Our Family - Top Trombonist Paul Rutherford Dies

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:32 am

Paul Rutherford was my partner Bruces uncle who died last week at the age of just 67.

He was leading a figure on the British free and improvising jazz scenes and has played with all the top musicians on several albums and also has many of his own. He invented the use of unorthodox playing techniques of trombone multiphonics for improvisation, ie he sings into the trombone and blows at the same time.

He was a lovely and very funny man who will be very sadly missed by our family friends and all musicians. R.I.P Paul.

http://www.jazzwise.com/news/item/6414

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=22016

pophead2k · Post by **pophead2k** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:42 am

Condolences to you and yours- being from New Orleans I especially have a soft spot in my heart for a trombonist. Best wishes.

StrictTime · Post by **StrictTime** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:11 pm

My condolences.

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:17 pm

Sorry for your loss.

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:00 am

Thanks guys - for those of you who are in the UK and buy the Guardian newspaper there is a full page spread on him today.

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:48 pm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/st ... 85,00.html

........and lots of fascinating comments at these links -

http://netnewmusic.net/reblog/archives/ ... ord_1.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbradio3/F2620 ... ad=4445983

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index. ... opic=35548