Joe McPhee (born November 3, 1939) is an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

multi-instrumentalist born in

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, a player of tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, the trumpet,

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and

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. McPhee grew up in

Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie ( ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it) is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsie ...

, New York, and is most notable for his

free jazz Free jazz is an experimental approach to jazz improvisation that developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s when musicians attempted to change or break down jazz conventions, such as regular tempos, tones, and chord changes. Musicians during ...

work done from the late 1960s to the present day.

Life and career

McPhee was born in

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, on November 3, 1939. He began playing trumpet when he was eight, before learning other instruments. He played in various high school and then military bands before starting his recording career. His first recording came in 1967, when he appeared on the

Clifford Thornton Clifford Edward Thornton III (September 6, 1936 – November 25, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, trombonist, activist, and educator. He played free jazz and avant-garde jazz in the 1960s and '70s. Career Clifford was born in Philadelphia. ...

album entitled ''Freedom and Unity''. McPhee taught himself saxophone at the age of 32 after experiencing the music of

John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of br ...

Albert Ayler Albert Ayler (; July 13, 1936 – November 25, 1970) was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist, singer and composer. After early experience playing R&B and bebop, Ayler began recording music during the free jazz era of the 1960s. Howev ...

, and

Ornette Coleman Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album '' Free Jazz: A Colle ...

. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, McPhee lectured on jazz music at

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. In 1975, Werner Uehlinger started the

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label

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with the specific intent of showcasing McPhee's music. In the 1980s, McPhee met

Pauline Oliveros Pauline Oliveros (May 30, 1932 – November 24, 2016) was an American composer, accordionist and a central figure in the development of post-war experimental and electronic music. She was a founding member of the San Francisco Tape Music Cente ...

, began studying her musical theories, and worked with her

Deep Listening Band The Deep Listening Band (DLB) was founded in 1988 by Pauline Oliveros (accordion, "expanded instrument system", composition), Stuart Dempster (trombone, didjeridu, composition) and Panaiotis (vocals, electronics, composer). David Gamper (keyboard ...

. He has not yet signed with any major label in his native

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, and was possibly better known throughout Europe than his native country until the 1990s. His 1996 album ''As Serious As Your Life'', which takes its title from the jazz book by

Val Wilmer Valerie Sybil Wilmer (born 7 December 1941) is a British photographer and writer specialising in jazz, gospel, blues, and British African-Caribbean music and culture. Her notable books include ''Jazz People'' (1970) and ''As Serious As Your Lif ...

, is "arguably the finest of his solo recordings", according to the

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review. Jazz musicians with whom McPhee has recorded or performed include

Ken Vandermark Ken Vandermark (born September 22, 1964) is an American composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist. A fixture on the Chicago-area music scene since the 1990s, Vandermark has earned wide critical praise for his playing and his multilayered compos ...

Peter Brötzmann Peter Brötzmann (born 6 March 1941) is a German saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Early life Brötzmann was born in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He studied painting in Wuppertal and was involved with the Fluxus movement ...

Evan Parker Evan Shaw Parker (born 5 April 1944) is a British tenor and soprano saxophone player who plays free improvisation. Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free ja ...

Mats Gustafsson Mats Olof Gustafsson (born 29 October 1964) is a Swedish free jazz saxophone player. Career Gustafsson came to the attention of lovers of improvised music as part of a duo with Christian Munthe (started in 1986), as member of Gunter Chri ...

Jeb Bishop Jeb Bishop (born 1962) is an American jazz trombone player. He grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended Jesse O. Sanderson High School. He has studied music (classical trombone performance) at Northwestern University, engineering and ...

, The Thing,

Clifton Hyde Clifton Hyde (born November 27, 1976) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer currently working from and residing in Nashville. He has composed multiple film scores and is a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Miles Doleac. H ...

, Jérôme Bourdellon,

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, and Joe Giardullo. Since 1998, McPhee,

Dominic Duval Dominic Duval (c. 1944 – July 22, 2016) was an American free jazz upright bass, bassist. Since the 1990s, Duval was active principally on the New York City jazz scene. He did not begin recording regularly until the 1990s, but since then had app ...

, and

Jay Rosen Jay Rosen (born May 5, 1956) is a writer, and a professor of journalism at New York University. Rosen is a contributor to ''De Correspondent'' and a member of the George Foster Peabody Awards board of directors. Biography Rosen has been on ...

have performed and recorded as Trio X. In the 1990s

Dominique Eade Dominique Frances Eade (June 16, 1958) is an American jazz singer and composer. She has taught at the New England Conservatory. Career She attended Vassar College and the Berklee College of Music before finishing her degree at New England Con ...

and McPhee had a jazz ensemble called Naima. McPhee has written reviews and commentary for ''

Cadence In Western musical theory, a cadence (Latin ''cadentia'', "a falling") is the end of a phrase in which the melody or harmony creates a sense of full or partial resolution, especially in music of the 16th century onwards.Don Michael Randel (199 ...

''. In 2005, McPhee was awarded the Resounding Vision Award by

Nameless Sound Nameless Sound is an organization based in Houston, Texas founded by musician David Dove, which presents international contemporary music and new methods in arts education. Nameless Sound presents concerts by premiere artists in the world of creat ...

Discography

* ''

Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada. T ...

'' (CjR, 1969) * '' Nation Time'' (CjR, 1971) * ''

Black Magic Man ''Black Magic Man'' is a live album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee recorded on December 12, 1970 and was the first album released on the Swiss HatHut label in 1975.

'' (HatHut, 1971

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* '' At WBAI's Free Music Store, 1971'' (HatHut, 1971

996 Year 996 ( CMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Japan * February - Chotoku Incident: Fujiwara no Korechika and Takaie shoot an arrow at Retired Em ...

* ''

Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the F ...

'' (CjR, 1972) with Harold E. Smith and Mike Kull * '' Pieces of Light'' (CjR, 1974) with John Snyder * ''

The Willisau Concert ''The Willisau Concert'' is a live album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1975 it was the second album released on the Swiss HatHut label.

'' (HatHut, 1976) featuring John Snyder and

Makaya Ntshoko Makaya (or Makhaya) Ntshoko (born 29 October 1939, Cape Town) is a South African drummer. He played with Dollar Brand's trio in 1958, and recorded in a sextet with Hugh Masekela and John Mehegan in 1959. He performed on The Jazz Epistles album ...

* ''

Tenor A tenor is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The lo ...

'' (HatHut, 1977) – rereleased as ''Tenor & Fallen Angels'' in 2000 * ''

Rotation Rotation, or spin, is the circular movement of an object around a '' central axis''. A two-dimensional rotating object has only one possible central axis and can rotate in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. A three-dimensional ...

'' (HatHut, 1976 977 * ''

Graphics Graphics () are visual images or designs on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, screen, paper, or stone, to inform, illustrate, or entertain. In contemporary usage, it includes a pictorial representation of data, as in design and manufacture ...

'' (HatHut, 1977

978 Year 978 ( CMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Battle of Pankaleia: Rebel forces under General Bardas Skleros are defeated ...

* '' Variations on a Blue Line'' (HatHut, 1977

979 Year 979 ( CMLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * March 24 – Second Battle of Pankaleia: An Ibero-Byzantine expeditionary ...

* ''

Glasses Glasses, also known as eyeglasses or spectacles, are vision eyewear, with lenses (clear or tinted) mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person's eyes, typically utilizing a bridge over the nose and hinged arms (known as temples or ...

'' (HatHut, 1977

* '' MFG in Minnesota'' (HatHut, 1978) with Milo Fine and Steve Gnitka * '' Old Eyes'' (HatHut, 1980) – rereleased as ''Old Eyes and Mysteries'' in 1992 * '' Tales and Prophecies '' (HatHut, 1981) with André Jaume * ''

Topology In mathematics, topology (from the Greek language, Greek words , and ) is concerned with the properties of a mathematical object, geometric object that are preserved under Continuous function, continuous Deformation theory, deformations, such ...

'' (HatHut, 1981) * '' Oleo'' (Hat Hut, 1982) – rereleased as ''Oleo & A Future Retrospective'' in 1993 * '' Visitation'' (Sackville, 1985) with the Bill Smith Ensemble * ''Songs and Dances'' (CELP, 1987) with André Jaume and Raymond Boni * ''

Linear B Linear B was a syllabic script used for writing in Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek. The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries. The oldest Mycenaean writing dates to about 1400 BC. It is descended from ...

'' (Hat Hut, 1990) * '' Élan • Impulse'' (In Situ, 1991) with Daunik Lazro * '' Impressions of Jimmy Giuffre'' (CELP, 1992) * ''

Sweet Freedom - Now What? ''Sweet Freedom - Now What?'' is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee, recorded in 1994 and first released on the Swiss HatHut label.

'' (HatArt, 1995) with Lisle Ellis and Paul Plimley * '' McPhee/Parker/Lazro'' (Vand'Oeuvre, 1995

with

and Daunik Lazro * '' Common Threads'' (Deep Listening, 1995) * ''

A Meeting in Chicago ''A Meeting in Chicago'' is an album by trumpeter/saxophonist Joe McPhee, reedist Ken Vandermark and bassist Kent Kessler, which was released in 1997 on Eighth Day Music and reissued the following year with new artwork by Okka Disk. The album docu ...

'' (Eighth Day Music, 1996

997 Year 997 (Roman numerals, CMXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Japan * 1 February: Empress Teishi gives birth to Princess Shushi - she is the first ...

with

and

Kent Kessler Kent Kessler (born January 28, 1957) is an American jazz double-bassist. Career Although born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Kessler grew up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He began playing trombone at age ten. When he was thirteen, he moved with his f ...

* '' As Serious As Your Life'' (Hat Hut, 1996) * '' Legend Street One'' (CIMP, 1996) * '' Legend Street Two'' (CIMP, 1996) * '' Inside Out'' (CIMP, 1996) with David Prentice * '' Finger Wrigglers'' (CIMP, 1996) with

Michael Bisio Michael Bisio (March 4, 1955 Troy, New York, Troy, New York) is an American jazz double bassist, composer, and bandleader. Since 2009 he has been the bassist for the Matthew Shipp Trio. Bisio appears on over 100 CDs, leading on 12 CDs and co-l ...

* ''

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'' (Boxholder, 1997 001 with

Joe Giardullo Joe Giardullo (born July 24, 1948, in Brooklyn, NY) is a soprano saxophonist and composer who is known for his work with Joe McPhee. While with McPhee, Giardullo has performed at some of the more notable jazz festivals. More recently, Giardullo ha ...

* ''

The Brass City ''The Brass City'' is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee with trombonist Jeb Bishop recorded in 1997 and first released on the Okka Disk label.

'' (Okka Disk, 1997

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with

* '' Chicago Tenor Duets'' (Okka Disk, 1998

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with Evan Parker * ''

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'' (CIMP, 1998

with

* ''

The Dream Book ''The Dream Book'' is a live album by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee and bassist Dominic Duval recorded at the Knitting Factory in 1999 and released on the Cadence Jazz label.

'' (Cadence Jazz, 1998

with

* '' Soprano '' (Roaratorio, 1998 In_the_Spirit''_(CIMP,_1999) *_''[ In_the_Spirit''_(CIMP,_1999) *_''No_Greater_Love_(album)">No_Greater_Love''_(CIMP,_1999_[2000.html" ;"title="o_Greater_Love_(album).html" ;"title="In the Spirit (Joe McPhee album)">In the Spirit'' (CIMP, 1999) * ''No Greater Love (album)">No Greater Love'' (CIMP, 1999 [2000">o_Greater_Love_(album).html" ;"title="In the Spirit (Joe McPhee album)">In the Spirit'' (CIMP, 1999) * ''No Greater Love (album)">No Greater Love'' (CIMP, 1999 [2000 * ''Emancipation Proclamation: A Real Statement of Freedom'' (Okka Disk, 1999 [2000]) with Hamid Drake * ''Grand Marquis (album), Grand Marquis'' (Boxholder, 1999) with Johnny McLellan * ''Manhattan Tango'' (Label Usine, 2000 004 with Jérôme Bourdellon * '' Port of Saints'' (CjR, 2000 005 with Michael Bisio, Raymond Boni and Dominic Duval * '' Voices & Dreams'' (Emouvance, 2000 001 with Raymond Boni * '' Angels, Devils & Haints '' (CjR, 2000

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with Michael Bisio, Dominic Duval, Claude Tchamitian and Paul Rogers * '' Mister Peabody Goes to Baltimore'' (Recorded, 2000 001 * '' Remembrance'' (CjR, 2001 005 with Michael Bisio, Raymond Boni and Paul Harding * ''

Tales Out of Time ''Tales Out of Time'' is an album by Peter Brötzmann, Joe McPhee, Kent Kessler and Michael Zerang recorded in 2002 and released on the Swiss HatHut label in 2004.

'' (Hat Hut, 2002 004 with

* ''A Parallax View'' (Slam, 2003 006 with Paul Hession * ''Between'' (Ohrai, 2003) with Sato Makoto * ''Everything Happens for a Reason'' (Roaratorio, 2003 005 * '' In Finland'' (Cadence Jazz, 2004 005 with

Matthew Shipp Matthew Shipp (born December 7, 1960) is an American pianist, composer, and bandleader. Early life and education Shipp was raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and began playing piano at six years old. His mother was a friend of trumpeter Clifford B ...

and Dominic Duval * ''Next To You'' (Emouvance, 2004 005 with Raymond Boni, Daunik Lazro and Claude Tchamitchian * ''

Guts The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and ...

'' (Okkadisk, 2005) with Peter Brötzmann, Kent Kessler and Michael Zerang *''The Open Door'' (CIMPoL, 2006) with Dominic Duval *''Voices: 10 Improvisations'' (Mode, 2006

008 008, OO8, O08, or 0O8 may refer to: * The Streetwear Brand @008us , inspired by Ian Fleming & Virgil Abloh *"030", the fictional 030 Agent of MI6 * '' 038: Operation Exterminate'', a 1965 Italian action film * '' Explosivo 030'' a 1940 Argentine c ...

with John Heward * ''Red Morocco '' (2006) *''Tomorrow Came Today'' (Smalltown Superjazz, 2007) with Paal Nilssen-Love *''Alto'' (Roaratorio, 2009) *''Magic'' (Not Two, 2009) with Mikołaj Trzaska, Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen *''The Damage Is Done'' (Not Two, 2009) with Peter Brötzmann, Kent Kessler and Michael Zerang *''Blue Chicago Blues'' (Not Two, 2010) with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten *''Creole Gardens (A New Orleans Suite)'' (NoBusiness, 2011) with Michael Zerang *''Brooklyn DNA'' (Clean Feed, 2012) with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten *'' What/If/They Both Could Fly'' (Rune Grammofon, 2012) with

* ''Ithaca'' (8mm Records, 2012) with

Eli Keszler Eli Keszler is an American percussionist, composer, and visual artist based in New York City. Known for his complex and intricate style of drumming, as well creating sound installations involving piano wire and other mechanisms to accompany his l ...

*''Red Sky'' (PNL, 2013) with Paal Nilssen-Love *''Sonic Elements'' (Clean Feed, 2013) *''Tree Dancing'' (Otoroku, 2019) with

Chris Corsano Chris Corsano is an American drummer, improviser, and composer. Career Alongside his solo work, Corsano has performed on over one hundred records with artists including Evan Parker, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Six Organs of Admittance, Dredd ...

Lol Coxhill George Lowen Coxhill (19 September 1932 – 10 July 2012) known professionally as Lol Coxhill, was an English free improvising saxophonist. He played soprano and sopranino saxophone. Biography Coxhill was born to George Compton Coxhill ...

and

With Trio X

*''

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'' (Cadence Jazz, 1999) *''

The Watermelon Suite ''The Watermelon Suite'' is an album performed by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee's Trio X recorded in 1998 and first released on the CIMP label.

'' (CIMP, 1999) *'' On Tour'' (Cadence Jazz, 2001) *'' In Black and White'' (Cadence Jazz, 2002) *''

Journey Journey or journeying may refer to: * Travel, the movement of people between distant geographical locations ** Day's journey, a measurement of distance ** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road Animals * Journey (horse), a thoroughbred ra ...

'' (CIMP, 2003) *'' The Sugar Hill Suite'' (CIMP, 2004) *'' Moods: Playing with the Elements'' (CIMP, 2005) *'' Roulette at Location One'' (Cadence Jazz, 2005) *'' Air: Above and Beyond'' (CIMPol, 2006) *''2006 U.S. Tour'' (CIMPol, 2007) *''Live in Vilnius'' (NoBusiness, 2008) *''Live On Tour 2008'' (CIMPol, 2010) *'' Live On Tour 2010'' (CIMPol, 2012)

With Survival Unit III

*''Don’t Postpone Joy!'' (Rai Trade, 2006) *''Syncronicity]' (Harmonic Convergence, 2011) *''Game Theory'' (Not Two Records, 2013) *''Barrow Street Blues'' (Holidays Records, 2015) *''Straylight'' (Pink Palace, 2015) *''Straylight (Live at Jazzhouse Copenhagen)'' ( Astral Spirits Records, Astral Spirits, Monofonus Records, 2015)

Compilations

*''A Future Retospective'' (Hat Hut, 1983) – compiles ''Old Eyes'' and ''Oleo'' *''Nation Time: The Complete Recordings (1969-70)'' (Corbett vs Dempsy, 2013) – Compiles ''Nation Times'' and ''Black Magic Man'' with 2 CDs of unreleased live recordings *''The CjR Years'' (Bo'Weevil, 2014) – 4LP Box Set compiles ''Underground Railroad'', ''Nation Time'', ''Trinity'' and ''Pieces of Light''

As sideman

With Roy Campbell, William Parker & Warren Smith *'' Tribute to Albert Ayler Live at the Dynamo'' (

Marge Records Marge Records or Futura Marge was a jazz record label created in France in 1973 by Gérard Terronès as a continuation of Futura Records. The label changed its name in 2018 to Futura Marge. Discography Blue Marge #Archie Shepp - '' Attica Blues' ...

, 2009) With the C. T. String Quartet *''Reqiphoenix Nexus'' (Cadence Jazz, 1999 006 With

*''Live in Concert'' (Cadence Jazz, 1999) *''

Cries and Whispers ''Cries and Whispers'' ( sv, Viskningar och rop, lit=Whispers and Cries) is a 1972 Swedish period drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann. The film, set in ...

'' (Cadence Jazz, 1999 001 *''Undersound'' (Leo, 2000) *''Undersound II'' (Leo, 2003) * ''Rules Of Engagement, Vol. 2'' (Drimala, 2004) With

Joe Fonda Joe Fonda (born December 16, 1954) is an American jazz bassist. Career Fonda was born in Amsterdam, New York to parents who both played jazz. He played guitar as a youth but switched to bass guitar later. He studied bass at Berklee College of M ...

*''Heat Suite'' (Konnex, 2003) With

* ''Shadow & Light'' (Drimala, 2002) With

Jimmy Giuffre James Peter Giuffre (, ; April 26, 1921 – April 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He is known for developing forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians, anticipating f ...

and André Jaume *''River Station'' (CELP, 1993) With

Raphe Malik Raphe Malik, born Laurence Mazel (November 1, 1948 in Cambridge, Massachusetts – March 8, 2006 in Guilford, Vermont) was an American jazz trumpeter. Career Malik studied at the University of Massachusetts (1966–70), then moved to Paris, wh ...

*''

Sympathy Sympathy is the perception of, understanding of, and reaction to the distress or need of another life form. According to David Hume, this sympathetic concern is driven by a switch in viewpoint from a personal perspective to the perspective of ano ...

'' (Boxholder, 2002) with Donald Robinson With

Mat Maneri Mat Maneri (born October 4, 1969) is an American composer, violin, and viola player. He is the son of the saxophonist Joe Maneri and Sonja Maneri. Career Maneri has recorded with Cecil Taylor, Guerino Mazzola, Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris, Ger ...

*''Sustain'' (Thirsty Ear, 2002) With the Nihilist Spasm Band *''No Borders'' (Non Musica Rex, 2001) With

*'' The Redwood Session'' (CIMP, 1995) With

Jamie Saft Jamie Saft is an American keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist and composer. He was born in New York City, and studied at Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music. Saft moved from Brooklyn to the Hudson Valley around 2007, and ...

*''Ticonderoga'' (Clean Feed, 2015) With

*'' Freedom & Unity'' (Third World Records, 1967) With The Thing *''She Knows...'' (Crazy Wisdom, 2001)

References

External links

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Joe McPhee & Clifton Hyde concert video

MP3 Interview

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