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Barry Guy

cb, *1947 GB, London
Musician / Composer of Classical and Jazz
A.k.a. Barry John Guy

Barry John Guy (born 22 April 1947, in London) is a British composer and double bass player. His range of interests encompasses early music, contemporary composition, jazz and improvisation, and he has worked with a wide variety of orchestras in the UK and Europe. He also taught at Guildhall School of Music.

     
Instruments
  • Double bass
  • Bass
  • Vocals
Genres
  • Classical
  • Jazz
  • Electronic
Plays With
2 X 3 = 5
Aurora Trio
Barry Guy New Orchestra
Blue Shroud Band
Bob Downes Open Music
Brigantin
Camerata Kilkenny
Cecil Taylor Workshop Ensemble
Deep Memory Trio
Elsie Jo
Evan Parker / Barry Guy
Evan Parker / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton
Fernandez / Guy / López
Guy-Gustafsson-Strid Trio
Howard Riley Trio
Iskra 1903
Iskra 1912
Louis Moholo/Evan Parker/Pule Pheto/Gibo Pheto/Barry Guy Quintet
Nu-Ensemblen
Ramón López Freedom Now Sextet
Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Tarfala Trio
The Academy Of Ancient Music
The Dowland Project
The Joel Futterman - Kidd Jordan Quintet
The Richard Hickox Orchestra
Tony Oxley's Celebration Orchestra
Transatlantic Art Ensemble
The Academy Of Ancient Music Chorus
The Purcell Band
The Academy Of Ancient Music Chamber Ensemble
Equale Brass Ensemble
Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra
Popular Tracks   
A Single Street Stretched Tight By the Waters on Backscatter Bright Blue by Fred Frith & Barry Guy
After the Rain: III. Antiphon on Barry Guy: After the Rain by Barry Guy, City of London Sinfonia & Richard Hickox
In Darkness Let Me Dwell on In Darkness Let Me Dwell by John Dowland & John Potter
Come Again on In Darkness Let Me Dwell by John Dowland & John Potter
Part I - Live on Live in Munich by Jordina Millà & Barry Guy
Part VI - Live on Live in Munich by Jordina Millà & Barry Guy
Macchina basso on Gramss, Dresser, Eckhardt, Guy, Hoock, Léandre, Phillips, Roccato, Saitoh, Thelin & Scodanibbio: Thinking of Stefano Scodanibbio by Various Artists
Weep You No More, Sad Fountains on In Darkness Let Me Dwell by John Dowland & John Potter
Flow My Tears on In Darkness Let Me Dwell by John Dowland & John Potter
Jazzdor I - Live on Live at Jazzdor by Angelica Sanchez, Barry Guy & Ramon Lopez

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Illuminated SilenceIzumi Kimura / Barry Guy / Gerry Hemingway2019Album
Syllogistic MomentsPeter Evans - Barry Guy2018Album
Louisiana VariationsTorben Snekkestad / Agustí Fernandez / Barry Guy2018Album
Blue Horizon. Barry Guy@70 [Live At The Ad Libitum Festival 2017]Barry Guy2018Album
Sidereus Nuncius – The Starry MessengerRamón López – Barry Guy2018Album
Free Radicals At DOMPeter Evans ● Agustí Fernandez ● Barry Guy2018Album
LuminousSimon Nabatov - Barry Guy - Gerry Hemingway2018Album
BeyondJürg Wickihalder – Barry Guy – Lucas Niggli2017Album
Without BordersBarry Guy2017Album
FrogsBarry Guy2017Single
The Blue ShroudBarry Guy2016Album
Heavy Metal RabbitLucien Dubuis, Barry Guy, Alfred Vogel2016Album
Tensegrity (Small Formations)Barry Guy, Blue Shroud Band2016Album
Deep MemoryBarry Guy – Marilyn Crispell – Paul Lytton2016Album
StarMaya Homburger & Barry Guy2016Album
Live At LiteraturhausThe Living Room + Barry Guy2015Album
Occasional PoemsBarry Guy / Ken Vandermark2015Album
Time Passing...Barry Guy2015Album
Five Fizzles For Samuel BeckettBarry Guy2014Album
Backscatter Bright BlueFred Frith – Barry Guy2014Album
Slip Slide And CollideTorben Snekkestad - Barry Guy2014Album
Games And Improvisations: Hommage À György KurtágKatharina Weber, Barry Guy, Balts Nill2012Album
Metal!The Thing With Barry Guy2012Album
LavaLiudas Mockūnas & Barry Guy2012Album
HexentrioPaul Plimley, Barry Guy, Lucas Niggli2012Album
Tales Of EnchantmentMaya Homburger - Barry Guy2012Album
HarmosBarry Guy - London Jazz Composers Orchestra2012Single
Schweben – Ay, But Can Ye?Barry Guy, The Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra2012Album
Sonata In C-Dur • BWV1005, Partita In E-Dur • BWV1006 / LysandraJohann Sebastian Bach • Barry Guy - Maya Homburger2011Album
AttikosΣαβίνα Γιαννάτου • Barry Guy2010Album
MultitudeDiatribes & Barry Guy2010Album
Some Other PlaceAgustí Fernandez – Barry Guy2009Album
Sinners, Rather Than SaintsBarry Guy Solo/Duo With Mats Gustafsson2009Album
Radio Rondo / Schaffhausen ConcertBarry Guy – London Jazz Composers Orchestra / Irene Schweizer2009Album
Fox FireKen Vandermark – Barry Guy – Mark Sanders2009Album
Phases Of The NightBarry Guy - Marilyn Crispell - Paul Lytton2008Album
Sonata In A-Minor • BWV1003, Partita In D-Minor • BWV1004 / AglaisJohann Sebastian Bach • Barry Guy - Maya Homburger2008Album
FalkirkThe Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra With Barry Guy2007Album
PortraitBarry Guy2007Compil.
ToposAgustí Fernandez • Evan Parker • Barry Guy • Paul Lytton2007Album
Open TexturesCarlos Bechegas / Barry Guy2006Album
BrainforestJacques Demierre - Barry Guy - Lucas Niggli2006Album
DakryonMaya Homburger • Barry Guy With Guest Pierre Favre2005Album
Free Zone Appleby 2004Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton, Philipp Wachsmann, Joel Ryan2005Album
FolioBarry Guy2005Album
IthacaBarry Guy / Marilyn Crispell / Paul Lytton2004Album
Mining The Seam - The Rest Of The Spotlite SessionsJohn Stevens / Trevor Watts / Barry Guy2004Album
Sonata In G Minor BWV1001, Partita In B Minor BWV1002 / InachisJohann Sebastian Bach • Barry Guy - Maya Homburger2003Album
CelebrationMaya Homburger, Walter Prati, Barry Guy2003Album
SymmetriesBarry Guy2002Album
FaykaMahmoud Turkmani - Barry Guy - Keyvan Chemirani2002Album
OrganicHoward Riley / Barry Guy / John Stevens2002Album
2 Of 2Tri-Dim + Jim O'Rourke And Barry Guy2002Album
DividualityEvan Parker, Barry Guy, Lawrence Casserley2001Album
OdysseyBarry Guy / Marilyn Crispell / Paul Lytton2001Album
NailedEvan Parker / Cecil Taylor / Barry Guy / Tony Oxley2000Album
CeremonyMaya Homburger / Barry Guy1999Album
Double Trouble TwoBarry Guy / London Jazz Composers Orchestra with Irene Schweizer, Marilyn Crispell, Pierre Favre1998Album
GudiraBarry Guy ▴ Robert Dick ▴ Randy Raine-Reusch1998Album
Three Pieces For OrchestraBarry Guy / London Jazz Composers Orchestra1997Album
SensologyPaul Plimley • Barry Guy1997Album
FroggingMats Gustafsson • Barry Guy1997Album
Birmingham ConcertEvan Parker • Paul Dunmall • Barry Guy • Tony Levin1996Album
Mouth Eating Trees And Related ActivitiesMats Gustafsson / Barry Guy / Paul Lovens1996Album
Ancora!Howard Skempton, Dominic Muldowney, Barry Guy1996Compil.
CascadesMarilyn Crispell, Barry Guy, Gerry Hemingway1995Album
To Whom It May Concern: Dedicated To Kunio Nakamura (1944-1992)Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Kenichi Takeda, Onnyk1994Album
PortraitsBarry Guy / London Jazz Composers Orchestra1994Album
Study - Witch Gong Game II/10Barry Guy And The NOW Orchestra1994Album
After The RainBarry Guy conducted by Richard Hickox1993Single
FizzlesBarry Guy1993Album
TheoriaBarry Guy, London Jazz Composers Orchestra, Irene Schweizer1992Album
ArcusBarry Guy & Barre Phillips1991Album
Double TroubleBarry Guy & London Jazz Composers Orchestra1990Album
HarmosBarry Guy & London Jazz Composers Orchestra1989Album
SupersessionEvan Parker, Keith Rowe, Barry Guy, Eddie Prévost1988Album
Zurich ConcertsBarry Guy / Anthony Braxton With London Jazz Composers Orchestra1988Album
AssistBarry Guy1986Album
Hook, Drift & ShuffleEvan Parker With George Lewis, Barry Guy & Paul Lytton1985Album
StringerBarry Guy / London Jazz Composers Orchestra1983Album
PaintingsPeter Kowald / Barry Guy1982Album
PISA 1980: Improvisors' SymposiumMaarten Altena / Derek Bailey / Barry Guy / George Lewis / Paul Lovens / Paul Lytton / Evan Parker / Paul Rutherford / Giancarlo Schiaffini / Philipp Wachsmann1981Album
4,4,4,Evan Parker / Paul Rutherford / Barry Guy / John Stevens1980Album
EndgameBarry Guy, Howard Riley, John Stevens, Trevor Watts1979Album
No FearJohn Stevens, Trevor Watts, Barry Guy1978Album
Improvisations Are Forever NowBarry Guy, Howard Riley, Philipp Wachsmann1978Album
Statements V-XI For Double Bass & VioloneBarry Guy1977Album
Re TouchJohn Stevens / Allan Holdsworth / Jeff Young / Barry Guy / Ron Mathewson1977Album
OdeBarry Guy / London Jazz Composers Orchestra1972Album
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