SCHH Quartet Christopher Hobbs(percussion/objects/electronics/piano/keyboards) Mike Hurley(piano) Bruce Coates(saxes) Walt Shaw(percussion/objects/electronics)
Paul Dunmall Quartet
Paul Dunmall(sax) Mike Hurley(piano) Miles Levin(drums) Percy Pursglove(bass)
Hession Hurley Duo
Paul Hession(drums) Mike Hurley(piano)
Arthurs/Hurley/Marsh/Pursglove
Tom Arthurs(trumpet) Mike Hurley(piano) Tony Marsh(drums) Percy Pursglove(bass)
Birmingham Improvisers Orchestra
35 Members. Composition, Conduction and Improvisation.
Various conbinations of the following personages - Duo, Trio and Quartet:
Paul Dunmall, Mark Sanders, John Edwards, Bruce Coates, Paul Hession, Tony Marsh, Mick Beck, Tony Levin, Miles Levin, Walt Shaw, Trevor Lines, Percy Pursglove.
For bookings and enquiries contact - improvisation.uk (at) gmail (dot) com
Mike Hurley, CBSO Centre, Birmingham. Photo by www.russpix.co.uk
Dunmall/Hurley/Levin/Pursglove
Recording at UWE
Recording and photos by Steve Allen
I have enjoyed playing with: Lol Coxhill Paul Dunmall Tony Marsh Paul Hession Mick Beck Paul Rutherford Bruce Coates Peter Corser David Ryan Trevor Lines Walt Shaw Mark Sanders Pete McPhail John Edwards John Coxon Christopher Hobbs Miles Levin Patrick Farmer Tony Levin Will Guthrie Neil Metcalf Nick Stephens Phill Marks Paul Obermayer Tom Arthurs Ryan Jewell Tony Bevan Javier Carmona
Folk/Reggae/Other:
Joe Broughton
Kevin Dempsey
Friendly Fire Collective
Mama Matrix
Rankin Roger
Pablo Rider
Juggla Lionart Paradox Murray Man Peter Spence Soweto Kinch Jo Hamilton
Influences
For all enquires for FiZZLE, Frimp and Invention Convention see: www.myspace.com/improvisationbirmingham ---------->
FiZZLE is a Free Improvisation night held every other Tuesday at The Lamp Tavern. For map click here: Map
Track 1: Mike Hurley and Paul Hession Duo Mike Hurley(piano) Paul Hession(drums) Recorded in Birmingham by Zlatko Baracskai
Track 2: Paul Dunmall Quartet Paul Dunmall(sax) Mike Hurley(piano) Miles Levin(drums) Percy Purseglove (bass). Recorded at UWE by Steve Allen
Track 3: SCHH Quartet SCHH are Walt Shaw(percussion, electronics, objects) Bruce Coates(saxes) Christopher Hobbs(Objects, electronics, percussion) Mike Hurley(piano). From 'Murmurations' by SCHH. Recorded by Peter Dixon
Track 4:Mike Hurley and Tony Marsh Mike Hurley(piano) Tony Marsh(drums) Extract of live performance at Invention Convention, Birmingham 28/3/08. Recording by Chris Trent www.calundronius.co.uk
Representing a younger generation of improvisers Hurley has quickly established himself as an original voice on the Free Jazz/Free Improvisation scene and has collaborated with a huge variety of improvisers. He is the co-founder with Bruce Coates of the Birmingham Improvisers Orchestra (BIO). He is the current brains behind the innovative Fizzle series of concerts in Birmingham and the brains behind a new series co-promoted by Birmingham Jazz at the Midlands Art Centre - The Invention Convention. Amongst his many collaborators are Mick Beck, Lol Coxhill, John Coxon, Paul Dunmall, John Edwards, Patrick Farmer, Christopher Hobbs, Bruce Coates, Paul Hession, Miles and Tony Levin, Tony Marsh, Pete McPhail, Neil Metcalf, Paul Rutherford and Mark Sanders. Regular ensambles include SCHH (Shaw/Coates/Hobbs/Hurley), Friendly Fire (friendlyfiremusic.com) He is also the percussionist of the band folk/punk group Mama Matrix. Mike loves mountain climbing and has no favourite colour.
DIATRIBES+JOAO PEDRO VIEGA+PAULO CURADO Travessia dos Respigadores freejazz/electroacoustic improv album on TEST TUBE netlabel music under CC by-nc-nd, copy & share it, thanks
DIATRIBES on tour: 01.10.2009, with dave kane (doublebass),..., Leeds, UK (TBC) 04.10.2009, with London Improvisor Orchestra, café otto, London, UK (TBC) 05.10.2009, with Hannah Marshall (cello) & Kay Grant (voice), st-leonard church, Shoreditch, London, UK 09.10.2009, with Jason Kahn (analog synth) & Christian Weber (doublebass),festival Musiques Obscures II, Spoutnik, Genève, CH 20.10.2009, with Emmanuel Scarpa (drums) & Pierre-Antoine Badaroux (sax), Grand-Guignol, Lyon, F 21.10.2009, with Daniel Monforte (doublebass) & Cutter_off (electronic), La Cave, Bourges, F 22.10.2009, with Daniel Monforte (doublebass), The Black Hawk, Tours, F 23.10.2009, with Jean Bordé (doublebass) + DR(DR)ONE, Café de Paris, Paris, F 25.10.2009, with suboku (trio), Molodoï, Strasbourg, F) 26.10.2009, with Jason Kahn (analog synth) , Tybolin, Bienne, CH 27.10.2009, with Jason Kahn (analog synth) , FIM, Basel, CH 30.10.2009, with jonas imhof (drums), sonarraum 64, Bern, CH
out now on ugEXPLODE (www.ugEXPLODE.com) HENRY KAISER/DAMON SMITH/WEASEL WALTER - Plane Crash CD the most extreme recording ever by improvised music legend and academy award nominee Henry Kaiser.
