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Last Updated: Friday, July 18, 2003 |
Friday, May 31, 8 PM, $8 Donation, All Ages
Torsten Mueller (Vancouver, B.C.)
Special solo acoustic bass performance from this excellent veteran
German improvisor now living in Vancouver, B.C.
Torsten Mueller Vancouver B.C.-based improvising bassist Torsten Mueller
was born in Hamburg, Germany, and grew up in Canada and Ireland. He
returned to Germany for many years, where played in duo with great
trombonist/cellist Günter Christman starting in the late 70s. This duo has
toured Europe, Canada, and the USA extensively, performing at many
international festivals, and releasing recordings on FMP Records and Moers
Music. With Wolfgang Fuchs, Torsten co-founded the large improvising
"KING ÜBÜ ORCHESTRA" and was a member for over 10 years. He has
performed concerts all over the world with a diverse array of improvisors,
including Davey Williams, Ladonna Smith, Evan Parker, John Russell, Jon
Rose, Joelle Léandre, John Zorn, Arto Lindsay, Lol Coxhill, Alexander
Schlippenbach, Sven-Ake Johansson, Paul Lovens, Phil Minton, Charles Gayle,
Melvin Poore, and Peter van Bergen. He currently works in duo with the
phenomenal bass-clarinetist Rudi Mahall, and in a new trio with Ken
Vandermark and Michael Zerang.