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Gus Garside
“..a cornerstone of the Brighton’s improvised music scene” Jazz on BBC Radio 3
“… the audience were mesmerised by Garside’s dexterous flair, humble mastery and radical subversion” Kyle McAllum, Extra normal
Gus has worked in a variety of musical settings – jazz, contemporary music, rock, cabaret, dance, theatre and, most importantly, improvised music where he has performed with many leading players. As well as performing in a number of one off improvising or contemporary music situations he regularly performs in his long standing string trio Arc (with Sylvia Hallett and Danny Kingshill); The Static Memories, an electronic duo with Dan Powell (on laptop and processed percussion and guitar) , a trio with Ron Caines and James Parsons and the New Interpretations Orchestra. He also creates structured improvisational compositions including The Star Field, The Sleepwalkers (featuring 10 of the leading improvising string players in the UK) and Collective Stories (a commission in Quebec with Grand Groupe Régional d’Improvisation Libérée). Among the musicians he has played with are Marcio Mattos, Lol Coxhill, John Russell, Alice Eldridge, Kay Grant, Luo Chao Yun, Shih-Yang Lee, Guy Evans, Adrian Northover, Marcello Maggliochi, Maresuke Okamoto, Matthias Boss, Jacques Demierre, Paul May, Martin Archer, Phil Minton, Cath Roberts, Evan Parker, Alison Blunt and Roger Turner.
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Gus Garside & Hervé Perez: The Unexpected Visitor
by John Eyles
The Unexpected Visitor represents the first meeting of double bassist Gus Garside and saxophonist Hervé Perez as an acoustic duo, the two having previously worked together in the Ron Gaines / Martin Archer Axis group, recording the albums Les Oiseaux De Matisse (Discus, 2018) and Dream Feathers (Discus, 2020) on which the versatile Perez supplied shakuhachi, live sound processing, field recording and electronics rather than saxophone. The duo album comprises ten tracks ranging in length from ...
read moreRon 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.
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“Puddling” (Linear Obsessional Recordings 2018) The Static Memories
“Puddling” is a collection of 10 pieces. Each of these is a wonderful exploration of timbre and mood – subtle, mysterious and enchanting. “Puddling” presents this duo at the top of their game – ever inventive and forging a very individual identity. Richard Sanderson
“Les Oiseaux de Matisse” The Ron Caines/Martin Archer Axis (Discus 2018) featuring Ron Caines, Martin Archer, Laura Cole, Gus Garside, Hervé Perez, Johnny Hunter and Graham Clark “This is outstanding! Loose and supple playing. Hints of Mingus at his freest, mixed with Eastern influences and even traditional jazz. Really strong compositional ‘springboards’. Record of the week!!” – MATT PARKER, BRITISH PROGRESSIVE JAZZ
