TOM-MIX: trio with Mark Hanslip (tenor) and Tony Marsh (drums), plus guests including Neil Metcalfe, Paul Dunmall, Ray Warleigh and Alexander Hawkins
Catatumbo: trio with Ingrid Laubrock (tenor) and Javier Carmona (drums)
Alex Bonney / Mark Hanslip / Olie Brice / Mark SandersInner Space Music: Loz Speyer (trumpet, fluglehorn), Chris Biscoe (alto sax, alto clarinet), Graham Fox (drums)duos with Neil Metcalfe (flute), Nick Malcolm, Javier Carmona and Hannah Marshall (cello)
SomeDecTet: Improvising big-ish band with Alexander Hawkins, Javier Carmona, Dominic Lash, Hannah Marshall, Alison Blunt, Nick Malcolm, Alex Bonney, Gail Brand, Mark Hanslip, Ntshuks Bonga, Shabaka Hutchings and Alex Ward
Gail Brand Quartet with Nick Malcolm and Javier Carmona
London Improvisers Orchestra: more members than I could ever hope to list...
Influences
bassists: Barre Phillips, Gary Peacock (especially early on with Ayler and Bley), Jimmy Garrison, Charlie Haden, Mark Helias, Drew Gress, Reggie Workman, Johnny Dyani, Red Mitchell, Charles Mingus, Paul Rogers, Harry Miller, Danny Thompson, Ron Carter, Scott LaFaro, John Edwards, Jay Anderson, John Hebert, J.F. Jenny-Clark, Ben Street, Barry Guy, Anders Jormin, Henry Grimes, Jimmy Blanton, Steve Berry, Paul Chambers, David Izenzon, Mark Dresser, Michael Formanek, Wilbur Ware...
non-bassists: Evan Parker, Lee Konitz, Ornette, Paul Motian, Coltrane, Bill McHenry, Paul Bley, Miles, Steve Lacy, Wayne Shorter, Monk, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy, Kenny Wheeler, Albert Ayler, Mal Waldron, Andrew Hill, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Dewey Redman, Bartok, Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Paul Dunmall, Rich Perry, Lol Coxhill, Derek bailey, Billie Holiday, Tony Malaby, Charles Brackeen, Ligeti, Lester Young, Neil Metcalfe, Ed Blackwell, Tony Marsh, Webern, Jeff Williams, Morton Feldman, Elvin Jones, Nasheet Waits, Naftule Bradwein...
I'm a jazz and improv double bassist. I began playing double bass in 2003, fulfilling a life long dream. I studied with the great bassist and teacher Steve Berry, and played with various free improv and jazz groups in Manchester, in particular post-rock/folk/improv duo Our Beautiful Ridiculous Plan and various projects with drummer Phillip Marks.
I lived and gigged in the Bath/Bristol area between April 2006 and August 2007, working with musicians such as Nick Malcolm, John Law, Joan Davis, Kevin Figes, James Chadwick and Jake McMurchie.
I've been living in London since September 2007, where - in addition to the bands listed on the left - I've been lucky enough to work with musicians including Evan Parker, Paul Dunmall, Mark Sanders, Steve Noble and Alan Wilkinson.
Hey Olie, i sort of found you by accident on here and thought i'd add you.. anyway i listened to some of the Tom-mix stuff and it sounds amazing. Nice to see you're doing so well man, hopefully we'll jam again someday :)
Diverse Deeds, the replacement for Sundays at the Oto is now set up for the first event (Sean Bonney, Grapefruits and John James), on September 24th at Cafe Oto. Full details on its MySpace Page.
July 31st: SCALEDOWN 5th Anniversary Celebration featuring John Butcher, Mike Adcock, The Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra, Don Tempi, Alex Monk and Susie Hug [www.theorchestrapit.com/scaledown].
August 8th: The Orchestra Pit / V '68 Promotions presents This Ambitious Orchestra, The Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra and John Bisset & Alex Ward live @ The Luminaire [www.theorchestrapit.com/luminaire].
August 13th: Country Dad (live @ Scaledown from 2008) - podcast on New Jersey station WFMU, courtesy of Kurt Gottschalk and his The Brother Lucy Show [www.wfmu.org/playlists/KU].
August 31st: new single release from Naïm Amor for The Orchestra Pit Recording Co. [www.myspace.com/naimamor].
