Artist description Improvising bassist,programmer, conceptualist,band leader, record producer.

Music Style jazz/improv/avant rock

Musical Influences Albert Ayler, Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, Derek Bailey

Similar Artists Last Exit, Tin Machine, Machine Gun

Artist History American bassist, programmer,conceptualist,bandleader and record producer Jair-Rohm Parker Wells has been a catalyst on the international avant garde scene for more than twenty years. From his early work with ground breaking aggregations such as Germany's Embryo, his own New Jersey based Venus Envy and the New York iconoclasts Machine Gun he has consistently pushed the envelope of "the musics of expression". A resident of Stockholm, Sweden since 1985, he is widely recognized as a highly individual voice on the electric bass guitar, Ashbory bass, Fichter electric double bass and acoustic bass guitar, he has also distinguished himself as a programmer and synthesist developing with Max/MSP and Csound. Most recently Jair-Rohm has added record production to his skill set. He is responsible for a soon to be released recording of duo improvisations with guitarist Olaf Rupp. He has also produced a collection of Swedish spoken word/sound collage pieces and a set of improvisations featuring the cream of Sweden's improvised music scene.

Group Members Jair-Rohm Parker Wells;Basses and vocals, Reeves Gabrles; guitars, Bil Bryant; drums, Lance Carter; drums, Robert Musso; guitars, James Plotkin; treated guitars.

Instruments Steinberger bass guitars, Ashbory bass guitars, Fichter electric upright, Powerbook.

Location Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden

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