Riko Ol duo
Free improv sessions once a week, piano and double bass, plus tenor sax, trumpet, drums, etc. when available. mp3's by mail upon request.
we also have cuts at http://www.myspace.com/room4improv
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
practice, practice, practice
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Live shows wherever people are ready to listen to that stuff. Riko (piano) does play some Paris jazz clubs.
Your musical influences
ornette coleman, early chick corea, cecil taylor, charlie hadden, don cherry, art ensemble of chicago, griot galaxy, mingus, sun messengers, bill evans, mjq, dave holland.
What equipment do you use?
lite setup for accoustic sessions: sound profesionals stereo mic into a nomad jukebox 3 to get wav files that are transfered to a pc and edited / compressed to mp3's
Anything else?
hugs and kisses to anyone that listen and post their impressions, thoughts, critics, what-not
