The story of Allies begins in 1989, when guitarist/composer Fred Frith was commissioned by choreographer Bebe Miller to compose a suite for the Brooklyn Academy of Music's "Next Wave'" series. Unhappy ...

Since emerging in the early 1970s with Henry Cow, multi-instrumentalist Fred Frith has created a large, stylistically diverse body of work and a reputation for being both a fearless improviser and ...

When he first emerged on the British scene in the seminal Canterbury group Henry Cow over thirty years ago, few could have envisaged that guitarist/multi-instrumentalist/composer Fred Frith would go ...

In complete contrast, Cosa Brava is an experimental rock and improvisation group formed in 2008 by Frith. In it, he contributes guitar and vocals as well as composing all the songs. On its debut album ...

His sixth album of music for dance, Nowhere / Sideshow / Thin Air continues multi-instrumentalist/composer Fred Frith's longstanding collaboration with Carla Kihlstedt. The violinist was heard most ...

On the basis of this evidence, Janet Feder is as concerned with the intrinsic qualities of the acoustic guitar as an instrument as she is with technique, correct or otherwise—and this is borne out by ...

The Moers Festival in Germany celebrates its 50th anniversary during this year's edition, between 21st and 24th of May. The English guitarist Fred Frith was always a frequent player at this festival, ...

Over the decades of his solo career, Fred Frith's music has grown more reflective of the range of his musical interests. As well as being an improviser of significance he has also shown an interest in ...

Multi-instrumentalist/composer Fred Frith occupies a unique niche. As a charter member of Henry Cowell, a band for which improvisation was always an integral part of musical expression, he was partly ...

Multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser Fred Frith has been making noise of one kind or another for almost 50 years, starting with the iconic rock collective Henry Cow, which he co-founded ...

Janet Feder and eminent guitarist/improviser Fred Frith perform twelve duet pieces on audio disc one of Ironic Universe as vacillating undercurrents, utilizing atypical tonal contrasts and ...