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Mark O'Leary

underground improvised jazz

About Me

From and based in Cork, Ireland Has played with some folks you might know and some you might not. Studied at Musicians Institute in Los Angeles. Performed in 27 different countries. Was invited to to tour europe as a member of Paul Bleys trio He has also played with Jack DeJohnette, Sunny Murray, Peter Erskine, Gunter Muller, Joey Baron, Han Bennink, Bobo Stenson Kenny Wheeler, Anders Jormin, Bill Bruford, Palle Danielsson He's got eight cds on release, Self Luminous with Mat Maneri and Randy Peterson, Chamber trio with Matthew Shipp and Mat Maneri, Levitation with Tomasz Stanko and Billy Hart, Closure with Uri Caine and Ben Perowsky, Awakening with Steve Swallow and Pierre Favre Waiting with O'Leary Cuong Vu Tom Rainey, Radio Free Europa with Johnny Herndon and Matt Lux for more info visit www.leorecords.com Signs with Alex Cline and Steuart Liebig is out on FMR records www.fmr-records.com SKYSHIFTER with Gunter Muller is now available on Creative Sources www.creativesourcesrec.com On The Shore is out on Cleanfeed, features John Fumo, Jeff Kaiser on trumpets and Alex Cline. www.markoleary.net new cd with Norwegian Percussionist Terje Isungset called Shamanic voices available on FMR records Flux will be also be available on FMR records

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/1/2006
Band Website: markoleary.net
Band Members: Various
Influences: Kurtag,Ligeti,Webern,Part,Kancheli,Penderecki,Feldman,Cage,G orecki Xenakis,Schnittke,Messiaen,Ives,Steve Reich,Stockhausen Paul Bley,Edward Vesala,Ornette,Trane,Miles,Cecil,Monk,Evans,Ayler, Triptykon trio,ARC trio,Wayne Shorter,Ganelin trio,SME, Jon Hassell,Peter Erskine trio,Bobo Stenson trio,Ryoji Ikeda,Thomas Koner,Hafler trio,Radian,Autechre,Fennesz,Torn,Eno, Francois Bayle,Pierre Henry,Luc Ferrari,Bjork,Sunn o))),Isengard,Efterklang,mouse on mars,Radiohead,Sigur Ros,Blonde redhead, Boris, Thom Yorke, Noxagt, Pita, Jacob Kirkegaard, Carsten Nicolai.Todd Dockstader, Hermann Hesse, Samuel Beckett and of the course the real heroes, My Parents.
Sounds Like: Post Modern,Post Jazz,Post Industrial,Post minimalism....
Record Label: Leo, FMR, Creative sources, Cleanfeed.
Type of Label: Indie