Radu Malfatti is an Austrian trombone and harmonica player, and composer. He was born in

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, in the province of

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, on December 16, 1943. Malfatti is associated with the style of music known as

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and has been described as "among the leaders in redefining the avant-garde as truly on-the-edge art." His work "since the early nineties... has been investigating the edges of ultraminimalism in both his composed and improvised work." He also operates B-Boim, a

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-only record label focusing on improvised and composed music, much of it his own.

Discography

As leader

* ''Balance'' with Balance (Incus, 1973) * ''Thrumblin'' with Stephan Wittwer (FMP, 1976) * ''Und?'' with Stephan Wittwer (FMP, 1978) * ''Bracknell Breakdown'' with Harry Miller (Ogun, 1978) * ''Humanimal'' with Jerry Chardonnens (Hat Hut, 1980) * ''Blek'' with M.L.A. Blek (FMP, 1981) * ''Ach Was!?'' with Ulrich Gumpert, Tony Oxley (FMP, 1981) * ''Zwecknagel'' with Harry Miller (FMP, 1981) * ''Formu'' (Nato, 1983) * ''Ohrkiste'' (ITM, 1992) * ''Radu Malfatti'' (Wandelweiser, 1997) * ''Dach'' with Durrant/Lehn (Erstwhile, 2001) * ''Going Fragile'' (Formed, 2006) * ''Zeitschatten'' (B-Boim, 2007) * ''Das Pelzige M'' (B-Boim, 2007) * ''Three Backgrounds'' with Frey/Pisaro (B-Boim, 2007) * ''Hoffinger Nonett'' (B-Boim, 2007) * ''Nonostante II'' (B-Boim, 2007) * ''Hoffingerquartett'' (B-Boim, 2007) * ''Friedrichshofquartett'' (B-Boim, 2007) * ''Dusseldorf Oktett'' (B-Boim, 2007) * ''Raum Zeit I'' (B-Boim, 2007) * ''Kid Ailack 5'' (B-Boim, 2008) * ''Dusseldorf Vielfaches'' (B-Boim, 2008) * ''Claude Lorrain 1'' (B-Boim, 2008) * ''Imaoto'' with Klaus Filip (Erstwhile, 2009) * ''Goat Vs Donkey'' with Taku Unami (Taumaturgia, 2009) * ''Himmelgeister 19'' (B-Boim, 2010) * ''Cafe Oto 1'' (B-Boim, 2010) * ''Darenootodesuka'' (B-Boim, 2012) * ''Untitled'' with Taku Unami (Erstwhile, 2012) * ''Ruten'' (B-Boim, 2014) * ''II'' with Jurg Frey (Erstwhile, 2014) * ''One Man and a Fly'' (Cathnor, 2015)

As sideman

With Elton Dean * ''Happy Daze'' (Ogun, 1977) * ''Live at the BBC'' (Hux, 2003) * ''Ninesense Suite'' (Jazzwerkstatt 2011) * ''The 100 Club Concert 1979'' (Reel 2012) With

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& London Jazz Composers' Orchestra * ''Zurich Concerts'' (Intakt, 1988) * '' Harmos'' (Intakt, 1989) * '' Double Trouble'' (Intakt, 1990) * ''

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'' (Intakt, 1992) * ''Portraits'' (Intakt, 1994) * ''Study II & Stringer'' (Intakt, 2005) With

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* ''

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'' (Ogun, 1974) * ''Procession'' (Ogun, 1978) * ''Yes Please'' (In and Out 1981) * ''Bremen to Bridgwater'' (Cuneiform, 2004) With

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* ''Ereignislose Musik Loose Music'' (Random Acoustics, 1996) * ''Venusmond Oper Als Topos'' (Quell, 2000) * ''Hommage a Moi'' (Loewenhertz 2011) With others * Antoine Beuger, ''Cantor Quartets'' (Another Timbre 2013) *

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, ''Doctor Faustus'' (Ictus, 2006) * Malcolm Goldstein, ''A Sounding of Sources'' (New World, 2008) * Sven-Ake Johansson, ''Sven-Ake Johansson Mit Dem NMUI Im SO 36 '79'' (FMP, 1987) * Franz Koglmann, ''The Use of Memory'' (hat ART, 1991) * Steve Lacy, ''Itinerary'' (hat ART, 1991) *

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, ''Topology'' (Hat Hut 1981) * Joe McPhee, ''The Loneliest Woman'' (Corbett vs Dempsey 2012) *

Louis Moholo Louis Tebogo Moholo (born 10 March 1940), is a South African jazz drummer. He has been a member of several notable bands, including The Blue Notes, the Brotherhood of Breath and Assagai. Biography Born in Cape Town, Moholo formed The Blue ...

, ''Spirits Rejoice!'' (Ogun, 1978) * Louis Moholo, ''Bra Louis Bra Tebs & Spirits Rejoice!'' (Ogun, 2006) *

Michael Pisaro Michael Pisaro (born 1961 in Buffalo, New York) is a guitarist and composer. A member of the Wandelweiser Composers Ensemble, he has composed over 80 works for a great variety of instrumental combinations, including several pieces for variable i ...

, ''Nature Denatured and Found Again'' (Gravity Wave 2019) *

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, ''Polwechsel'' (Random Acoustics, 1995) * Soft Heap, ''Soft Heap'' (Charly, 1979) *

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, ''Quartet & Octet Slubmusic'' (Tengu, 2014) *

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, ''His Master's Bones'' (Cuneiform, 1996)

References

External links

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Interview with Radu Malfatti
1943 births Living people Musicians from Innsbruck Austrian male composers Austrian composers Free improvisation The Dedication Orchestra members Composers from Innsbruck {{austria-composer-stub