Steve Beresford (born 6 March 1950) is a British musician who graduated from the University of York He has played a variety of instruments, including piano, electronics, trumpet, euphonium, bass guitar and a wide variety of toy instruments, such as the toy piano. He has also played a wide range of music. He is probably best known for free improvisation, but has also written music for film and television and has been involved with a number of pop music groups.
Beresford has continued to play free improvisation with a number of prominent musicians, including Evan Parker, Lol Coxhill, John Zorn, and Han Bennink. He has collaborated extensively with Swiss-American artist/musician Christian Marclay and is member of the London Improvisers Orchestra.
He was awarded a Paul Hamlyn Award for Artists in 2012.[3][4] He is a senior lecturer on the Commercial Music course at University of Westminster.[5]
Beresford's music and his teachings have inspired the musical community in the UK for over a decade. British songwriter and performer Katy Carr cites Steve Beresford's lectures on musical themes associated with Free improvisation, Experimental music, John Cage, musique concrète, Diamanda Galás and The Slits as a source of initial inspiration with regards to the creation of her debut album, Screwing Lies released in 2001.
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called Beresford "one of the unsung geniuses of modern European music, a constant presence whose contribution is usually unremarked."[6]
Discographyedit
1975 Teatime with Nigel Coombes, John Russell, Dave Solomon, Garry Todd (Incus)
1980 Whirled Music with Paul Burwell, Max Eastley, David Toop (Quartz Publications)
1980 White String's Attached with Nigel Coombes (Bead)
1980 The Bath of Surprise (Piano)
1980 Imitation of Life with Tristan Honsinger, Toshinori Kondo, David Toop (Y)
1981 Double Indemnity with Tristan Honsinger (Y)
1986 Deadly Weapons with Tonie Marshall, David Toop, John Zorn (Nato)
1986 Dancing the Line with Anne Marie Beretta (Nato)
1987 Avril Brise (Cinenato)
1987 Directly to Pyjamas with Han Bennink (Nato)
1988 L'Extraordinaire Jardin De Charles Trenet (Chabada)
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January 01, 1970
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Steve Beresford born 6 March 1950 is a British musician who graduated from the University of York He has played a variety of instruments including piano electronics trumpet euphonium bass guitar and a wide variety of toy instruments such as the toy piano He has also played a wide range of music He is probably best known for free improvisation but has also written music for film and television and has been involved with a number of pop music groups Steve BeresfordBackground informationBorn 1950 03 06 6 March 1950 age 74 Wellington Shropshire EnglandOccupation s Musician teacherInstrument s Melodica toy piano trumpet euphonium bass guitar Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 3 References 4 Notes 5 External linksCareer editBeresford played in Derek Bailey s Company events and in the groups Alterations with David Toop Terry Day and Peter Cusack and the Three Pullovers with Nigel Coombes and Roger Smith He was also a member with Gavin Bryars and Brian Eno of the Portsmouth Sinfonia Beresford has continued to play free improvisation with a number of prominent musicians including Evan Parker Lol Coxhill John Zorn and Han Bennink He has collaborated extensively with Swiss American artist musician Christian Marclay and is member of the London Improvisers Orchestra From 2010 he performed various pieces by John Cage including Indeterminacy with Tania Chen and comedian Stewart Lee and a performance with Ilan Volkov at The BBC Proms 2012 1 at The Royal Albert Hall in London He has also worked with a number of popular musicians including Ray Davis The Slits Frank Chickens Ted Milton and The Flying Lizards In 2015 he performed a duoproject with the upcoming Norwegian singer Natalie Sandtorv at the Blow Out festival in Oslo Norway 2 He was awarded a Paul Hamlyn Award for Artists in 2012 3 4 He is a senior lecturer on the Commercial Music course at University of Westminster 5 Beresford s music and his teachings have inspired the musical community in the UK for over a decade British songwriter and performer Katy Carr cites Steve Beresford s lectures on musical themes associated with Free improvisation Experimental music John Cage musique concrete Diamanda Galas and The Slits as a source of initial inspiration with regards to the creation of her debut album Screwing Lies released in 2001 The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called Beresford one of the unsung geniuses of modern European music a constant presence whose contribution is usually unremarked 6 Discography edit1975 Teatime with Nigel Coombes John Russell Dave Solomon Garry Todd Incus 1980 Whirled Music with Paul Burwell Max Eastley David Toop Quartz Publications 1980 White String s Attached with Nigel Coombes Bead 1980 The Bath of Surprise Piano 1980 Imitation of Life with Tristan Honsinger Toshinori Kondo David Toop Y 1981 Double Indemnity with Tristan Honsinger Y 1986 Deadly Weapons with Tonie Marshall David Toop John Zorn Nato 1986 Dancing the Line with Anne Marie Beretta Nato 1987 Avril Brise Cinenato 1987 Directly to Pyjamas with Han Bennink Nato 1988 L Extraordinaire Jardin De Charles Trenet Chabada 1989 Pentimento Cinenato 1995 Signals for Tea Avant 1996 Short in the U K with Palmer Stagner Turner Incus 1996 Cue Sheets Tzadik 1996 Fish of the Week Scatter 1997 Two to Tangle with Nigel Coombes Emanem 1999 Foxes Fox with Evan Parker John Edwards Louis Moholo Emanem 2001 3 Pianos with Pat Thomas Veryan Weston Emanem 2002 Cue Sheets II Tzadik 2002 Steve Beresford Kabukikore 2002 B B with Han Bennink Instant Composers Pool 2003 Live at the Friends Meeting House Planet Mu 2003 Trap Street with Alan Tomlinson Roger Turner Emanem 2003 Guarda Avanti with Mike Cooper Max Eastley Viv Dogan Corringham Lol Coxhill Hipshot 2004 I Shall Become a Bat Qbico 2004 Ointment with Tania Chen Rossbin 2005 Naan Tso with Foxes Fox Evan Parker Beresford John Edwards and Louis Moholo Moholo Psi 2009 Check for Monsters with Okkyung Lee Peter Evans Emanem 2011 Wels Mulhouse Paris amp Lyon with Noel Akchote Andrew Sharpley 2011 Ink Room with Stephen Flinn Dave Tucker Creative Sources 2011 Snodland with Matt Wilson Nato 2012 Indeterminacy with Tania Chen Stewart Lee Knitted 2012 Berlin Toy Bazaar with Anna Homler Richard Sanderson Linear Obsessional Recordings 2013 Overground to the Vortex with Francois Carrier Michel Lambert John Edwards Not Two 2013 Three Babies with Martin Kuechen Stale Liavik Solberg Peira 2014 Passages with Shezad Dawoo Op 50 2015 Will It Float with Russell Edwards Liavik Solberg Va Fongool 2015 Outgoing with Francois Carrier John Edwards Michel Lambert FMR 2015 Live at White Cube 2015 Blow Out with Paal Nilssen Love Stale Liavik Solberg Konsertforeninga 2017 Kontakte Trio with Trevor Taylor Ian Brighton FMR 2017 Hesitantly Pleasant Mike Caratti Rachel Musson Iluso 2017 Live in Prague with Houtcamp Blume 2018 Pleasures of the Horror with Eugene Chadbourne Alex Ward Bisou 2019 All Will Be Said All to Do Again with Sarah Gail Brand John Edwards Mark Sanders Regardless References edit BBC Proms 2012 Prom 47 listing Retrieved 27 January 2013 Jazz In Oslo BLOW OUT FESTIVAL 2015 MATINE JazzInOslo no Retrieved 18 October 2015 Paul Hamlyn Awards for Artists 2012 listing Archived from the original on 20 December 2014 Retrieved 27 January 2013 Steve Beresford PHF Award for Artists Archived from the original on 20 December 2014 Retrieved 5 February 2013 University of Westminster website Retrieved 27 January 2013 Cook Richard Morton Brian 2008 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Penguin Books p 722 Notes editFestival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Canada 1 Christoph Wagner Steve Beresford in Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik Schott Music Mainz Germany 2007 1 External links editSteve Beresford discography at Discogs nbsp European Free Improvisation Retrieved 27 January 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Beresford amp oldid 1190749154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
