- Active: '90s, 2000s
- Genres: Avant-Garde
- Instrument: Editing, Writer
Biography
Dave Lynch is a copyeditor and occasional music reviewer at All Music Guide.MUSICAL FAQ:
Memorable Concerts ('60s/'70s): Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI; The Nice, Palladium, Birmingham, MI; Allman Brothers Band, Eastown Theater, Detroit, MI.
Memorable Concerts ('90s/2000s): X-Legged Sally, FIMAV, Victoriaville, Quebec; Lars Hollmer's Looping Home Orchestra, FIMAV, Victoriaville, Quebec; L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus, FIMAV, Victoriaville, Quebec; Bill Frisell Buster Keaton Project, FIMAV, Victoriaville, Quebec; Jean Derome/Louis Sclavis Quartet, FIMAV, Victoriaville, Quebec; Iva Bittová, FIMAV, Victoriaville, Quebec; Fred Frith Guitar Quartet, FIMAV, Victoriaville, Quebec; Heiner Goebbels/Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, FIMAV, Victoriaville, Quebec; Miriodor, NEARFest, Trenton, NJ; New and Used, Knitting Factory, New York; Jenny Scheinman's Shalagaster, Firefly Club, Ann Arbor; Tim Berne's Hard Cell, Firefly Club, Ann Arbor; Lars Hollmer's Ann Arbor Global Home Project, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor; Matt Darriau's Paradox Trio, Firefly Club, Ann Arbor; Andrew Bishop's Hank Williams Project, Firefly Club, Ann Arbor; Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor; ICP Orchestra, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor; Cuong Vu Trio, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor.
Lost Musical Decade: The '80s, although the next ten years from the moment you are reading this could easily turn out to be worse.
Some Favorite Musicians Through the Years:
Guitarists: Duane Allman, David Torn, Pierre Vervloesem, Bernard Falaise, Marc Ducret, Uchihashi Kazuhisa.
Keyboards/Piano: Mike Ratledge, Myra Melford, Uri Caine, Craig Taborn.
Bass: Charles Mingus, Hugh Hopper, Fred Chalenor, Skuli Sverrisson, Percy Jones, Stomu Takeishi.
Saxophone: Tim Berne, Elton Dean.
Trumpet: Cuong Vu, Herb Robertson, Ron Miles, Dave Douglas.
Trombone: Claude St-Jean, Wolter Wierbos.
Flute: Nicole Mitchell, Jean Derome.
Clarinet: Chris Speed, Michael Moore, Peter Vermeersch.
Violin: Jenny Scheinman, Mark Feldman.
Funniest Violinist: Mark Feldman.
Cello: Giovanni Sollima, Erik Friedlander, Rufus Cappadocia, Tom Cora, Fred Lonberg-Holm.
Accordion: Guy Klucevsek, Lars Hollmer, Bratko Bibic, Dave Willey.
Bassoon: Lindsay Cooper, Michel Berckmans.
Composers: Igor Stravinsky, Anthony Braxton, Ennio Morricone, Charles Mingus, Lars Hollmer.
Vocals: Elaine Di Falco, Dagmar Krause, Iva Bittová.
Engineer: Etienne Conod.
Drums: Hamid Drake, Jim Black, John Hollenbeck, Tom Rainey, Han Bennink, Gerry Hemingway, Chris Cutler, Bobby Previte, Michael Sarin, Alex Trajano, Ted Poor, Allison Miller.
Drummer Who Does the Most with a Small Kit: Gerry Hemingway.
Drummer Who Did the Least with a Huge Kit: Tony Williams.
Drummer Whose Kit Is Just Too Damn Big, Period: Daniel Denis.
Best Band Without a Drummer at All: Julverne.
Best Jazz Festival: Guelph Jazz Festival.
Worst Jazz Festival: Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival.
Best New Music Festival: FIMAV.
Worst New Music Festival: FIMAV.
Favorite Labels, Most of the Time: Cuneiform, Between the Lines.
Most Disappointing Label, Often: Victo.
Favorite Musical Style: Avant-Prog Rock.
Least Favorite Musical Style: Prog Rock.
Overrated Rock Album: London Calling.
Underrated Rock Album: Sandinista!
Band/Artist I Wish I'd Seen Live But Didn't: Soft Machine.
Bands/Artists I Did See Live But Wish I Hadn't: Sam Shalabi, Kim Gordon.
Most Overrated in General: Detroit Rockers from the '60s and '70s.
Favorite Jazz Pathfinders: George Russell, Anthony Braxton, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis.
Best 21st Century Jazz Cities: Brooklyn, Amsterdam.
Most Annoying Musical Trend: Religion and spirituality.
Favorite Bands When They're Not Playing Minimalism: Bang on a Can All-Stars, Icebreaker.
Laziest Musical Genre/Style: Collective free improvisation.
OK, a Style That Works if the Musicians Are Really Good: Collective free improvisation.
DESERT ISLAND DISCS:
Ennio Morricone -- Crime and Dissonance
Bernard Falaise -- Clic
Lars Hollmer's Looping Home Orchestra -- Vendeltid
Von Zamla -- No Make Up!
Art Zoyd -- Phase IV
Univers Zero -- Ceux du Dehors
Henry Cow -- Western Culture
Aksak Maboul -- Un Peu de l'Ame des Bandits
Slapp Happy/Henry Cow -- Desperate Straights
John Greaves & Peter Blegvad -- Kew. Rhone.
Miles Davis -- Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That Time
George Russell -- The Outer View
National Health -- Of Queues & Cures
Tim Berne -- The Sevens
Tim Berne's Science Friction -- The Sublime And
Nimal -- Voix de Surface
Soft Machine -- Third
Tin Hat -- The Sad Machinery of Spring
Lars Hollmer -- Utsikter
Miriodor -- Parade + Live at NEARfest
X-Legged Sally -- Slow-Up
David Torn -- Cloud About Mercury
Cuong Vu -- It's Mostly Residual
Todd Sickafoose Group -- Tiny Resistors
Rich Woodson's Ellipsis -- The Nail That Stands Up Gets Pounded Down
Ned Rothenberg Double Band -- Real and Imagined Time
Misha Mengelberg -- Who's Bridge
Pachora -- Astereotypical
L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus -- Maison Douce Maison
Louise Avenue -- Let's Take One More
Blast -- A Sophisticated Face
Tipographica -- Tipographica
Giovanni Sollima -- Aquilarco
European Soloists Ensemble/Ashkenazy -- Ragtime: Stravinsky Chamber Works ~ Dave Lynch, All Music Guide
