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Northwoods Improvisers

Northwoods Improvisers has been played on NTS shows including Black Classical , with Gogisgi first played on 4 June 2017.

Northwoods Improvisers first came together in 1976. Early versions of the band played totally collective electro-acoustic improvised music. Around 1980 the band switched to an all acoustic instrumentation which has remained to this day. Mike Gilmore and Mike Johnston were founding members of the ensemble. Nick Ashton joined in 1986.

In the 1980's the band published several homemade cassette tapes of various live performances. in 1987 the band played several gigs with Canadian saxophonist (and Coda Magazine editor) Bill Smith.

In 1994 Northwoods released their…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Indian Folk Song
Northwoods Improvisers
Qbico2008
Indian Folk Song
Northwoods ImprovisersQbico2008
Discogs
Pre-Text (Improvisation)
Faruq Z. Bey, Northwoods Improvisers
Entropy Stereo Recordings2010
Pre-Text (Improvisation)
Faruq Z. Bey, Northwoods ImprovisersEntropy Stereo Recordings2010
Discogs
Talon
Faruq Z. Bey, Northwoods Improvisers
Sagittarius A-Star2012
Talon
Faruq Z. Bey, Northwoods ImprovisersSagittarius A-Star2012
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Kins
Faruq Z. Bey, Northwoods Improvisers
Sagittarius A-Star2012
Kins
Faruq Z. Bey, Northwoods ImprovisersSagittarius A-Star2012
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Gogisgi
Faruq Z. Bey, Northwoods Improvisers
Qbico2006
Gogisgi
Faruq Z. Bey, Northwoods ImprovisersQbico2006
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Kuntu
Dennis González, Faruq Z Bey, Northwoods Improvisers Septet
Qbico2009
Kuntu
Dennis González, Faruq Z Bey, Northwoods Improvisers SeptetQbico2009
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Fountain
Faruq Z. Bey, Northwoods Improvisers
Entropy Stereo Recordings2001
Fountain
Faruq Z. Bey, Northwoods ImprovisersEntropy Stereo Recordings2001
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Himalayan Footpath
Faruq Z. Bey, Northwoods Improvisers
Qbico2005
Himalayan Footpath
Faruq Z. Bey, Northwoods ImprovisersQbico2005
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