Calvin Weston talks about our collaboration "No Zone" on WRTI (NPR) - and other projects he is working on

Last night Grant Calvin Weston did an interview with J. Michael Harrison on the Bridge jazz program on NPR affiliate WRTI in Philadelphia.  He talked about many of the musical projects he has been involved in of late from musicians he has friended on Facebook.  I am lucky enough to be on of those people.  Our collaboration "No Zone" was a blast to make - a pure improv setting.

Please listen to the audio of our part of the interview and a couple of tunes from the album below.

  

No Zone - a collaboration between me and legendary drummer Grant Calvin Weston (!!!!) is available at most digital retailers and at bandcamp.  An initial limited production CDr will be available in mid - September.

If you like 70s inspired fusion and absolute drum craziness - you should check out this recording.

This was a ton of fun!!!!

iTunes = http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-zone/id1145965544

Amazon =  http://www.amazon.com/Zone-Naismith-Grant-Calvin-Weston/dp/B01KWER5V0/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1472245697&sr=1-1-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Ian+Naismith
 
Bandcamp = http://iannaismithgrantcweston.bandcamp.com/releases

 

 

Well, I've had a lot of ideas percolating in my brain for a bit...  2015 yielded seven full length recordings...  Frankly, the recent ambient drone music is rather easy to make compositionally = if it sounds good, hold on to the drone....  ;-)   In 2016, I anticipate 10 to 12 recordings = I have many previously recorded sound food that are awaiting melody and rhythm --- a bunch of stuff...  I've been asked in so many words, "don't you dilute yourself with so many recordings"...  Fair enough...  Short answer, "No" - because I don't sell much for $ (and don't care to) - but I have had many download my stuff for free, and maybe they are listening... Many musicians that I have listened to for decades and/or recent phenomena that have given me a "thumbs up"...  That is all I need for "satisfaction"....  I have to express myself and need to get these "beautiful musical angels/demons" out of my head...  I don't know how long I will live, but I will always be thinking of or making music indefinitely....  I'm guilty.........................


So.....

"When Invisible Becomes Invisible" is due out in January....





Also, a series of recordings will come out with the "Awashed" moniker - focusing on ambient musical (un)structure with beautiful album photography of my daughter, Alina.  This obviously will have nods to influences such as Harold Budd, Brian Eno, Steve Roach, Robert Rich, Mathias Grassow, etc.. but - hopefully, will have its own imprint for consideration...