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Ugandan jazz violinist
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Philipp John Paul Wachsmann |
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| Born | (1944-08-05) 5 August 1944 |
| Genres | Avant-garde jazz, jazz fusion, free jazz, electronica |
| Occupations | Violinist, composer |
| Instrument | Violin |
Musical artist
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]
Musical Background and Education
Wachsmann’s unique style stems from a rigorous classical foundation blended with radical 20th-century experimentalism.
- Studies: He studied with the legendary Nadia Boulanger in Paris, as well as with Isolde Menges and Juan Orrego-Salas.
- Influences: His work is informed by contemporary composers such as John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, and Anton Webern, as well as the music of Uganda heard during his childhood.
- Electronic Innovation: Starting in the late 1960s, he
Discography
- 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 , MarkRoger Curphy 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
With Roscoe Mitchell
With Tony Oxley
With the Tony Oxley Celebration Orchestra
With Evan Parker
