Radu Malfatti is an Austrian trombone and harmonica player,[1] and composer. He was born in Innsbruck, in the province of Tyrol, on December 16, 1943. Malfatti is associated with the style of music known as reductionism[2] and has been described as "among the leaders in redefining the avant-garde as truly on-the-edge art."[3] His work "since the early nineties... has been investigating the edges of ultraminimalism in both his composed and improvised work."[4] He also operates B-Boim, a CD-R-only record label focusing on improvised and composed music, much of it his own.
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Radu Malfatti |
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 Radu Malfatti during soundcheck before his first concert in Galicia, Spain, 2008 |
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| Born | (1943-12-16)December 16, 1943
Innsbruck, Austria |
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| Genres | experimental |
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| Occupation | Musician |
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| Instrument(s) | Trombone, harmonica |
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| Years active | 1975–present |
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| Labels | Erstwhile, B-boim |
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As leader
- Balance with Balance (Incus, 1973)
- Thrumblin with Stephan Wittwer (FMP, 1976)
- Und? with Stephan Wittwer (FMP, 1978)
- Bracknell Breakdown with Harry Miller (Ogun, 1978)
- Humanimal with Jerry Chardonnens (Hat Hut, 1980)
- Blek with M.L.A. Blek (FMP, 1981)
- Ach Was!? with Ulrich Gumpert, Tony Oxley (FMP, 1981)
- Zwecknagel with Harry Miller (FMP, 1981)
- Formu (Nato, 1983)
- Ohrkiste (ITM, 1992)
- Radu Malfatti (Wandelweiser, 1997)
- Dach with Durrant/Lehn (Erstwhile, 2001)
- Going Fragile (Formed, 2006)
- Zeitschatten (B-Boim, 2007)
- Das Pelzige M (B-Boim, 2007)
- Three Backgrounds with Frey/Pisaro (B-Boim, 2007)
- Hoffinger Nonett (B-Boim, 2007)
- Nonostante II (B-Boim, 2007)
- Hoffingerquartett (B-Boim, 2007)
- Friedrichshofquartett (B-Boim, 2007)
- Dusseldorf Oktett (B-Boim, 2007)
- Raum Zeit I (B-Boim, 2007)
- Kid Ailack 5 (B-Boim, 2008)
- Dusseldorf Vielfaches (B-Boim, 2008)
- Claude Lorrain 1 (B-Boim, 2008)
- Imaoto with Klaus Filip (Erstwhile, 2009)
- Goat Vs Donkey with Taku Unami (Taumaturgia, 2009)
- Himmelgeister 19 (B-Boim, 2010)
- Cafe Oto 1 (B-Boim, 2010)
- Darenootodesuka (B-Boim, 2012)
- Untitled with Taku Unami (Erstwhile, 2012)
- Ruten (B-Boim, 2014)
- II with Jurg Frey (Erstwhile, 2014)
- One Man and a Fly (Cathnor, 2015)
As sideman
With Elton Dean
- Happy Daze (Ogun, 1977)
- Live at the BBC (Hux, 2003)
- Ninesense Suite (Jazzwerkstatt 2011)
- The 100 Club Concert 1979 (Reel 2012)
With Barry Guy & London Jazz Composers' Orchestra
With Chris McGregor
With Burkhard Stangl
- Ereignislose Musik Loose Music (Random Acoustics, 1996)
- Venusmond Oper Als Topos (Quell, 2000)
- Hommage a Moi (Loewenhertz 2011)
With others
- Antoine Beuger, Cantor Quartets (Another Timbre 2013)
- Andrea Centazzo, Doctor Faustus (Ictus, 2006)
- Malcolm Goldstein, A Sounding of Sources (New World, 2008)
- Sven-Ake Johansson, Sven-Ake Johansson Mit Dem NMUI Im SO 36 '79 (FMP, 1987)
- Franz Koglmann, The Use of Memory (hat ART, 1991)
- Steve Lacy, Itinerary (hat ART, 1991)
- Joe McPhee, Topology (Hat Hut 1981)
- Joe McPhee, The Loneliest Woman (Corbett vs Dempsey 2012)
- Louis Moholo, Spirits Rejoice! (Ogun, 1978)
- Louis Moholo, Bra Louis Bra Tebs & Spirits Rejoice! (Ogun, 2006)
- Michael Pisaro, Nature Denatured and Found Again (Gravity Wave 2019)
- Polwechsel, Polwechsel (Random Acoustics, 1995)
- Soft Heap, Soft Heap (Charly, 1979)
- Taku Sugimoto, Quartet & Octet Slubmusic (Tengu, 2014)
- Gary Windo, His Master's Bones (Cuneiform, 1996)
