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J I M D E N L E Y wind instruments born Bulli, Australia 22/1/57
An emphasis on spontaneity, site-specific work and collaboration has been central to his work. He sees no clear distinctions between his roles as instrumentalist, improviser and composer.

Collaborations, his radio feature for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation won the Prix Italia in 1989. His Cd Through Fire, Crevice and the Hidden Valley, recorded in the Budawang Mountains, received an Honorary mention in the Digital Musics category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2008.

In 1990 he was a member of Derek Bailey’s Company for a week of concerts in London. He co-founded the electro-acoustic text/music group Machine for Making Sense.

In 2006 and 2007 he received a Fellowship from the Australia Council for the Arts to research and develop his concept of Meta instrument.

He has played throughout Australia, Europe, Japan and the US with artists such as Maggie Nichols, Carolyn Connors, Kari Rønnekleiv, Sidsel Endresen, Thembi Soddell, Natasha Anderson, Monika Brooks, Clare Cooper, Ami Yoshida, Amanda Stewart, Ikue Mori, Satchiko M, Rosalind Hall, Laura Altman and Annette Krebs.

With MURAL, (Kim Myhr and Ingar Zach) he played in March 2010 the Rothko Chapel in Houston – a CD of that concert was released in 2011. They played a 4hr concert there last April.

With BLIP, (Mike Majkowski) he released 'Dead Space' on Boccian Records in 2012.

A new LP will soon be released with the Quebecois musician Eric Normand.

His passion is West Head Project – performances outdoors in Australia.
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