John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944) is an English

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 m ...

saxophone,

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, and synthesizer player, and composer of

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 duri ...

and

modal jazz Modal jazz is jazz that makes use of musical modes, often modulating among them to accompany the chords instead of relying on one tonal center used across the piece. Although precedents exist, modal jazz was crystallized as a theory by compos ...

, often using themes from

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has ...

. He has composed and performed music for dance performances and film soundtracks.

Life and career

John Surman Universitetets Aula Oslo Jazzfestival 2017 (185810)

Surman was born in

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, Devon, England. He initially gained recognition playing

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contrab ...

in the Mike Westbrook Band in the mid-1960s, and was soon heard regularly playing

soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, so ...

and

as well. His first playing issued on a record was with the

Peter Lemer Peter Naphtali Lemer (born 14 June 1942) is an English jazz musician. He worked with the Pete Lemer Quintet, Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Annette Peacock, Harry Beckett, Gilgamesh, Baker Gurvitz Army, Seventh Wave, Harry Beckett's Joy Unlimite ...

Quintet in 1966. After further recordings and performances with jazz bandleaders Mike Westbrook and

Graham Collier James Graham Collier (21 February 1937 – 9 September 2011) was an English jazz bassist, bandleader and composer. Life and career Born in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, on leaving school Collier joined the British Army as a musician, ...

and blues-rock musician

Alexis Korner Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984), known professionally as Alexis Korner, was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues". A major in ...

, he made the first record under his own name in 1968. In 1969, he founded The Trio along with two expatriate American musicians, bassist

Barre Phillips Barre Phillips (born October 27, 1934, in San Francisco, California, United States) is an American jazz bassist. A professional musician since 1960, he moved to New York City in 1962, then to Europe in 1967. Since 1972, he has been based in sout ...

and drummer Stu Martin. In the mid-1970s, he founded one of the earliest all-saxophone jazz groups, S.O.S., along with alto saxophonist

Mike Osborne Michael Evans Osborne (28 September 1941 – 19 September 2007) was an English jazz alto saxophonist, pianist, and clarinetist who was a member of the band Brotherhood of Breath in the 1960s and 1970s. Biography Mike Osborne was born in Her ...

and tenor saxophonist

Alan Skidmore Alan Richard James Skidmore (born 21 April 1942) is an English jazz tenor saxophonist, and the son of saxophonist Jimmy Skidmore. Career He was born in London, England. Skidmore began his professional career in his teens, and early in his caree ...

. During this early period, he also recorded with (among others) saxophonist

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, guitarist John McLaughlin, bandleader Michael Gibbs, trombonist

Albert Mangelsdorff Albert Mangelsdorff (September 5, 1928 – July 25, 2005) was a German jazz trombonist. Working mainly in free jazz, he was an innovator in multiphonics. Early life Mangelsdorff was born in Frankfurt on September 5, 1928, as the son of the boo ...

, and pianist

Chris McGregor Christopher McGregor (24 December 1936 – 26 May 1990) was a South African jazz pianist, bandleader and composer born in Somerset West, South Africa. Early influences McGregor grew up in the then Transkei (now part of the Eastern Cape Provin ...

Brotherhood of Breath The Brotherhood of Breath was an English-South African big band established in the late-1960s by South African pianist and composer Chris McGregor, an extension of McGregor's previous band, The Blue Notes. History The Brotherhood of Breath i ...

. By 1972, he had begun experimenting with synthesizers. That year he recorded ''Westering Home'', the first of several solo projects on which he played all parts himself via

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. He recorded his final album with Mike Westbrook, ''Citadel/Room 315'' in 1975. Many of the musical relationships he established during the 1970s continued for decades. These include a quartet with pianist John Taylor, bassist

Chris Laurence Chris Laurence (born 6 January 1949) is an English musician. Born in London, he studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and primarily works with jazz and classical music. In the classical world he was principal double bass with th ...

, and drummer

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; duets and other projects with Norwegian singer

Karin Krog Karin Krog (born 15 May 1937) is a Norwegian jazz singer. Life and career Krog began singing jazz as a teenager and attracted attention while performing in jam sessions in Oslo. In 1955, she was hired by the pianist Kjell Karlsen to sing in ...

(Surman's long-term partner); and duets and other projects with American drummer/pianist

Jack DeJohnette Jack DeJohnette (born August 9, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie ...

. His relationship with

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has also been continuous from the late 1970s to the present, as Surman has recorded prolifically for the label playing bass clarinet, recorders, soprano and baritone saxophones and using synthesisers, both solo and with a wide range of other musicians. He was featured in a profile on composer

in the 1985

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documentary 'Hoarded Dreams' https://www.bright-thoughts.co.uk/hoarded-dreams.html Hoarded Dreams documentary website Since the 1990s, he has composed several suites of music that feature his playing in unusual contexts, including with church organ and chorus (''Proverbs and Songs'', 1996); with a classical string quintet (''Coruscating''); and with the London Brass and Jack DeJohnette (''Free and Equal'', 2001). He has also played in a unique trio with Tunisian

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-player

Anouar Brahem Anouar Brahem ( أنور براهم); born on 20 October 1957) is a Tunisian oud player and composer. He is widely acclaimed as an innovator in his field. Performing primarily for a jazz audience, he combines Arabic classical music, folk music an ...

and bassist

Dave Holland David “Dave” Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years. His extensive discography r ...

(''Thimar'', 1997); has performed the songs of

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with singer John Potter formerly of the Hilliard Ensemble; and made contributions to the

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album ''

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'' by

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. Other musicians he has worked with include bassist

Miroslav Vitouš Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš (born 6 December 1947) is a Czech jazz bassist. Biography Born in Prague, Vitouš began the violin at age six, switching to piano after about three years, and then to bass at age fourteen. As a young man in Europe, ...

, bandleader

Gil Evans Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role i ...

, pianist

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and

Vigleik Storaas Vigleik Storaas (born 2 February 1963) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, and the younger brother of composer and bassist Gaute Storaas. He is known from a series of album releases and collaborations with jazz musicians such as Norma Wins ...

, saxophonist (and composer) John Warren, guitarists Terje Rypdal and John Abercrombie and trumpeter

Tomasz Stańko Tomasz Ludwik Stańko (11 July 1942 – 29 July 2018) was a Polish trumpeter and composer. Stańko was associated with free jazz and the avant-garde. In 1962, Tomasz Stańko formed his first band, the Jazz Darings, with saxophonist Janusz Munia ...

Awards and honors

* 1999:

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in the category Jazz, with

for the album ''Bluesand'' * 2013: Spellemannprisen in the category Jazz, with Karin Krog for the album ''Songs About This and That''

Discography

As leader

* ''John Surman'' ( Deram, 1969) * '' How Many Clouds Can You See?'' (Deram, 1970) * ''

Tales of the Algonquin ''Tales of the Algonquin'' is the seventh studio album by English jazz saxophonist John Surman recorded in 1971 and released on the Deram Records, Deram label. Reception John Kelman in his ''All About Jazz'' review states: "The music ranges fro ...

'' with John Warren (Deram, 1971) * ''Where Fortune Smiles'' with John McLaughlin, Dave Holland, Stu Martin, Karl Berger (Dawn, 1971) * ''

Westering Home "Westering Home" is a song that was written by Hugh S. Roberton in the 1920s. It was subsequently adopted as the slow march of the Royal Navy. Lyrics It runs as follows: Chorus Westering home, and a song in the air, Light in the eye and it's go ...

'' (

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, 1972) * ''Jazz in Britain '68-'69'' with Alan Skidmore, Tony Oxley (Decca Eclipse, 1972) * ''Morning Glory'' with

, Terje Rypdal,

, John Taylor, Malcolm Griffiths (

, 1973) * ''John Surman'' (Jazz Vogue, 1974) * ''Live at Moers Festival'' with Tony Levin (Ring, 1975) * ''Live at Woodstock Town Hall'' (Dawn, 1975) * ''Sonatinas'' with

Stan Tracey Stanley William Tracey (30 December 1926 – 6 December 2013) was a British jazz pianist and composer, whose most important influences were Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Tracey's best known recording is the 1965 album '' Jazz Suite Inspi ...

(Steam, 1978) * ''

Upon Reflection ''Upon Reflection'' is a solo album by English saxophonist John Surman recorded in May 1979 and released on ECM later that same year.

'' (

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, 1979) * ''Cloud Line Blue'' with Karin Krog (Polydor, 1979) * '' The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon'' (ECM, 1981) * '' Such Winters of Memory'' (ECM, 1983) * ''

Withholding Pattern ''Withholding Pattern'' is a solo album by English jaz msician John Surman recorded in December 1984 and released on ECM the following year. Reception AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Ron Wynn states: "Saxophone workout from ...

'' (ECM, 1985) * ''

Private City ''Private City'' is a solo album by English saxophonist John Surman, recorded in December 1987 and released on ECM the following year. Reception AllMusic awarded the album four stars, with reviewer Michael G. Nastos stating: "This album, a ful ...

'' (ECM, 1988) * ''

Road to Saint Ives ''Road to Saint Ives'' is a solo album by the English saxophonist John Surman, recorded in April 1990 and released on ECM the following year.Adventure Playground An adventure playground is a specific type of playground for children. Adventure playgrounds can take many forms, ranging from "natural playgrounds" to "junk playgrounds", and are typically defined by an ethos of unrestricted play, the presence ...

'' (ECM, 1992) * ''

The Brass Project ''The Brass Project'' is an album by English saxophonist John Surman with a brass section conducted by John Warren. It was recorded in 1992 and released on the ECM label.

'' with John Warren (ECM, 1993) * '' Stranger than Fiction'' (ECM, 1994) * ''

Nordic Quartet ''Nordic Quartet'' is an album by English saxophonist John Surman featuring Karin Krog, Terje Rypdal and Vigleik Storaas. Recorded in 1994, it was released by ECM Records.

'' with Karin Krog, Terje Rypdal and

(ECM, 1995) * '' A Biography of the Rev. Absalom Dawe'' (ECM, 1995) * '' Proverbs and Songs'' (ECM, 1997) * ''Bluesand'' with Karin Krog (Meantime, 1999) * '' Coruscating'' (ECM, 2000) * ''

Invisible Nature ''Invisible Nature'' is a live album by English saxophonist John Surman and American drummer Jack DeJohnette recorded in Tampere and Berlin in 1999 and released on the ECM label.

'' with Jack DeJohnette (ECM, 2002) * '' Free and Equal'' (ECM, 2003) * ''Way Back When'' (Cuneiform, 2005) * ''

The Spaces in Between ''The Spaces in Between'' is an album by English saxophonist John Surman recorded in 2006 and released on the ECM label.Rain on the Window ''Rain on the Window'' is an album by English saxophonist John Surman with organist Howard Moody recorded in January 2006 and released on ECM in 2008.West_Point_Cadet_Chapel.html" ;"title="United States Military Academy West Point Cadet Chapel">U ...

'' with Howard Moody (ECM, 2008) * ''

Brewster's Rooster ''Brewster's Rooster'' is an album by English saxophonist John Surman with guitarist John Abercrombie, drummer Jack DeJohnette, and bassist Drew Gress recorded in 2007 and released on the ECM label.

'' (ECM, 2009) * ''Flashpoint: NDR Jazz Workshop'' (Cuneiform, 2011) * ''

Saltash Bells ''Saltash Bells'' is a solo album by the English saxophonist John Surman, recorded in 2009 and released on the ECM label in 2012. After winning the Jazz FM Awards 2013 for ''Album of the Year'', it was announced in May 2013 that the record has ...

'' (ECM, 2012) * '' Songs About This and That'' with Karin Krog (Meantime, 2013) * ''Another Sky'' (Grappa, 2014) * ''Infinite Paths'' with Karin Krog (Meantime, 2016) * '' Invisible Threads'' (ECM, 2018)

As sideman

With

* 1986 '' Fragments'' (ECM) * 1988 ''The Paul Bley Quartet'' (ECM) * 1993 '' In the Evenings Out There'' (ECM) With

* 2005 ''Workpoints'' (Cuneiform) * 2007 '' Hoarded Dreams'' (Cuneiform) With

Christine Collister Christine Collister (born 28 December 1961) is a Manx folk, blues and jazz singer-songwriter. She was born and grew up on the Isle of Man and first came to public attention in 1986 as the singer of the theme song for the BBC's television adapt ...

* 1998 ''The Dark Gift of Time'' (Fledg'ling) * 2000 ''Songbird'' * 2001 ''An Equal Love'' With Michael Gibbs * 1970 ''Michael Gibbs'' (Deram) * 1971 ''Tanglewood 63'' (Deram) * 2018 ''Festival 69'' (Turtle) With

Per Husby Per Husby (born 2 April 1949 in Oslo) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, teacher, civil engineer, and orchestra leader. Career Husby was raised in Oslo together with other jazz enthusiasts like jazz journalist Knut Borge.Alexis Korner Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984), known professionally as Alexis Korner, was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues". A major in ...

* 1970 ''Both Sides'' * 1979 ''The Party Album'' * 1981 ''Alexis Korner and Friends'' With

* 1986 ''Freestyle'' (Odin) * 2002 ''Raindrops, Raindrops'' * 2010 ''Folkways'' (Meantime) With

* 1970 ''Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath'' * 2008 ''Up to Earth'' (Fledg'ling) With John McLaughlin * 1969 ''

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'' * 1971 '' Where Fortune Smiles'' With

and Alan Skidmore * 1972 ''Shapes'' * 1974 ''Looking for the Next One'' * 1975 ''SOS'' (

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) With

* 1976 '' Mountainscapes'' (ECM) * 1980 ''

Journal Violone II ''Journal Violone II'' is an album by bassist Barre Phillips recorded in June 1979 and released on ECM the following year. the trio features reed player John Surman and singer Aina Kemanis.

'' (ECM) * 1980 '' Music by...'' (ECM) With John Potter * 1999 ''In Darkness Let Me Dwell'' (ECM) * 2003 ''Care-Charming Sleep'' (ECM) * 2008 '' Romaria'' * 2013 ''Night Sessions'' With

Colin Towns Colin William Towns (born 13 May 1948 in West Ham, London) is an English composer and keyboardist. He was noted for playing in bands formed by ex-Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan, and later worked extensively in composing soundtracks for film, telev ...

* 1993 ''Mask Orchestra'' (The Jazz Label) * 1997 ''Bolt from the Blue'' (Provocateur) With

Miroslav Vitous Miroslav may refer to: * Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name * ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade * Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic S ...

* 1980 '' First Meeting'' (ECM) * 1981 ''

Miroslav Vitous Group ''Miroslav Vitouš Group'' is an album by Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš recorded in 1980 and released on the ECM label. Reception The All About Jazz review by John Kelman gives the album 5 stars, "Miroslav Vitous Group is unequivocally a jaz ...

'' (ECM) * 1983 '' Journey's End'' (ECM) With Mike Westbrook * 1967 ''Celebration'' (Deram) * 1968 ''Release'' (Deram) * 1969 ''Marching Song Vol. 1'' (Deram) * 1969 ''Marching Song Vol. 2'' (Deram) * 1975 ''Citadel/Room 315'' (RCA) * 2018 ''The Night at the Old Place'' (Cadillac) With others * 1968 ''Local Colour'',

(ESP Disk) * 1969 ''Gittin' to Know You'',

Lester Bowie Lester Bowie (October 11, 1941 – November 8, 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and co-founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Biography Born in ...

* 1970 ''Flare Up'',

Harry Beckett Harold Winston "Harry" Beckett (30 May 1935 – 22 July 2010) was a British trumpeter and flugelhorn player of Barbadian origin. Biography Born in Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados, Harry Beckett learned to play music in a Salvation Army ...

(Philips) * 1971 ''Going to the Rainbow'', Rolf Kuhn (BASF) * 1971 ''Duke Ellington Classics'',

Humphrey Lyttelton Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a professional ...

(Black Lion) * 1972 ''Bass Is'', Peter Warren (Enja) * 1979 '' In Pas(s)ing'',

Mick Goodrick Mick Goodrick (June 9, 1945 – November 16, 2022) was an American jazz guitarist who spent most of his career as a teacher. In the early 1970s, he worked with Gary Burton and Pat Metheny. Biography An Elvis fan, Goodrick began studying guitar ...

(ECM) * 1983 ''Irina'',

Barry Altschul Barry Altschul (born January 6, 1943, New York City) is a free jazz and hard bop drummer who first came to notice in the late 1960s for performing with pianists Paul Bley and Chick Corea. Biography Altschul is of Russian Jewish heritage, the s ...

(Soul Note) * 1988 ''Meets the Francy Boland Kenny Clark Big Band'', Gitte Haenning * 1992 '' Ambleside Days'', John Taylor (Ah Um) * 1993 ''

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'', John Abercrombie (ECM) * 1993 ''Room 1220'',

(Konnex) * 1998 ''

Thimar ''Thimar'' is an album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem, recorded over three days in March 1997 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features reed player John Surman and bassist Dave Holland.

'',

(ECM) * 1998 '' From the Green Hill'',

(ECM) * 1999 ''First Impression'',

Misha Alperin Michail Jefimowitsch Alperin (Ukrainian: Миха́йло Юхи́мович Альпе́рін; 7 November 1956 – 11 May 2018) was a Soviet-Norwegian jazz pianist, known as a key member of the Moscow Art Trio. AllMusic.com Biography Alper ...

(ECM) * 2000 ''Disappeared'',

* 2003 ''Le Cinema de Bartrand Tavernier'', Philippe Sarde * 2009 ''The Believers'', J. Peter Robinson * 2011 ''Nino Rota'',

Richard Galliano Richard Galliano (born 12 December 1950, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French accordionist of Italian heritage. Allmusic biography/ref> Biography He was drawn to music at an early age, starting with the accordion at 4, influenced by his fathe ...

(Deutsche Grammophon)

References

External links

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