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Bill Smith
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Bill Smith was born in Bristol, England
on May 12th, 1938 and emigrated to Canada in 1963. As a young
man he played drums and trumpet casually in England. He now
plays E-flat & C soprano saxophones and drums and is a photographer,
writer and film producer. From 1963 until 2001 he was the art
director/editor of Coda Magazine. He has performed and recorded
with numerous players among them David Prentice, David Lee,
Michael Snow, Leo Smith, Joe McPhee, Evan Parker, Wolfgang Fuchs,
Phil Minton, Roger Turner, John Tchicai, Vinny Golia. His many
recordings are all in the analog world, two of which (with Joe
McPhee - Visitation & with Leo Smith - Rastafari) are soon
to be reissued on CD by Boxholder. A CD of duets with guitarist
Tony Wilson (Learning New Tricks) has been released. Since 1989
he has lived on Hornby Island. |
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