Jeff Spencer
Composer, Bass Guitarist, Producer
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Sets
- 4 tracks (41:17)Recorded live at the Amersham Arms, London on Feb 7th 2012
Flute - Gareth Lockrane
Trumpets - Laura Jurd, Gavin Broom
Alto Sax - James Gardiner-Bateman
Tenor Saxes - Joe Wright, Alam Nathoo
Guitar - Alex Munk
Keys - Ivo Neame
Drums - Dave Hamblett
Bass/Compositions - Jeff Spencer
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Sets
- 9 tracks (25:45)
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Biog
- Jeff is a bass guitarist, composer and producer based in London, UK.He has played with Pee Wee Ellis, Elliott Randall, Geoffrey Oryema, Jimmy Goodrich, Celestine, Hélélé, Lizzie Deane, Nathan Mercado, Astrakan, Busnoys, Resonation Big Band, Bethany Porter and leads his own 12-piece jazz orchestra "Crocodile".As a composer he has had works commissioned and performed by musicians at the Elektrostatic concert series in Bristol, Colston Hall Festival and completed a Masters degree at Goldsmiths College. He is currently studying for a PhD in composition.He has written music for TV, commissioned by BBC London, FastCarr Productions, InFocus Productions and the Media Trust.He has also engineered/mixed/produced records by himself, Jimmy Goodrich, Celestine, Busnoys and many others.
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- Mar 28, 12Resonation Big Band - Live at Colston Hall (to be released late 2012)Compositions by Jeff Spencer, Kevin Figes, Jim Blomfield
Featuring Ben Waghorn, James Gardiner-Bateman, Josh Arcoleo, Daisy Palmer, Nick Malcolm, Jerry Crozier-Cole, Jon JamesProduced by Jeff SpencerMartin Pyne - Vibraphone, electronics
Jeff Spencer - Electric Bass
Trevor Davies - DrumsProduced by Jeff Spencer and Jimmy GoodrichFeaturing Jerry Crozier-Cole - Guitar
Jason Newman - DrumsJeff Spencer - Bass, KeysCelestine - Secret Side (2009)Produced by Jeff SpencerFeaturing Jerry Crozier-Cole - Guitar
Daisy Palmer - Drums
Des Rogers - DrumsJames Morton - Sax
Jeff Spencer - Bass, Keys, GuitarProduced by Jeff SpencerFeaturing James Gardiner-Bateman, Rebecca Nash, Andy Nowak, Kristian Borring, Daisy Palmer, Matthew Jones, Chris Batchelor, Josh Arcoleo, Pete Judge, Jake McMurchieFeaturing Alphonse Daudet-Touna, Matthew Jones, Lisa Cherian, Neil Smith, James Gardiner-Bateman, Ben Waghorn, Savio Pacini
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List of Works
Collision Theory – Alto Saxophone / Chamber Orchestra, 2011
Introduction, Passacagalia and Conclusion - Harp, Telecaster and String Quartet, 2011
Parallels – Nonet (String Quartet+Wind Quintet) 2011
Four Songs - Baritone Voice, 3 Violas, Vibraphone, Electric Bass Guitar and Drum Kit, 2010
Prelude and Double Fugue – Wind Quintet, 2010
Three Duos - Bass Guitar and Flute (premiered London, 2011)
Four Duos (Suite) – Bass Guitar and Bass Trombone, 2011
Zeitgeist – 10 Cellos, 2010
101 Love Stories – Theme and Pastiche Variations – Piano (recorded by Jeff Spencer, 2010)
Memento – Piano (“performed” by a Yamaha Disklavier) 2010
Pages from Treatise – Bass Guitar and String Quartet (premiered at “Elektrostatic”, Bristol 2010)
Zygote – Telecaster and Electronics (premiered London, 2011 Jeff Spencer)
One For Six – Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Violin, Bass Guitar, Piano, Drum Kit (premiered at “Elektrostatic”, Bristol, 2009)
The Aim Was Song – Chamber Choir (SSAATTBB) and piano, 2006
African Elegy – Soprano, Harp, Guitar, Oboe and Cello (premiered Bristol University, 1996)
Movement For Chamber Orchestra 1996
String Quartet (premiered Bristol University, 1996)
The Broken Machine – Live Electronics (premiered Bristol University, 1996)
Jazz Compositions:
“12 pieces for 12 instruments” – Fl,2Tpts,Al.Sax,2Ten.Sax,Tbn,B.Tbn,Gtr,Pno,BG,Dr.
Music for an Abandoned B-Movie (premiered by Resonation Big Band, 2009)
1 – Dystopian Future
2 – Planet Of The Molluscs
3 – Lastday Of The End Of Times
4 – Smoking Ban (premiered by Jeff Spencer Sextet, 2006)
5 – Fruity Bikoutsi (premiered by Jeff Spencer Sextet, 2006)
6 – The Bear Comes Home (premiered by Jeff Spencer Sextet, 2006)
7 – Blaschko’s Lines (premiered by Resonation Big Band, 2009)
8 – Aimless James (premiered by Resonation Big Band, 2010)
9 – Habits Of The Mind (premiered by Resonation Big Band, 2009)
10 – My New Boots (premiered by Resonation Big Band, 2009)
11 – Triffid Disco (premiered by “Crocodile", 2012)
12 – The Keplar Candidate
The Instrument Thief – Large Jazz Ensemble (premiered by “Crocodile", 2012)
Xanatrax – Large Jazz Ensemble
Film Music
Grave Concerns – BBC London, dir. Abigail Carr
Thames Shipwrecks – BBC London, dir. Abigail Carr
History Of The World: Suffragette City – BBC London, prod. Alison Rooper
