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Kuntz ( Henry )
Henry Kuntz has been intimately involved in free jazz and free improvisation for more than 30 years. From 1973 to 1979, he was editor and publisher of the internationally – acclaimed newsletter – review BELLS. He first recorded on tenor saxophone in 1977 on Henry Kaiser’s Ice Death. He has played musette and various flutes since 1981, miniature violins since 1983, gamelan and xylophones since 1988, and rhaita since1999. On Humming Bird Records, he has released 2 LPs, 16 cassettes, and 6 CDs of solo, group, and multi-tracked free improvisations.
HUMMING BIRDs Earth Series Cassettes presents indigenous music recorded by Henry in Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, and Bali (Indonesia). These musics, along with Native American and other world musics — Henry has made additional music and dance explorations to Ecuador, Nepal, Thailand, Morocco, and Java and Sumatra (Indonesia) — have very much affected his overall musical concept.
In 1986 – drawing on aspects of music, dance, performance, and ritual – he formed the “avant-shamanic trance jazz” group Opeye. He has performed with Moe Staino’s MOE!kestra and has collaborated on various projects with edgy drone master Robert Horton.
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AVAILABLE RELEASES featuring Henry Kuntz
Henry Kuntz & Paul V. Kuntz | JAsZ KHARdMA
“The title JAsZ KHARdMA stems from Paul’s occasional use of a number of R. Crumb’s Early Jazz Greats Trading Cards inside the piano, laying the cards across the strings to achieve a flapping percussive effect.” — Henry Kuntz
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Henry Kuntz | Sonic Flares
As always when using these instruments, I ignored the scale and tuning differences between them to allow for an expanded sound range and an overlapping of divergent tonal occurrences.
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Henry Kuntz | IINFIINIITY
“The process of multi-track creation has been an ongoing musical exploration and experiment, the results of which have consistently surprised and delighted me. I hope you enjoy listening.” — Henry Kuntz
Henry Kuntz and Paul V. Kuntz | Year of the Ox
“These are the first recordings Paul and I have made together in 25 years. We had fun improvising and spontaneously shaping the music; each piece grew out of its own organic logic.” — Henry Kuntz
Henry Kuntz and Don Marvel | One One & One
“I hope this record will serve to introduce Don’s genius to the many who I know will want to hear how he works. I am grateful to him for helping to bring all of my music full-circle and into complete contemporaneity.” — Henry Kuntz
Opeye Orchestra | Live at Tuva Space
The OPEYE ORCHESTRA, a world-expansive free-improvising ensemble.
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Opeye | Moss ‘Comes Silk
Highlights the formal advances possible in group playing when free improvisation is approached in its most natural manner. The uniqueness and complexity of each player’s part is expanded to the farthest extent possible while maintaining a recognizable group entity and musical identity.
Henry Kuntz | Bolivia (1986) Native Ritual Music from Italaque
Music from the Fiesta de la Invención de la Santa Cruz May 3, 1986. All of this music was recorded outdoors on basic equipment in “real life” circumstances.
