John Bruce Wallace
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John Bruce Wallace is a composer, improvisational guitarist, painter, and philosopher. He has a philosophy degree from the University of Southern Maine
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He is a free jazz
solo performer. He has recorded and released seven albums of extended sound statements. Tours have included festivals in Russia and Lithuania, where he was awarded fourth place at the Vilnius Jazz Festival
. His music was invited for performance consideration at the American Pavilion during the 1991 São Paulo Art Biennial
, in São Paulo
, Brazil
. "He invented a new technique of playing while continuously changing the pitch of his electric guitar" (Svetlana Korel'skaya, ARKHANGEL'SK, Arkhangel'sk, Russia). "[A] composer working to create a new voice for the electric guitar...creating a new approach to the instrument" (Tim Brady, Opus Novus, Bradyworks, Codes d'Acces, Montreal, Quebec, Canada).
He has exhibited figurative oil paintings in several shows in New York City and Washington, DC, as-well-as, shows in Chicago, Minneapolis, Missouri, Maryland, Maine.
He has published a monograph in Philosophy on Solipsism and Consciousness.
The JAZZ Discography - by Tom Lord http://www.lordisco.com/musicians/W2.html
Vilnius Jazz Festival http://www.vilniusjazz.lt/history/91.htm
Praesentation zeitgenoessischer Spielarten improvisierter Musik ... http://www.vilniusjazz.lt/press/9201jp.htm
Статьи « ЖУРНАЛ НЕЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСКОЙ МУЗЫКИ "РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ-ONLINE"» http://rezultat.atknet.ru/articles/?26
Link to Philosophy Monograph on Consciousness and Solipsism titled: Genesis: Involvement: Generation
University of Southern Maine
The University of Southern Maine is a multi-campus public urban comprehensive university and part of the University of Maine System. USM's three primary campuses are located in Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston...
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He is a free jazz
Free jazz
Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and 1950s...
solo performer. He has recorded and released seven albums of extended sound statements. Tours have included festivals in Russia and Lithuania, where he was awarded fourth place at the Vilnius Jazz Festival
Vilnius Jazz Festival
The Vilnius Jazz Festival is the oldest annual jazz festival held in Vilnius, Lithuania. It provides a broad perspective on contemporary trends in jazz from all over the world. Since its founding in 1987, Vilnius Jazz has earned a reputation of a radical avant-garde festival oriented towards...
. His music was invited for performance consideration at the American Pavilion during the 1991 São Paulo Art Biennial
São Paulo Art Biennial
The São Paulo Art Biennial was founded in 1951 and has been held every two years since. It is the second oldest art biennial in the world after the Venice Biennial , which serves as its role model....
, in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. "He invented a new technique of playing while continuously changing the pitch of his electric guitar" (Svetlana Korel'skaya, ARKHANGEL'SK, Arkhangel'sk, Russia). "[A] composer working to create a new voice for the electric guitar...creating a new approach to the instrument" (Tim Brady, Opus Novus, Bradyworks, Codes d'Acces, Montreal, Quebec, Canada).
He has exhibited figurative oil paintings in several shows in New York City and Washington, DC, as-well-as, shows in Chicago, Minneapolis, Missouri, Maryland, Maine.
He has published a monograph in Philosophy on Solipsism and Consciousness.
External links
The JAZZ Discography - by Tom Lord http://www.lordisco.com/musicians/W2.html
Vilnius Jazz Festival http://www.vilniusjazz.lt/history/91.htm
Praesentation zeitgenoessischer Spielarten improvisierter Musik ... http://www.vilniusjazz.lt/press/9201jp.htm
Статьи « ЖУРНАЛ НЕЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСКОЙ МУЗЫКИ "РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ-ONLINE"» http://rezultat.atknet.ru/articles/?26
Link to Philosophy Monograph on Consciousness and Solipsism titled: Genesis: Involvement: Generation
- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0819116904/ref=cm_lm_fullview_prod_23/102-7512133-5830531?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155