Nous avons appris le décès la semaine dernière du batteur australien Sean Baxter, que nous avons eu la chance d’accueillir de nombreuses fois à la malterie, que ce soit en solo, en trio avec Anthony Pateras et Dave Brown ou encore en novembre dernier avec Barbara Đăng et David Bausseron.
Anthony Pateras lance un appel à contribution (voir ci-dessous) pour l’organisation d’un concert en l’honneur de Sean Baxter dans les prochains mois. Toutes les ventes de du dernier album du trio Pateras/Baxter/Brown seront également reversées à ce fond.
Message de Anthony Pateras :
// Sean Baxter (1970-2020) //
A key figure in Melbourne music, Sean possessed a unique aesthetic vision and intellectual depth, mixing high brow philosophical concepts with punk sensibilities in how he lived, spoke and played. He was pure energy.
Drummer for The Throwaways, Bucketrider, Lazy, SxSxSx, Terminal Hz, as well our trio Pateras/Baxter/Brown.
A ravenous improviser, he initiated numerous collaborations both locally and internationally for over 30 years.
Catalyst, concert organiser and lover of all things avant, he and his indomitable love of music all over the spectrum will be deeply missed.
In the coming months, or when the virus restrictions are over (there are currently only 10 people allowed at a funeral in Melbourne), a tribute concert will take place, celebrating Sean’s life and spirit.
To help fund this celebration, David Brown and I will be donating all future sales of Pateras/Baxter/Brown’s 2019 release Bern / Melbourne / Milan towards the Sean Baxter tribute fund.
If you would like to help out, the release, featuring two full length albums, comes with an illuminating 32 page essay by Sean on free improvisation.
If you already have the record, please consider sending it as a gift or spreading the word about this initiative.
Stay safe, and thank you,
Anthony
https://immediata.bandcamp.com/…/imm014-bern-melbourne-milan
© Philippe Lenglet (la malterie - 2019)