Folk Bands and Artists
Terry Day
London
http://www.terryday.co.uk/id1.html
Multi-instrumentalist, Improvisation Pioneer, Song Writer, Tune-Smith, Lyricist, Poet, Painter, Conductor even.
He began Improvising on the drums in a drum duet with his brother Pat in 1955, and in 1960 formed an improvising trio of Piano, bass & drums. Russell Hardy (piano) later became Music composer in Ian Dury´s Kilburn & the Highroads.
He is an early 60´s First Generation Pioneer of Improvisation, Free Jazz & experimental music. Since the 1960s he has collaborated with many improvising musical Luminaries, Groups, dancers, painters, poets, Artists from around the world, & performed / acted in Alternative Theatre, Events, Rock & Roll, and Nigerian High Life band.
He once played many instruments (piano, cello, mandolin, alto & soprano sax), but ill health prevented him from playing for 13 years (1987-2000). He now plays Bamboo Reed Flutes, Drums, Sopranino, Recorders, Balloons & improvises with lyrics, prose and verse.
Since 2000 he has performed regularly with the London Improvisers Orchestra (LIO) playing Bamboo Reed Flutes, Sopranino, Recorders, Balloons, Drums, & Simultaneously Conducting & Reciting Lyrics, prose, verse with the LIO. He has also performed Recitation Conductions with the Malaga, Tokyo, & Madrid Improvising Orchestras. My recitations also include collaborations with groups & individuals which can be viewed on my website.
Since 2000 he has continued to collaborate with the New Luminaries of improvisation from around the world, & old Veterans such as the People Band. Terry has toured Japan in 2012 working solely with Japanese improvising musical Luminaries, dancers & the calligrapher Setsuhi Shiraishi. He also toured Brazil in 2013 giving workshops, performing solo & with Brazilian musicians.
