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  • 2012 wrap-up

    December 2012: New trio CD released: Far Flung + duo recording w Myra Melford

    It's been a huge 6 months since the last posting.
    In November the Alister Spence Trio released our 5th album, Far Flung: our first double album. We are very pleased with this release. It maybe our best release to date. The launch gig at the Sound Lounge several weeks before was a great celebration. And there plans for a vinyl release of Far Flung in the coming months.
    Also in November I had the privilege of recording a duo piano improvisation with the extraordinary Myra Melford, due for broadcast and streaming soon. date TBA.
    Lastly I played a gig with Lawrence English (electronics) and Mary Rapp (cello). Lawrence and I are composing the music for a new theatre production I Love Todd Sampson to be premiered in Sydney in February.
    In January/February I  have a national tour with Raymond MacDonald to promote Stepping Between The Shadows, and a UK tour with Raymond, Joe Williamson and Chris Cantillo to promote Far Flung. More on that (and tour dates very soon).


  • July Update

    New Alister Spence Trio recording

    The Alister Spence Trio have just completed recording their 5th studio CD. Recorded at Megaphon Studios between 14 - 16 June, with Tim Whitten as engineer, it is shaping up to be a beauty!  The CD will be released in October.

    In other news, 'Stepping Between The Shadows' has received an excellent review in Bad Alchemy magazine, Germany. 'Poetic interaction'...'wildly restless'...'knocking and squeaking ghostly with each other'...'a euphoric ridge of high pressure'.


  • Latest Release - Stepping Between Shadows

    Alister Spence: piano/prepared piano Raymond MacDonald: soprano/alto saxophones

    I am excited to release this new DUO CD with saxophonist, Raymond MacDonald (Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, Marilyn Crispell, Evan Parker). We recorded it live in concert in Glasgow, Feb 2011, as part of a UK/European Tour. Raymond and I have a friendship that has developed over the last 10 years. We have performed together in Sydney, Tokyo, UK and Europe. In 2008, we recorded the Buddy CD (released on Textile) with the Raymond MacDonald International Big Band. The Duo CD is the next step in our collaborative journey. Out now on Rufus Records


  • TRIO Update

    New Alister Spence Trio CD to be released later this year

    The Trio has had some great gigs over the past few months. In June, we are going into the studio to record our next CD and our new material is feeling very strong. Watch out for this release later this year.;


  • BEST OF 2011 AND LOOKING AHEAD 2012…

    2011 has been a great year!! Here are some musical highlights.

    EUROPE TOUR

    Touring in Europe at the beginning of the year meant re-connecting with wonderful musicians and friends: Raymond MacDonald, Joe Williamson, Christopher Cantillo and Daniel Rorke. We played concerts in Scotland, England, Sweden and Norway (a first). There are some excellent recordings from this tour. Look out for several new releases next year, and some audio highlights to be posted very soon (promise!) on this site.