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Urs Leimgruber Alternating Currents Live presents Urs Leimgruber
Sunday, May 31, 7pm a concert of solo saxophone improvisations Born in Lucern, Switzerland in 1952, composer and saxophonist Urs Leimgruber has been active for many years in the areas of contemporary improvisation, composition, jazz and new music. In one of his earliest musical associations he was a member of the electric jazz/free music group 'Om' with Christy Doran, Fredy Study and Bobbi Burri. His own projects have included a long duo association with percussionist Fritz Hauser, the Leimgruber/Roidinger/Hauser trio; as well as trio collaborations with both Joëlle Léandre and Marilyn Crispell. He has recently formed 'quartet noir' with Marilyn Crispell, Joëlle Léandre and Fritz Hauser. In addition to these long-standing collaborations Urs Leimgruber performs extensively as a solo artist and often performs in a wide variety of mixed media presentations, providing music for dance, radio plays and film. Throughout his career he has appeared in concert and on recordings with Steve Lacy, Tim Berne, Fred Frith, Joe McPhee, Lauren Newton, Keith Rowe, Sunny Murray, among many others.
 This concert is brought to you by the Alternating Currents Live series, broadcast on WMSE (91.7) FM, Milwaukee.
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