Violin Improvisations, by Tom Swafford

Violin Improvisations

by Tom Swafford

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1.	Bait and Switch 04:35	buy track
2.	Blues Distended 02:46	buy track
3.	A Tale in 3rds 07:04	buy track
4.	Slapstick 04:29	buy track
5.	Chase Music 02:02	buy track
6.	Inexact Cadenza 04:06	buy track
7.	Ninth Descending 03:31	buy track
8.	Perpetual Motion 1 01:36	buy track
9.	Plucked 03:55	buy track
10.	Catchy Tune 04:08	buy track
11.	Switch and Bait 03:21	buy track
12.	Perpetual Motion 2 01:57	buy track
13.	Duet 03:23	buy track
14.	Lazy 02:57	buy track
15.	Innocent 03:48	buy track
16.	Air on Open G 03:17	buy track

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This a set of solo violin improvisations. Some of the pieces were somewhat planned out, but nothing was notated. I was active in the Seattle experimental/improv music community in the early 2000s and many of the techniques grew out of my experience with that music. The photo is of me around 1980 (I wasn't THAT young in 2003!)

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released January 10, 2018

recorded December 19, 2003 at Seattle University
engineering/mastering: Brad Hawkins

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Tom Swafford Providence, Rhode Island

Tom Swafford has been active as a composer and improviser for over 30 years. He has lived and worked in NYC, Seattle, Boston, Berkeley, CA, Amsterdam, and is currently based in Providence, RI. He has worked with Butch Morris, Jason Kao Hwang, Amirtha Kidambi, Aram Bajakian (Kef, Dalava), Wayne Horvitz, Zachary Swanson, Matt Crane (Golden Crackers), and many more. Photo: Peter Gannushkin. ... more

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