Compositions for Jazz/ Improvising/ Modern Ensemblespictured are Finn Scholes (trumpet), Mark Close (bass trombone) and Jill Christoff (french horn) performing John Bell's 'Song of the Elect' in the Auckland University clocktower, August 2012. (John Bell on tubular bells and bass drum) Hear a recording of this performance courtesy of Radio New Zealand Concert on the John Bell Bandcamp site. Also, at right is a track from the 2013 cd 'Spoilers of Utopia' featuring a large brass ensemble (see personnel below) The title is a response to the notion of a collective memory.
Discography below , and hear some more original material on John Bell's Bandcamp site |
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2016 Duo with Alfred Harth on Kendra Steiner Editions
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Yellow Eye Records 015 'C.L.BOB' 1997
'Spike' with: Steve Cournane (drums), David Leahy (bass/ trombone), Simon Bowden (guitar/banjo) Nils Olsen (woodwinds) |
Explorer's Club 001 'School of Hard Knocks' , Village of the Idiots 2007
'The Warrior who fought forever', 'Theme from Arterial Spray' both co-composed with Anthony Donaldson (band leader/drums) with: Jeff Henderson (saxes), Deane Hunter (guitar) Noel Clayton (guitar) Maree Thom (bass), Bridget Kelly (sax), Clare Cooper (harp), Clayton Thomas (bass), Chris O'Connor (drums) Steve Cournane (gongs) Toby Laing (trumpet) Anton Wuts (bass saxophone), Andreas Lepper (percussion ) Riki Gooch (samples) Richard Nunns (Taonga Puoro) |