Background
I teach privately as well as at Salford University and Derby University (startimg in September).