Mark Wastell
Mark Wastellwas a concert in the venue Teaterhuset Avant Garden, curated by Mark Wastell.
Mark Wastell manages the record store Sound 323 in Northern London, several record companies (among them Confront) and is a very active concert producer. In addition he is a multi-instrumentalist musician, using cello, percussion and electronics as his most central instruments.
Information
(Objekt ID 10603)| Object type | Production |
| In collaboration with | Ny Musikk, Trondheim Jazzforum |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Music |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
Towards the end of the 1990es Mark Wastell pioneered a new direction within improvisational music, breaking with most of the norms of the time: Reductionism.
Reductionism can be characterised by minimalism, subtle textures and a near whispering sound level. The musical genre has grown from metropolises such as Berlin, Tokyo and London. In London Wastell and trumpeter Matt Davis, who called themselves New London Silence, were among the most active musicians within this direction.
Mark Wastell curated this concert for Avant Garden, for which he was asked to put together an ensemble consisting of the most interesting free improvisation musicians in Europe.
Most of the musicians he chose have been central within Reductionism.
Source: Spring program 2006, Avant Garden.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark Wastell | – Staging |
| Burkhard Beins | – Musician |
| Angharad Davies | – Musician |
| Bertrand Denzler | – Musician |
| Ben Drew | – Musician |
| Kai Fagaschinski | – Musician |
| Wolfgang Fuchs | – Musician |
| Graham Halliwell | – Musician |
| Tomas Korber | – Musician |
| Dominic Lash | – Musician |
| May 12, 2006 – Teaterhuset Avant Garden | Show |