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INTERVIEW AND IMPROVISATION WITH MONTREAL'S INDYISH ON-LINE JOURNAL

Interviewed by Risa Dickens and Sarah Pearson, Thomas Buckner talks about principles of improvisation, political insights, and music across generations.

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ARTICLE ON THOMAS BUCKNER IN SEQUENZA 21

Thomas Buckner, interviewed by David Salvage, on finding his passion for new music.

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INTERVIEW IN TIMEOUT CHICAGO:

Thomas Buckner, interviewed by composer Corey Dargel, shares his views on music and non-conformity.

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TWO NEW CD Releases:

Buckner's fifth solo CD, Contexts is released on the mutablemusic label.

Contexts features solo improvisations, and improvisatory duos with Borah Bergman on piano, David Darling on cello, and a quartet with Earl Howard on electronics and saxophone, Gustavo Aguilar on percussion, and Wu Man on pipa. This CD was recorded live and features a fantastic synergetic chemistry between friends and collaborators.

Contexts is available through www.mutablemusic.com

Robert Ashley's Celestial Excursions
(Lovely Music, 2005)

Ashley's most recent multimedia opera featuring Thomas Buckner, Sam Ashley, Robert Ashley, Tom Hamilton, Jacqueline Humbert, Joan LaBarbara, and "Blue" Gene Tyranny

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A photo from the Steve Lacy tribute concert on Interpretations, 10-6-05 at Merkin Concert Hall, NYC. Photo by Ron Greenfeld.
Musicians pictured: Roswell Rudd, trombone, Thomas Buckner, voice, and Jean-Jacques Avenel, bass.