Alex Maguire
British pianist Alex Maguire remembers improvising on the piano before he received any lessons, which started at age eight.
He researched music on the College or university of London and obtained a …
Piano
20 musicians play Piano
Yoko Miura
Tokyo based Yoko Miura trained as a classical pianist before moving into the worlds of Jazz and popular music. She began free improvisation with the Shakuhachi in a workshop setting and since 2002 has …
Pete Robson
Pete Robson is an improvising pianist and trumpeter. Trained classically and in brass bands. He was a member of the London Musicians Collective in the 1980s and has followed a path in improvised …
Maya-Leigh Rosenwasser
Maya-Leigh Rosenwasser (she/they) is a performer, improviser and composer and researcher specialising in performing and composing new works for piano (solo and chamber), live electronics and …
Kate Ryder
Pianist and improviser Kate Ryder performs inside, outside (and sometimes under) the piano and on unusual keyboards both great and small. She specialises in prepared piano and extended techniques, …
Maria Sappho
Maria Sappho is a Puerto Rican American, currently working as an improviser, artist and researcher in the UK.
She is a member of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra (GIO) and founding member of the …
Paul G Smyth
Paul G Smyth is Ireland’s leading improviser where he has played and toured with a.o Charles Gayle, Derek Bailey, Keiji Haino, Evan Parker, Barry Guy and Damo Suzuki.
Outside of improvisation, his …
Marion Treby
Marion Treby is involved in the organisation of the Cambridge Folk Club, but has been playing with The Noisy Women for a number of years now.
Dave Tucker
Dave Tucker began performing in the punk movement of the 70’s in Manchester, his first release recorded in 1978 with Mellotron. In the 80’s he was a member of “The Fall”" touring with them and …
Veryan Weston
Veryan Weston is best-known for his work with such British musicians as saxophonist Lol Coxhill, vocalist Phil Minton and Trevor Watts who he is still working with in the ‘Dialogues’ duo as well as …