Paul Rutherford (trombonist)

Paul Rutherford (2005)

Paul William Rutherford (born February 29, 1940 in Greenwich , London , † August 5, 2007 ) was a British trombonist who worked in the field of jazz and free improvisation .

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Rutherford originally played the saxophone and switched to the trombone. During the 1960s he taught at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama . He first played with Trevor Watts and John Stevens in the Spontaneous Music Ensemble . In 1970 Rutherford founded the Trio Iskra with guitarist Derek Bailey and bassist Barry Guy in 1903 , which was active in this line-up until 1973 (then with Phil Wachsmann ) and moved from free jazz to free improvisation. He also played in the Mike Westbrook Orchestra , the London Jazz Composers Orchestra , in a trio with Evan Parker and Anthony Braxton and in a duo with Paul Lovens and Paul Rogers. Alongside Albert Mangelsdorff, he was the first trombonist to play solo improvisations and to use multiphonics in the jazz area . His first solo album The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie (1974) deserves a special mention here. Since 1970 he played in the Globe Unity Orchestra ; He was also active in the Quintet Modern , the London Improvisers Orchestra and with his own trio. In the early 1990s he was a member of the Dedication Orchestra .

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SURNAME	Rutherford, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rutherford, Paul William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British trombonist
DATE OF BIRTH	February 29, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH	Greenwich
DATE OF DEATH	August 5, 2007