The Comprovisers were a free improvisation group in Iowa City, active in 2014 and 2015, founded by Justin K Comer, Andrew DiRuzza, Nima Hamidi, and Will Huff, with an open and revolving membership.
The tracks here are live recordings of just a few of our performances. I was not as diligent about documenting and recording all of my activities at the time, so the rest of the Comprovisers' performances were singular events lost to the sands of time. Most of the Comprovisers have moved on to other projects, but perhaps someday the team will be revived...
released September 8, 2016
All tracks composed spontaneously by the Comprovisers.
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Track 1 recorded live at the University of Iowa on April 6th, 2014.
Tracks 2-3 recorded live at Fair Grounds Coffeehouse in Iowa City on February 14th, 2014.
Track 4 recorded live at Trumpet Blossom Cafe in Iowa City on May 6th, 2014.
Tracks 5-7 recorded live at Fair Grounds Coffeehouse in Iowa City on November 8th, 2014.
Track 8 recorded live at Fair Grounds Coffeehouse in Iowa City on February 20th, 2015.
Tracks 2-8 recorded as part of the iHearIC concert series (
ihearic.com)
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PERSONNEL
Justin Comer - C tenor sax on all tracks
Andrew DiRuzza - electric guitar on tracks 5, 6, 7
Nima Hamidi - bass guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3 - setar on track 4
Will Huff - trombone on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4 - piano on track 1
Joseph Norman - electric guitar on tracks 6, 7, 8
Jason Palamara - laptop on track 1 - violin on track 4
Laura Saylor - trumpet on track 1
Alexandros Spyrou - electric guitar on tracks 2, 3
Andy Thierauf - percussion on tracks 3, 8
Jonathan Wilson - alto sax on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 - clarinet on tracks 4, 7
Ben Drury plays trumpet and appears on the album cover, but is sadly not a performer on any of these tracks.
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Production by Justin Comer.
Album photography by Stella Hart.
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Follow the Comprovisers at
facebook.com/comprovisers
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Individual member websites:
justinkcomer.com
andrewdiruzza.com
nimahamidi.com
huffcomposer.com
soundcloud.com/josephnormancomposer
jasonpalamara.com
alexandros-spyrou.com
andythierauf.com
jonathanjawilson.com