Gregory E. Stinson, better known as G. E. Stinson (born in

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), is an American

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and founding member of

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musical group Shadowfax. Inspired by blues masters such as

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and

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, Stinson experimented with

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and other musical genres before co-founding Shadowfax in 1974. He remained with the band for six albums. He departed Shadowfax after recording ''The Odd Get Even'' (1989), entering the Los Angeles underground music community to refine his 'extended technique' and 'frequency manipulation'. Since then he has worked with a number of musicians on various projects, including Napalm Quartet, Splinter Group, Stinkbug, Metalworkers, Alex De Grassi,

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and others. In 2000, he collaborated with drummer

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, violinist Jeff Gauthier, and bassist Steuart Liebig on an album of collective improvisational pieces recorded live in the studio, entitled ''Bone Structure''. Released in 2003, it was given four stars by Jim Andrews in ''

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'' magazine. Stinson is a long-time Zen-practitioner.

Discography

* ''The Same Without You'' (

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, 1992) * ''Thousand Other Names'' (Birdcage, 1996) * ''Vapor'' (Ecstatic Peace!, 1999) * ''The Other Shore'' with Alex Cline, Jeff Gauthier ( Cryptogramophone, 2000) * ''Shortwave Postcard'' with Alex de Grassi, (Auditorium, 2001) * ''Bone Structure'' with

, Jeff Gauthier, and Steuart Liebig (Cryptogramophone, 2003) With

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* ''Right of Violet'' (1995) * ''Sparks Fly Upward'' (1999) * ''The Constant Flame'' (2001) * '' For People in Sorrow'' (Cryptogramophone, 2013) With

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* '' Destroy All Nels Cline'' ( Atavistic, 2001) * ''Elevating Device'' (Sounds Are Active, 2009) With Shadowfax * 1976 ''Watercourse Way'' * 1982 ''Shadowfax'' * 1983 ''Shadowdance'' * 1985 ''The Dreams of Children'' * 1986 ''Too Far to Whisper'' * 1987 ''Folksongs for a Nuclear Village'' * 1990 ''The Odd Get Even'' With The Choir Boys * 2006 '' The Choir Boys With Strings''

References

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