- Torsten Mueller
Torsten Müller (Born November 25, 1957 in
Hamburg, Germany ) is afree improvising bassist inVancouver, Canada . He plays a 5 stringdouble bass .He lived in Bremen and Hamburg from 1976 to 2001, where he started his musical career and worked as a radio host and producer atRadio Bremen , a public radio and television broadcaster.He came into the free improvised music scene in the mid 70s, first playing with Free Music Communion (an ensemble with guitarist Herbert Janssen and pianist Udo Bergner) recording three LPs on their own Fremuco Records label. He co-founded the large improvising ensemble King Ubu Orchestra and was a member of this ensemble for 10 years.
Torsten Müller has performed concerts all over the world with a diverse array of improvisers, including
Evan Parker ,John Russell ,Jon Rose ,Joelle Léandre ,John Zorn ,Arto Lindsay ,Lol Coxhill ,Alexander Schlippenbach ,Paul Lovens ,Phil Minton ,Charles Gayle ,Melvin Poore ,Paul Rutherford andPeter van Bergen .He moved to Vancouver, Canada in 2001 where he has been performing at the
Vancouver International Jazz Festival and acts as co-curator of the annual "Time Flies" Improvised Music Festival. He plays in various ensembles, including Vancouver based drummerDylan Van Der Schyff 's "Bande X" and his own ensemble, "Hoxha", with british trombonistPaul Rutherford andDylan Van Der Schyff .Discography
Communion Structures Fremuco 1978 with
Herbert Janssen andUdo Bergner White Earth Streak UnHeard Music 1981 with
Davey Williams ,LaDonna Smith ,Guenther Christmann Vario 12-20 1983-1985
Carte Blanche FMP 1985 Duo with
Guenther Christmann Binaurality FMP 1992 with King Ubu Orchestra
Twofer Penumbra 2001 with
John Corbett andFred Lonberg-Holm Milwaukee 2002 Emanem 2003 with
Lol Coxhill andPaul Rutherford Hoxha Spool 2005 with
Ken Vandermark ,Paul Rutherford andDylan Van Der Schyff Mount Washington Reify 2004 with
Wolfgang Fuchs ,Ann LeBaron ,Philip Wachsmann ,Chris Heenan ,Jeremy Drake ,Tucker Dulin andMartin Blume The Zone Konnex 2006 with
Paul Rutherford ,Harris Eisenstadt External links
* [http://www.coastaljazz.ca/index.cfm?page_id=97&view=ARTIST&artist_id=820/ Torsten Muller on Coastaljazz.ca]
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