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Ian R Watson

Free-range trumpet

About Me

Trumpet player, ............................................................ ............................................................ less.................. is.................. more...............................sometimes... more is more........................................................ ......................... overheard once in cyberspace ............ ......................"Ian and Simon King supported (their drummer went awol); Simon equipped with moogerfooger, memory man and all sorts of wondrous bits of kit. some lovely moments; a bit like Henry kaiser jamming with Jon Hassell, if such a thing could exist"...................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................. "The present day improviser refuses to die" ............................................................ ............................................................

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/14/2006
Band Members: me, myself and I
Influences: Jazz mavericks, electronic boffins, Howard Moon, Hyde, The Electric Circus, riptides, Steve Beresford, Milton Nascimento, Thelonious Monk, Bobby Bradford, The Slits, Ennio Morricone, Gong, Gil Evans, Han Bennink, King Tubby, Ken Nordine, Raymond Scott, Simon King, Can, Van Der Graaf Generator, Pablo Casals, The Negatives, Birds, Booker Little, Benjamin Britten, Terry Riley, Sun Ra, Supersilent, John Coltrane, Henri Texier, The Free Trade Hall, Fausto Coppi, Faust, Frank Zappa, Lester Bowie, Sepultura, The Pop Group, The Dirty Three, Freddie And The Dreamers, Mark Wastell, John McLaughlin, John Lurie, Joy Division, John Martyn, John Stevens, Richard Sanderson, Tortoise, Don Cherry, Miles Davis, Alice Coltrane, Krzysztof Komeda, Roland Kirk, T-Rex, Wire, Pete Marsh, Olivier Messiaen, Rex Stuart, Rex Caswell, Owl Records, Owl Jolson, Jimmy Giuffre, Joao Gilberto, Rhodri Davies, Einsturzende Neubauten, Suicide, Toolshed, Paul Bley, Kraftwerk, Moondog, Moonlight, Jim Black, Fela Kuti, David Toop, Lol Coxhill, Pete Flood, Bats, the first swifts, the last swallows.....
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