roger turner drumset and percussion
TURNER PLAYS CANOPUS DRUMS
THE SWIPE TRIO
chris biscoe----alto, soprano saxophones
kazuhisa uchihashi ---- guitar and daxophone
rt ---- drumset and percussion
we played our first concert in the cafe oto, london, at the end of 2022, from which a cd has been released on Innocent Records, Japan. the band played a short tour in october 2023, starting here in london and then over to mainland europe. it's a trio negotiating the acoustic--electric minefield with a certain sense of danger and skill.
GATU
christoph gallio --- soprano, alto and c-melody saxophones
rt ---drumset and percussion
a new duo formed when CG had a residency in london 2022. we have a CD released on HatHut: "You can blackmail me later". We toured in Europe in May 2024, and will work again in November. It's a duo that can navigate sophistication with a certain raw disrespect. Very refreshing indeed!!!
tim hodgkinson--- horizontal guitar, electronics, and clarinet
rt --- drumset and percussion
where do you want to go ?
let the konks take you......
NAIL
alexander frangenheim --- double bass
michel doneda --- soprano saxophone
rt --drumset, percussion
the trio was formed somewhere in the midst of the covid years, and has played two tours of germany, austria, switzerland, and france, from which a cd "live in ulrichsberg" was released. whilst being acutely aware of nuance, it's a band that manages to subvert easy comfort.
tdALEXANDER FRANGENHEIM ----
monicker
Scott thompson --- trombone
Arthur bull --- guitar
rt --drumset, percussion
we first played in halifax, canada, november 2017, and played a seven-date tour of eastern canada in june 2018.
the trio recorded in the pines studio in montreal for a cd "spine" on the montreal ambiences magnetique label. toured in Australia and New Zealand immediately prior to COVID. very lucky! we play very nice stuff......,melodic insects with add-ons,,,,, and very enjoyable to play in too.
THE CROAKS ---- martin kuchen, martin klapper, rt
we played in april 2018 in norway, sweden, and after covid in poland. a cd ---"one of the best bears" ---was released featuring mr klapper's great sensitised wall of sound and mr kuchen's vibrant crow-squawk. a special band indeed.
THE DUO: always up for something special, the duo has lived for 40 years or so, having performed across the u.s.a. and canada a few times, and throughout europe often. a sensitised dynamic of auditory mischief, at once a celebration and a fight.
SANSIMINTU --- a quartet with massimo simonini (theremin), eugenio sanna (electric guitar), pm (singing), rt (drums, etc.).
SERGIO AMAROLI QUARTET --- with SA (vibes), giancarlo schiaffini (trombone), pm (singing), rt (drums, etc.).
plus the minton quartet----phil minton, veryan weston, john butcher, rt
THE SEA TRIO
masahiko satoh ---piano
otomo yoshihide--- electric guitar
rt----- drumset, percussion
this trio has worked in tokyo since 2015. we released a cd "live at hall egg farm" for doubt records, recorded at the legendary saito san's concert hall. masahiko satoh played and recorded with nearly all the eminent new york jazz musicians of the late 70's and 80's. otomo plays guitar in this trio, and it can all fire with a real sense of musical danger. the band played a short tour of europe in april-may 2023. a double cd on CONFRONT has been released may 2024 "THE SEA TRIO LIVE IN MUNICH AND BONN".
VARIOUS JAPANESE MUSICIANS in both Europe and Japan
including makigami (voice, theremin, pocket trumpet, etc.)
we performed recently in the Tectonics Festival, Glasgow.
with ken ikeda (computer and electronics)
we have a duo which last played in tokyo august 2023. a cd on the ftarri label will be released soon.