Improvised in the Midlands

Excellent new site from Leicester based 'Modern guitar bric-a-brac-ist' Jamie Smith, called Frimp.

[Fr{ee} Imp{rovisation}] and stuff

Free Improvisation Free Jazz Electroacoustic Improvisation Non-Idiomatic Improvisation

http://www.frimp.co.uk/music-shop/index.php

For instance an enlightening audio interview with saxophonist Paul Dunmall on the page linked to above.

Other midlands improv links..

BIO (Birmingham Improvisers Orchestra)

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=86085519

Improvisation Birmingham (feat: info about improv gigs, mainly 'Fizzle' at the Lamp in Digbeth and 'Frimp' at the Victoria in Station Street and the quarterly 'Invention Convention')

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=207402629

A BBC page about 'Jazz' in Birmingham (featuring mention of BIO, including a photograph of mine, uncredited, I`m going to sue!)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2007/06/20/birmingham_jazz_scene_feature.shtml




Bruce Coates conducting the Birmingham Improvisers Orchestra (B.I.O.) during a pre performance rehersal at the CBSO centre Birmingham UK....photo taken... 09 June 2006, 19:25:48 Photo by me (take note BBC), from my flickr account.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rowleyregis/



Mike Hurley conducting (or about to) during a Birmingham Improvisers Orchestra (B.I.O.) pre performance rehersal at the CBSO centre, Birmingham UK, photo taken..... 09 June 2006, 18:43:00 Photo by me (take note BBC), from my flickr account.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rowleyregis/