Mujician
Encyclopedia
Mujician is an improvisational jazz
quartet founded in 1988.
The group's pianist, Keith Tippett
, played briefly with King Crimson
and also works with his group Centipede
; the group's drummer is named Tony Levin, though he is not the same Tony Levin
who played in King Crimson. Mujician formed in 1988 and released its first album, The Journey in 1991; the release is a single track recorded live at a festival. Poem About the Hero is also a live recording, done in front of a small audience; their first studio session was 1998's Colours Fulfilled. The 2000 Bristol Concert release was recorded in 1991.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
quartet founded in 1988.
The group's pianist, Keith Tippett
Keith Tippett
Keith Tippett is a British jazz pianist and composer.Tippett, the son of a local police officer, went to Greenway Boys Secondary Modern school in Southmead, Bristol. He formed his first jazz band called The KT7 whilst still at school and they performed numbers popular at the time by The Temperance...
, played briefly with King Crimson
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
and also works with his group Centipede
Centipede (band)
Centipede were an English jazz/progressive rock/Canterbury sound big band with more than 50 members, organized and led by the British free jazz pianist Keith Tippett...
; the group's drummer is named Tony Levin, though he is not the same Tony Levin
Tony Levin
Tony Levin is an American progressive rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman stick and upright bass ....
who played in King Crimson. Mujician formed in 1988 and released its first album, The Journey in 1991; the release is a single track recorded live at a festival. Poem About the Hero is also a live recording, done in front of a small audience; their first studio session was 1998's Colours Fulfilled. The 2000 Bristol Concert release was recorded in 1991.
Members
- Paul DunmallPaul DunmallPaul Dunmall is a British jazz saxophonist who plays tenor and soprano saxophone as well as the baritone and the more exotic Saxello and the Northumbrian pipes.He has a long discography on the Duns Limited Edition label....
- reeds - Tony LevinTony Levin (drummer)Tony Levin was an English jazz drummer.Levin played at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in the 1960s with artists including Joe Harriott, Al Cohn, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Zoot Sims, and Toots Thielemanns....
- percussion - Paul Rogers - bass
- Keith TippettKeith TippettKeith Tippett is a British jazz pianist and composer.Tippett, the son of a local police officer, went to Greenway Boys Secondary Modern school in Southmead, Bristol. He formed his first jazz band called The KT7 whilst still at school and they performed numbers popular at the time by The Temperance...
- piano
Discography
- The Journey (Cuneiform RecordsCuneiform RecordsCuneiform Records is an independent record label based in Silver Spring, Maryland.The label releases a mixture of musical styles, including progressive jazz, modern fusion music, progressive rock, the Canterbury Scene and electronic music...
, 1991) - Poem About the Hero (Cuneiform, 1994)
- Birdman (Cuneiform, 1996)
- Colours Fulfilled (Cuneiform, 1998)
- Bristol Concert (What Disc, 2000)
- Spacetime (Cuneiform, 2001)
- There's No Going Back Now (Cuneiform, 2006)