Jazz Articles about Barry Guy

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Barry Guy New Orchestra: Amphi - Radio Rondo

by John Sharpe
April 10, 2014

One of the most noteworthy releases of 2013 was the Barry Guy New Orchestra's Mad Dogs (Not Two), a five disc compendium which collected largely freeform meetings between various subsets of the 11-piece company during their 2010 residency in Krakow. However even that copious set offered only a partial view of the Orchestra's range, a deficiency filled by the issue of Amphi + Radio Rondo which should perhaps be seen as a companion piece. Recorded in St Johann in Tirol, ...

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Barry Guy New Orchestra: Amphi - Radio Rondo

by Glenn Astarita
April 7, 2014

Venerable British bassist and improviser, Barry Guy is the director of the New Orchestra but also serves as an enabler for the musicians' creative sparks to flourish. Other than frequent collaborator American trumpeter Herb Robertson, this aggregation consists of largely, European avant-jazz luminaries, prefacing the agenda on a hybrid chamber-orchestral slant, suitably noted by Guy in the press release. One of two extended works, “Amphi" commences with a gathering of the troops slant, where the respective artists enter ...

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Maya Homburger - Barry Guy: Tales of Enchantment

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 13, 2013

The sound! Come per l'estetica propugnata dalla ECM di Manfred Eicher, così per l'inossidabile duo Homburger-Guy appare quasi scontato individuare nella sonorità la preoccupazione/caratteristica prioritaria. Un suono pieno, ineccepibile nell'intonazione, imperioso, modulato nella più ampia gamma delle possibilità timbriche e dinamiche. A questo si aggiunge poi la loro attenzione/sensibilità per le strutture e il timing, che permette di stagliare in modo plastico e drammatico l'incedere di ogni brano. Dall'alto di questa maestria strumentale e accomunati da un lavoro di studio ...

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Barry Guy New Orchestra: Krakow, Poland, November 20-23, 2012

by John Sharpe
December 13, 2012

Barry Guy New OrchestraAlchemiaKrakow, PolandNovember 20-23, 2012 Now in its seventh year, the annual autumn jazz extravaganza--Krakowska Jesien Jazzowa, in the beautiful Polish city of Krakow--has gone from strength to strength. It's impossible to see all the acts on the bill without spending several months in residence as they come in blocks from early October through to the start of December. Famed in recent years for its vibrant jazz scene, the festival attracts top notch ...

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Barry Guy / London Jazz Composers Orchestra: Harmos Live At Schaffhausen

by John Sharpe
November 18, 2012

Barry Guy / London Jazz Composers OrchestraHarmos Live At SchaffhausenIntakt2012For those who thought they had missed their chance to see one of the most impressive agglomerations of talent in European improvisation, the 2008 appearance of the London Jazz Composers Orchestra in Switzerland was manna from heaven. Having last played in Berlin a decade previously, it seemed the opportunity had well and truly passed, with the challenging economics and the practical difficulties inherent ...

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Barry Guy: Striving For Absolute Spontaneity

by Maxim Micheliov
May 31, 2011

Barry Guy seems to be one of the most convincing figures in a long line of contemporary innovators whose discoveries possess everlasting value. Being a diverse improviser, a bassist of exceptional technique, an accomplished composer and a big band leader, this artist amazes by the scope of his interests and his variety of his accomplishments. Guy held a concert with Mats Gustafsson in Lithuania on January 11th, 2009. The short-but-eventful visit was crowned by the glorious performance at ...

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Agusti Fernandez / Barry Guy: Some Other Place

by Mark Corroto
March 20, 2010

Pianist Agusti Fernandez and bassist Barry Guy are two great solo improvising musicians that have a rare talent to cooperate in music making, combining their talents for an ever greater sound. So the question is, why haven't they recorded a duet until now?

Spaniard Fernandez is an original voice, perhaps best described as the love child of the disparate styles of Cecil Taylor and Keith Jarrett. That said, he can shred (if that is possible) the piano and alternately produce ...