Raymond MacDonald
Raymond MacDonald is a saxophonist and composer whose work is informed by a view of improvisation as a social, collaborative and uniquely creative process that provides opportunities to develop new ways of working musically. Collaborating with musicians such as David Byrne, Jim O’Rourke and Marilyn Crispell, he has released over 50 CDs and toured and broadcast worldwide. He has produced music for film, television, theatre and art installations. Much of his work explores the boundaries and ambiguities between what is conventionally seen as improvisation and composition. He plays in many collaborative free improvisatory contexts and his roots in jazz and pop music can also be heard in his playing and writing. He is also Professor of Music Psychology and Improvisation at Glasgow Caledonian University and publishes, lectures and runs workshops internationally.
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