recordings
selected studio sessions:
I’ve put these few recordings up here to share with you some of the diverse things I’ve recorded and experimented with over the years which for some reason or another did not make it out into the world for a broader release.
As is often the case with art and the process of creating it, we can all find things we may of preferred had they come off differently (and that is certainly the case here…) - but this taking of chances, of risk and the unknown are not only important elements of meaningful expression but are inextricably woven into the fabric of our humanity.
Art helps us to articulate the unknown.
autumn leaves
This live recording of the Matthew Shipp Trio (with William Parker on bass and Edward Ware on drums) was made at the Wellington International Jazz Festival, Wellington, New Zealand in 1998.
free and open
These two free improvisations are part of a session recorded at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, New York in September of 2013 with Jeff Henderson - saxophones and Edward Ware - drums.
big car back of the house
This session was recorded for leader/composer Chris Kelsey in December 1999 at K studios Brooklyn, New York. Chris Kelsey soprano sax., Joe Fiedler trombone, Dave Hofstra bass, Edward Ware drums.
the forgotten misbegotten
This was another quartet session for leader/composer Chris Kelsey recorded in New York sometime earlier in 1999 with Chris Kelsey soprano sax., Philip Johnston alto sax., Ken Filiano bass and Edward Ware drums.
Fang - plate 47
This work was written as part of my on going interest in the colouristic and textural potentials of drums and strings and was inspired by Fang sculpture and reliquary statues from Equatorial Africa. Recorded at Victoria University, New Zealand in December 2007 with Helene Pohl - violin and Edward Ware - drums.
notes for viola and soprano sax.
This work was written as a study in two part texture and performed at the Adams Chamber Music Festival in Nelson New Zealand in 2011. Recorded in Wellington, NZ, with Martin Jaenecke - soprano saxophone and Victoria Janecke - viola.
Afganhistan demo
This short excerpt (utilizing digital instruments) was written as a demo for film maker Carol Dysinger, winner of the 2020 Oscar for short documentary film, for a project set in Afganhistan.
‘La Vida es Sueño’
This music was part of the score written for the play ‘La Vida es Sueño’. Performed in New York in 2007 and in Spain at the Festival de Teatro Clásico de Almagro in 2008.