Blue Lines Trio featuring Mary Oliver

'Good music should be round and must have everything life has; it has animals, it has people,it has events, it has politics, it has religion, everything'  - Steve Lacy (v.l.n.r.) Raoul van der Weide  - contrabas, kraakdoos, geluidsobjecten         Michiel Scheen  - piano George Hadow  - drums Mary Oliver  - viool, altviool Raoul van der Weide stelde in 2012 het  Blue Lines Trio  samen en bracht daarmee drie generaties improvisatoren bijeen. Het trio blijft onverminderd op zoek naar nieuwe mogelijkheden van samenspel. Traditie en eigen inbreng worden speels verweven in een aansprekende smeltkroes van milde anarchie, stuiterende swing, krokante akkoorden, mélodies trouvés, bezielde ballads, woogie-tunes en interim-partituren.  Michiel Scheen en Raoul van der Weide werkten reeds meerdere decennia met toonaangevende formaties zoals met het Maarten Altena Ensemble, het Guus Janssen Octet, met Misha Mengelberg, Paul Termos en in...

2025 Monday, June 9 - Blue Lines Trio with Mary Oliver at  Pintotonics , Amsterdam, 19:30 hrs.

Chance and change 1 Diddleville 2 Improvisation 2153 3 Iggy Abdul 4 Improvisation 2155 5 Culture Boy 6 Improvisation 2154 7 Improvisation 2152 8 Traces 9 Improvisation 2156 10 Vacuumville 11 Improvisation 2158 12 Improvisation 2159 13 Clouds and sunny chunks 14 Improvisation 2167 & Home George Hadow  - drums Michiel Scheen  - piano Raoul van der Weide  - contrabass, sound objects, crackle box Tracks 3, 5 and 8 composed by Raoul van der Weide (BUMA/STEMRA). Tracks 1, 10, 13 and 14 composed by Michiel Scheen. Recorded June 6 and 7, 2022 at Atelier 5, Amsterdam by Hayden Hook. Mixing and mastering by Hayden Hook. Produced by Raoul van der Weide. Cover art: Raoul van der Weide, graphic design by Hidde Dijkstra. Distribution:  Toondist Casco Records  008. Released: September 1, 2022 >> Listen to Chance and Change at  Bandcamp  << Blue Lines Trio: Chance and Change - Liner notes by Kevin Whitehead / July 2022 "Free music: is it okay if it swi...

 Casco Records 002 1 Solid 2 Improvisation 538 3 Kop op 4 Improvisation 536 5 Dark Goeree 6 Idols 7 Improvisation  535 8 Not yet 9 Ingredients 539 10 Stumble 11 Improvisation 537 12 Sigh George Hadow - drums Michiel Scheen - piano Raoul van der Weide - contrabass, sound objects, crackle box Tracks 1,  6, 10, 12 composed by Michiel Scheen, tracks 3 and 5 by Paul Termos (BUMA/STEMRA), track 8 by Raoul van der Weide (BUMA/STEMRA). Recorded March 5, 2014 at the BIMhuis, Amsterdam, by Arnold de Boer. Mixing and mastering by Arnold de Boer, produced by Raoul van der Weide. Cover art by Raoul van der Weide, design by Hidde Dijkstra. Distribution:  Toondist . Casco Records  002 >> Listen to Blue Lines Trio at  Bandcamp  <<

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