Dennis Palmer

Dennis James Palmer (born October 13, 1957 in Chattanooga , Tennessee , † February 16, 2013 ibid) was an American jazz and improvisation musician ( synthesizer and live electronics).

Palmer formed the improvisation duo The Shaking Ray Levis with Bob Stagner in 1986 , with whom he recorded two albums for the British Incus Records label in the 1990s (once expanded to a quartet with Steve Beresford and Roger Turner ). In a duo with Stagner he worked a. a. with Derek Bailey ( Live at Lamar's ), Eugene Chadbourne , Tom Cora , Fred Frith , Tony Oxley , Gino Robair , John Zorn and Shelley Hirsch . Palmer also recorded in a trio with Amy Denio and Derek Bailey. Palmer was also active as a visual artist and founded the non-profit organization Shaking Ray Levi Society with Stagner in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Discographic notes

Shaking Ray Levis: False Prophets Or Dang Good Guessers (Incus Records, 1992)
Shaking Ray Levis: Boss Witch (Shaking Ray Records, 1997, with JD Parran , Steve Beresford)
Beresford / Palmer / Stagner / Turner: Short in the UK (Incus Records, 1996)
David Greenberger and The Shaking Ray Levis: Mayor of the Tennessee River (Pel Pel Recordings, 2003)
Derek Bailey, Amy Denio & Dennis Palmer: The Gospel Record (Shaking Ray Records, 2005)
Killick Erik Hinds / Dennis Palmer / Bob Stagner: ASAP Wings (Solponticello, 2007)

personal data
SURNAME	Palmer, Dennis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Palmer, Dennis James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz and improvisation musician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 13, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chattanooga, Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH	February 16, 2013
Place of death	Chattanooga, Tennessee