Archive for the 'Projects' Category

HAMMERIVER: Debut Record Release Aug 2010
Friday, August 7th, 2009

HAMMERIVER
Clare Cooper, concert harp
Chris Abrahams, grand piano
Tobias Delius, tenor saxophone and clarinet
Werner Dafeldecker, double bass
Clayton Thomas, double bass
Christof Kurzmann, lloopp
Tony Buck, drums

PRESS RELEASE
Australian harpist Clare Cooper formed Hammeriver in Sydney in 2003 as a vehicle for dynamic investigation into the music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda – composer, harpist, pianist, organist and bandleader.
When Cooper moved [...]

GERM STUDIES ALBUM LAUNCHED
Sunday, March 1st, 2009

BUY DOUBLE ALBUM & WALL CHART HERE

After 5 years of research GERM STUDIES launches a double album of 198 tracks, with wall chart featuring illustrations by hundreds of improvisers, artists and family members. [July 2009]
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PRESS RELEASE:
GERM STUDIES (CHRIS ABRAHAMS & CLARE COOPER)
GERM STUDIES FOR GUZHENG & DX7
2CD & [...]

NEVERS [duo with Jean-Philippe Gross]
Friday, January 2nd, 2009

NEVERS: Jean-Philippe Gross, electronics jxpx.free.fr/ & Clare Cooper, guzheng gutstring.net/

ON TOUR WITH C.SPENCER YEH NOV 2009
C. Spencer Yeh, solo violin www.myspace.com/cspenceryeh

Oct 31 : Berlin – CSY solo at Ausland
Nov 1: Berlin -CSY + JP Gross + Cooper with Hammeriver Big Band at B-flat (10 piece)

Nov 2: Llubljana
Nov 3: Berlin – Miss Hecker

Nov [...]

LVSXY – recording and off to Australia Dec’09/Jan 2010
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Clare Cooper, guzheng and percussion &
Clayton Thomas, contrabass and percussion

Both share a love of gritty percussion and supreme resonance on their respective string instruments, their influence on each others’ extended language is clear and explosive when combined.
Clare and Clayton have made music together since 2000 in groups such as the Splinter Orchestra and [...]

John Butcher Group: CD RELEASE
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

John Butcher Group:
Chris Burn – piano, Gino Robair – percussion
John Butcher – saxophones & pre-recordings
John Edwards – bass
Thomas Lehn – synth, Dieb 13 – turntables
Clare Cooper – harp/ghuzeng
Adam Linson – bass and electronics.
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ORDER THE CD
Recorded in November 2008 in concert at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

[from John Butcher's website 19 August 2008]
OCTET
November sees the first [...]

CRAX release
Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Axel Dörner/Clare Cooper/Cor Fuhler – Crax (Conundrom)
review posted by Brian Olewnick at 7/19/2008 09:53:00 AM
Another fine release from Fuhler’s willfully obscure Conundrom label … A single 35 minute track, recorded on December 21st of 2007, it’s a lovely blend of bittersweet, long tones, Dörner providing the acerbity, Fuhler the [...]

THE SPLINTER ORCHESTRA
Friday, March 2nd, 2007

The Splinter Orchestra. Australia's 25 piece improvising ensemble the Splinter orchestra members over the years:
Jim Denley, Dale Gorfinkel, Peter Farrar, Karen Booth, Lloyd Honeybrook, Clare Cooper, Clayton Thomas, Ian Petersie, Matt Ottignon, Inge Olmheim, Shannon O’Neill, Luke Callaghan, Emily Morandini, Benjamin Byrne, Alex Davies, Daniel Whiting, Joe Derrick, Simon Ferenci, Clayton Thomas, Mike Majkowski, Abel [...]