Philipp John Paul Wachsmann (born 5 August 1944) is an

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ist born in

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, Uganda, probably better known for having founded his own group Chamberpot. He has worked with many musicians in the

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, Derek Bailey and Paul Rutherford, among many others. Wachsmann is especially known for playing within the

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Discography

* ''Chamberpot'' with Richard Beswick, Simon Mayo, Tony Wren (Bead, 1976) * ''Sparks of the Desire Magneto'' with Richard Beswick, Tony Wren (Bead, 1977) * ''Improvisations Are Forever Now'' (Vinyl Records, 1978) * ''For Harm'' with Harry de Wit (Bead, 1979) * ''Hello Brenda!'' with Richard Beswick (Bead, 1981) * ''Writing in Water'' (Bead, 1985) * ''Ellispontos'' (J.n.d., 1986) * ''The Glider & The Grinder'' with Tony Oxley (Bead, 1987) * ''Eleven Years from Yesterday'' with Peter Jacobsen, Ian Brighton, Marcio Mattos, Trevor Taylor (Bead, 1988) * ''Icarus'' with Roger Curphy, Mark Wastell, Carol Ann Jackson, Trevor Taylor (FMR, 1995) * ''Some Other Season'' with Paul Lytton (ECM, 1999) * ''August Steps'' with Teppo Hauta-Aho (Bead, 2000) * ''Wazahugy'' with Charlotte Hug, Ivar Grydeland & Ingar Zach (Sofa, 2002) * ''The Needles'' with Evan Parker, Teppo Hauta-aho (Leo, 2002) * ''Refractions in Air'' with Michael Bunce (Bead, 2003) * ''Zero Plus'' with Aurora Josephson, Jacob Lindsay, Damon Smith, Martin Blume (Balance Point Acoustics, 2003) * ''888'' with Evan Parker, Hugh Davies, Eddie Prevost (FMR, 2003) * ''Apparitions'' with Stan Adler, Paul Chauncy, Jon Lloyd, Rob Palmer (Leo, 2004) * ''Free Zone Appleby 2003'' with Tony Coe, John Edwards, Alan Hacker, Sylvia Hallett, Marcio Mattos, Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler (psi, 2004) * ''Startle the Echoes'' with Matthew Hutchinson (Bead, 2004) * ''Expanded Botanics'' with Peter Ole Jorgensen, Jakob Riis (Ninth World Music, 2004) * ''Free Zone Appleby 2004'' with Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton, Joel Ryan (psi, 2005) * ''Free Zone Appleby 2005'' with Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler, Gerd Dudek, Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers, John Edwards, Tony Marsh, Tony Levin (psi, 2006) * ''Pacific 2003'' with Martin Blume (Bead, 2005) * ''Cinc'' with Paul Lytton, Ken Vandermark (Okka Disk, 2006) * ''Refugium'' with Jorgensen, Riis (Ninth World Music, 2006) * ''Free Zone Appleby 2006'' with Evan Parker, Rudi Mahall, Aki Takase, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Paul Rutherford, Paul Lovens (psi, 2007) * ''St. Cyprians 3'' with Howard Riley, Tony Wren (FMR, 2012) * ''Gateway '97'' with Turner, Thomas, Frangenheim (Creative Sources, 2013) * ''Berlin Kinesis'' with Turner, Thomas, Frangenheim (Creative Sources, 2015) * ''Alizarin'' with Roger Turner (Bead, 2015) * ''Imagined Time'' with Paul Lytton (Bead, 2016) * ''Garuda'' with Lawrence Casserley (Bead, 2016) * ''A Trust in the Uncertain and a Willingness to Be Exposed'' with Emil Strandberg, Sten Sandell, Patric Thorman (Found You, 2017) * ''Reunion Live from Cafe Oto'' with Evan Parker, John Russell, Ian Brighton, Marcio Mattos, Trevor Taylor (FMR, 2017) With Barry Guy's London Jazz Composers' Orchestra * ''Stringer (Four Pieces for Orchestra)'' (FMP, 1983) * ''Zurich Concerts'' (Intakt, 1987–88) * '' Harmos'' (Intakt, 1989) * '' Double Trouble'' (Intakt, 1990) * ''Study II'' (Intakt, 1991) * ''

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'' (Intakt, 1991) * ''Portraits'' (Intakt, 1993) * ''Three Pieces for Orchestra'' (Intakt, 1995) * '' Double Trouble Two'' (Intakt, 1998) * ''Radio Rondo / Schaffhausen Concert'' (Intakt, 2009) With Paul Lytton *'' The Balance of Trade'' (CIMP, 1996) With

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* '' Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3'' (ECM, 2004) With the

Celebration Orchestra * ''

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* '' Toward the Margins'' (ECM, 1996) * '' Drawn Inward'' (ECM, 1998) * '' Memory/Vision'' (ECM, 2002) * ''

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'' (ECM, 2004) * '' The Moment's Energy'' (ECM, 2007)

References

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