Philipp John Paul Wachsmann (born 5 August 1944)[1] is an African avant-garde jazz/jazz fusion violinist born in Kampala, Uganda, probably better known for having founded his own group Chamberpot.[1] He has worked with many musicians in the free jazz idiom, including Tony Oxley, Fred van Hove, Barry Guy, Derek Bailey and Paul Rutherford, among many others.[1] Wachsmann is especially known for playing within the electronica idiom.[2]
Discography
edit- Chamberpot with Richard Beswick, Simon Mayo, Tony Wren (Bead, 1976)
- Sparks of the Desire Magneto with Richard Beswick, Tony Wren (Bead, 1977)
- Improvisations Are Forever Now (Vinyl Records, 1978)
- For Harm with Harry de Wit (Bead, 1979)
- Hello Brenda! with Richard Beswick (Bead, 1981)
- Writing in Water (Bead, 1985)
- Ellispontos (J.n.d., 1986)
- The Glider & The Grinder with Tony Oxley (Bead, 1987)
- Eleven Years from Yesterday with Peter Jacobsen, Ian Brighton, Marcio Mattos, Trevor Taylor (Bead, 1988)
- Icarus with Roger Curphy, Mark Wastell, Carol Ann Jackson, Trevor Taylor (FMR, 1995)
- Some Other Season with Paul Lytton (ECM, 1999)
- August Steps with Teppo Hauta-Aho (Bead, 2000)
- Wazahugy with Charlotte Hug, Ivar Grydeland & Ingar Zach (Sofa, 2002)
- The Needles with Evan Parker, Teppo Hauta-aho (Leo, 2002)
- Floating Phantoms with Tony Oxley and the B.I.M.P. Quartet (a/l/l, 2002)
- Refractions in Air with Michael Bunce (Bead, 2003)
- Zero Plus with Aurora Josephson, Jacob Lindsay, Damon Smith, Martin Blume (Balance Point Acoustics, 2003)
- 888 with Evan Parker, Hugh Davies, Eddie Prevost (FMR, 2003)
- Apparitions with Stan Adler, Paul Chauncy, Jon Lloyd, Rob Palmer (Leo, 2004)
- Free Zone Appleby 2003 with Tony Coe, John Edwards, Alan Hacker, Sylvia Hallett, Marcio Mattos, Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler (psi, 2004)
- Startle the Echoes with Matthew Hutchinson (Bead, 2004)
- Expanded Botanics with Peter Ole Jorgensen, Jakob Riis (Ninth World Music, 2004)
- Free Zone Appleby 2004 with Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton, Joel Ryan (psi, 2005)
- Free Zone Appleby 2005 with Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler, Gerd Dudek, Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers, John Edwards, Tony Marsh, Tony Levin (psi, 2006)
- Pacific 2003 with Martin Blume (Bead, 2005)
- Cinc with Paul Lytton, Ken Vandermark (Okka Disk, 2006)
- Refugium with Jorgensen, Riis (Ninth World Music, 2006)
- Free Zone Appleby 2006 with Evan Parker, Rudi Mahall, Aki Takase, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Paul Rutherford, Paul Lovens (psi, 2007)
- St. Cyprians 3 with Howard Riley, Tony Wren (FMR, 2012)
- Gateway '97 with Turner, Thomas, Frangenheim (Creative Sources, 2013)
- Berlin Kinesis with Turner, Thomas, Frangenheim (Creative Sources, 2015)
- Alizarin with Roger Turner (Bead, 2015)
- Imagined Time with Paul Lytton (Bead, 2016)
- Garuda with Lawrence Casserley (Bead, 2016)
- A Trust in the Uncertain and a Willingness to Be Exposed with Emil Strandberg, Sten Sandell, Patric Thorman (Found You, 2017)
- Reunion Live from Cafe Oto with Evan Parker, John Russell, Ian Brighton, Marcio Mattos, Trevor Taylor (FMR, 2017)
With Barry Guy's London Jazz Composers' Orchestra
- Stringer (Four Pieces for Orchestra) (FMP, 1983)
- Zurich Concerts (Intakt, 1987–88)
- Harmos (Intakt, 1989)
- Double Trouble (Intakt, 1990)
- Study II (Intakt, 1991)
- Theoria (Intakt, 1991)
- Portraits (Intakt, 1993)
- Three Pieces for Orchestra (Intakt, 1995)
- Double Trouble Two (Intakt, 1998)
- Radio Rondo/Schaffhausen Concert (Intakt, 2009)
With Paul Lytton
- The Balance of Trade (CIMP, 1996)
With Roscoe Mitchell
- Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (ECM, 2004)
With Tony Oxley
- February Papers (Incus, 1977; Discus, 2020)
- A Birthday Tribute: 75 years (Incus, 2013) recorded in 1977 and 1993
- Unreleased 1974–2016 (Discus, 2022) recorded in 1974, 1981, and 2016
With the Tony Oxley Celebration Orchestra
- The Enchanted Messenger (Soul Note, 1995)
With Evan Parker
- Toward the Margins (ECM, 1996)
- Drawn Inward (ECM, 1998)
- Memory/Vision (ECM, 2002)
- Boustrophedon (ECM, 2004)
- The Moment's Energy (ECM, 2007)
References
edit- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 412. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather; Brian Priestley (1995). Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides. pp. 665–666. ISBN 1-85828-137-7.
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