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Paul Rutherford
Paul Rutherford
English free improvising trombonist
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Lol Coxhill
Lol Coxhill
English free improvising saxophonist and raconteur (1932-2012)
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Thomas Borgmann
Thomas Borgmann
musician
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Howard Riley
Howard Riley
British musician
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Evan Parker
Evan Parker
English saxophonist
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Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
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Barry Guy
Barry Guy
British musician
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Orphy Robinson
Orphy Robinson
British musician
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John Stevens
John Stevens
English drummer
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Barre Phillips
Barre Phillips
American bassist
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Brotherhood of Breath
Brotherhood of Breath
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Derek Bailey
Derek Bailey
British guitarist
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John Russell
John Russell
English guitarist
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Joëlle Léandre
Joëlle Léandre
French double bassist, vocalist and composer
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Paul Dunmall
Paul Dunmall
Jazz saxophonist
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Bruce Turner
Bruce Turner
English musician
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Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
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Joe Gallivan
Joe Gallivan
American musician
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Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
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Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Spontaneous Music Ensemble
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Lindsay L. Cooper
Lindsay L. Cooper
Scottish bassist
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Raymond MacDonald
Raymond MacDonald
musical artist
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Franz Koglmann
Franz Koglmann
Austrian jazz trumpeter and composer
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Peter King
Peter King
British musician
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Alan Barnes
Alan Barnes
British musician
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George Mraz
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
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Pierre Favre
Pierre Favre
Swiss musician
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Paul Lytton
Paul Lytton
British musician
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Roger Turner
Roger Turner
British musician
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Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
American musician
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Tim Hodgkinson
Tim Hodgkinson
English experimental music composer and performer
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Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Stan Tracey
Stan Tracey
British pianist
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Mike Cooper
Mike Cooper
British guitarist
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Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
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Liam Genockey
Liam Genockey
British musician
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Johnny Dyani
Johnny Dyani
South African jazz double bassist
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Art Themen
Art Themen
English saxophonist
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Ed Schuller
Ed Schuller
American musician
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Steve Beresford
Steve Beresford
English musician
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Vinny Golia
Vinny Golia
American musician
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Mars Williams
Mars Williams
American musician
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Simon Fell
Simon Fell
bassist and composer
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John Surman
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
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Jaribu Shahid
Jaribu Shahid
American jazz bassist
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Addison Farmer
Addison Farmer
American musician
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Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
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Trevor Watts
Trevor Watts
English jazz musician
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Michael Griener
Michael Griener
German drummer
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Tony Coe
Tony Coe
British jazz musician
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Simon Spillett
Simon Spillett
British musician
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Tony Oxley
Tony Oxley
British musician
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Mark-Anthony Turnage
Mark-Anthony Turnage
English composer
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Hamiet Bluiett
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
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Jim Pepper
Jim Pepper
Kaw-Muscogee Creek jazz musician
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Ted Nash
Ted Nash
American musician
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Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Calo Scott
Calo Scott
musical artist
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Joe Temperley
Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
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Fred Frith
Fred Frith
English musician, composer and improvisor
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Steve Swell
Steve Swell
American musician
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John Betsch
John Betsch
American musician
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Red Square
Red Square
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Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman
English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist
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Marion Brown
Marion Brown
American saxophonist
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Irène Schweizer
Irène Schweizer
Swiss musician
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John Lewis
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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Modern Jazz Quartet
Modern Jazz Quartet
American jazz ensemble
George Haslam
British musician

George Haslam

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George Haslam (born 22 February 1939, Preston, Lancashire) is an English avant-garde jazz saxophonist. Haslam's horns of choice are the baritone saxophone and the tárogató.

Haslam performed in the free improvisational scene around London from the late 1960s, but did not begin recording until the 1980s. His first recording was issued in 1984, having been recorded while on tour in Hungary. His ensemble, called the Siger Band, included Paul Rutherford, Pete McPhail, Tony Moore, and Nigel Morris. He played in Mexico in 1986 and in Cuba soon after; his was the first British jazz ensemble to play in the latter country. He won the same distinction in Argentina before the end of the decade, and has returned repeatedly to this country to perform and record. He founded Slam Records in 1989 to issue his own music; the label also releases material by Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron, among others. During this time his collaborations included work with Lol Coxhill, Paul Hession, Laszlo Gardony, Ruben Ferrero, and Evan Parker.

Haslam founded the British Saxophone Quartet in 1992, with Paul Dunmall, Elton Dean, and Simon Picard rounding out the membership. He also founded an ensemble called Meltdown in 1997, which issued its first record in 2001.