George Haslam
George Haslam (born February 22, 1939 in Preston , Lancashire ) is a British baritone saxophonist of avant-garde , creative jazz and new improvisation music .
Act
In addition to his main instrument, the baritone saxophone, George Haslam plays the tárogató , an old Hungarian wind instrument. During his career he worked with Steve Lacy , Borah Bergman , Charlie Mariano , Bobby Carcassés , Evan Parker , Lol Coxhill , Paul Rutherford , Elton Dean , Harry Beckett , Joachim Kühn , Howard Riley , Laszlo Gardony , Arturo Sandoval , Mal Waldron ( Waldron -Haslam and Two-new on Slam , 1994) and many other musicians together. He founded the independent record label Slam , which has not only released his own record productions since 1989, but also numerous albums by British, American, Japanese and Argentinian jazz musicians.
Haslam is listed in the Japanese Encyclopaedia of Jazz at number 19 in its list of "All-time World's Greatest Baritone Saxophonists". He earned merit not only as an instrumentalist, but also as an organizer in the English jazz scene.
Discographic notes
- 1989 - 1989 - and All That (Slam) with Paul Rutherford
- 1992 - Level two (Slam) with Rutherford, Howard Riley, Marcio Mattos , Tony Marsh , Liz Hodgson
- 1993 - Argentine Adventures (Slam, 1991-93)
- 1997 - Duos East West (Slam)
- 2000 - Anglo-Argentine Jazz Quartet Live at the Red Rose (Slam) with Lol Coxhill, Elton Dean
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
- Web presence
- SLAM Productions - Website
- George Haslam at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://hometown.aol.com/georgehaslam/cv.htm ( Memento from March 9, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haslam, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British baritone saxophonist and music producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Preston , Lancashire , England , UK |