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Seán Óg

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About Me

Seán Óg is a performer, composer and bandleader playing a range of woodwind instruments as well as invented instruments and electronics. His music sits somewhere at the crossroads between free improvisation, avant-garde composition, and contemporary jazz. Seán has performed extensively in Europe playing festivals in France, UK, Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels. In Ireland he has performed at The Festival of World Cultures, Cork Jazz Festival, Bray Jazz Festival, i & e festival 2007, OUT OF SITE 2006 along with headline gigs at DEAF 2005 and Mór Festival (Damo Suzuki Network). His work has been recorded on CD and CDR for IMC, Humbug, Foxglove and Deserted Village record labels. Outside of leading his own groups, interdisciplinary projects include compositions and performances for Imram Festival, Dublin Theatre Festival, Dublin Fringe Festival and various dance productions. He is a co-founder of experimental theatre company The Stomach Box and a member of The Deserted Village collective and The Livingroom Project (www.livingroomproject.com). Check out www.sean-og.com for details, mp3s, downloads, videos & information.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/24/2007
Band Website: sean-og.com
Band Members: Seán Óg: soprano saxophone ¦ bass clarinet ¦ alto saxophone ¦ prepared piano ¦ saxhalfone ¦ flute ¦ bicycle ¦ irish flute ¦ electronics ¦ various ¦ bowed metals
Record Label: bottlenote records
Type of Label: Indie

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Current Projects...

Solo:Seán Óg - soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, amputated saxophone, flutes.At the core of my practise is a personal approach to woodwind improvisation. In 2006 I was awarded a multi-annual bursary ...
Posted by Seán Óg on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:58:00 PST

biography

Since 1998 Óg has worked as a freelance musican, performing in Ireland and Europe, largely self-taught, Óg also studied under saxophonist Michael Buckley finishing with a Diploma in Jazz Performance ...
Posted by Seán Óg on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:52:00 PST