Artist description downtempo eastern electronica spiced with exotic flutes and saxophones. Straight ahead jazz improvisations.

Music Style staight ahead jazz, bebop, avante-guarde, down tempo, acid jazz, asian underground, instrumental electronica, Native American

Musical Influences Jan Garbarek, Talvin Singh, Bjork, Underworld, Autechre, Ken Ishii, Photek, Aphex Twins, Orbital, Amon Tobin, Jan Garbarek, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Keith Jarrett, Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh, Bill Evans, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins

Similar Artists hmm, we may have to think about this one for a while

Artist History jazz improviser on saxophone since 1985, shot off in a new direction using electronic music in 1999 to complete 'tapestry ichi' in 2002. Check home page at www.rickysweum.com for more history.

Group Members Ricky Sweum

Instruments Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Clarinet, Metal Flute, Guatemalan Flute, Bansri Flute, Indonesian Flute, Native American Flute, Keyboard, Voice, Computer, Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar, Tombone

Albums tapestry ichi, Nascent Adventures Emerging, New Freedom Music

Additional Info Thanks to Doron Orenstein, Julie Konopka, Craig Randall and the crew at Brass Giraffe

Location New York, New York - USA

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