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Graham Clark
post-bop and free jazz violinist
About Me
Graham Clark has been playing jazz on violin professionally since
1982. While living in Bristol and London in the 1980s, he played with
Keith Tippett and Andy Sheppard. From 1988 - 1992 he was a member of
cult psychedelic jazz-rock band GONG, touring extensively in Italy,
France and the UK, and recording several albums.
Based in NW England since 1996, Graham is a regular player on the
thriving Manchester jazz scene. In 2003, Graham did a solo
improvisation tour supporting the American No-Neck Blues Band
(Paris, Amsterdam, London). Also performed with Bryan Glancy,
supporting David Grey, amongst many other shows.
Graham also plays with 'TOOLSHED,' an experimental fusion of techno
and big band jazz led by Graham Massey, of 808 State. In 2004 he
performed with Toolshed for a Radio Three broadcast from Belfast, as
part of the BBC Music Live festival. He has also been seen with Lamb,
Elbow, La Timbala, Salsa Pa'Gozar, & Liz Fletcher, amongst others.
Graham continues to give both solo and collaborative improvised
performances.
Past projects have included a free improvising string quartet, and
improvising solo accompaniments to silent movies.
In October 2004, Graham recorded a series of improvised duets with US
violinist Mark Feldman. These were broadcast in February 2005 on Radio
3's Mixing it.
GC was the solo electric violinist for the Jean-Claude Vannier concert
at the Barbican on 21st October 2006, with Big Jim Sullivan, Vic
Flick, Herbie Flowers and Dougie Wright, as well as the BBC Concert
Orchestra and Crouch End Festival Chorus. This performance was
repeated in Paris in 2008.
Currently has a weekly residency in Buxton