walter1718216

SEEKING

Lead Guitar, Other Percussion, Violin, Saxophone, Cello, Clarinet, Harp.

ABOUT

You can check out my stuff here--and there's quite a bit more online (walterhorn1111) and at Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music. I'm looking for a violinist, violist, and/or cellist to make strange, improvised, classically tinged stuff. An alto sax player, bass clarinetist, and/or purveyor of odd percussion instruments might also work. In the distant past, I played a few pretty fancy gigs--mostly around the U.S., but one in Europe--and put out a few CDs which I either led or appeared on as a sideman. But my rig is no longer terribly mobile and, at 70, I'm not wildly motivated to play out anymore. I just miss collaborating with fellow improvisers. In spite of that, I WOULD consider playing a gig or two if something not too inconvenient came up.

Though I love both Meshuggah and Mahavishnu (and hundreds of other groups as well), I'm NOT interested in playing metal, rock, GB, lounge, calypso, Christian, etc., etc. I just hope to freely improvise with one or more talented players again..

Screen name:: walter1718216
Member since:: Jul 10 2023; Active within 1 week
Level of commitment:: Moderately Committed
Years playing music:: 50
Gigs played:: 10 to 50
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week

Influences

Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Mat Maneri, Katt Hernandez (I've played with both Mat and Katt in the past), Tim Berne, Andrea & Zeena Parkins, Craig Taborn, Anthony Braxton, AMM, Evan Parker, Jan Hammer, Joe Zawinul, Myra Melford, Coltrane, Electric Miles, Marilyn Crispell, Jan Hammer, Derek Bailey, Elliott Carter, Pierre Boulez, Schoenberg, Webern, Stockhausen, etc. (but I don't want to have to actually read any of that classical literature!)

As you'll be able to tell if you check out the stuff I've uploaded here, I'm very fond of microtones!