Dee Byrne

Dee Byrne is a British saxophonist, composer and improviser working in contemporary jazz, avant-garde and free improvisation. She lives in London.

Biography

Byrne is from Gravesend, Kent. ^[1] She now lives in London, ^[2] where she graduated from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance with a Masters in Jazz Performance in 2011. ^[2] She released two albums with her quintet Entropi before forming her current sextet Outlines. ^[2] Byrne has an interest in pushing the boundaries of jazz, collaborating with artists from the UK and Europe who occupy the area of contemporary jazz, avant-garde and free improvisation. ^[2]

Discography

As Entropi

• New Era (F-ire, 2015) – with Olie Brice, Andre Canniere, Matt Fisher, and Rebecca Nash ^{[3] [4]}
• Moment Frozen (Whirlwind, 2017) – with Brice, Canniere, Fisher, and Nash ^{[5] [6]}

As Dee Byrne

• Outlines (Whirlwind, 2023) – with Olie Brice, Andrew Lisle, Nick Malcolm, Rebecca Nash, and Tom Ward ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Other collaborations

• Disembark! (Luminous, 2020) – with Cath Roberts ^[10]
• Going Down The Well (Unit Records, 2020) – with MoonMot ^[10]
• Motherboard Pinball (Efpi, 2021) – with Oli Kuster and Cyrill Ferrari ^[10]
• Live at Cafe Oto (Luminous, 2022) – solo album ^[10]
• Algorithmic Quotidian (Efpi, 2022) – with Oli Kuster and Cyrill Ferrari ^[10]
• 350 Million Herring (Enja, 2023) – with MoonMot ^[10]

As band member

• Lumumba (Intakt Records, 2022) - with Clemens Kuratle YDIVIDE ^[10]
• Live in Leipzig (Spherical Records, 2024) - with Loz Speyer's Inner Space ^[10]
• The Default (Intakt Records, 2025) - with Clemens Kuratle YDIVIDE ^[10]

References

1. "A band of powerful originality and skilled musicianship". Morning Star. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
2. "About me". Dee Byrne. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
3. "Entropi: New Era". Jazzwise. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
4. "CD Review: Entropi – New Era". London Jazz News. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
5. Lewis, John (21 September 2017). "Dee Byrne's Entropi: Moment Frozen review – intense, muscular jazz voyage". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 31 October 2024.
6. "Dee Byrne's Entropi: Moment Frozen album review". All About Jazz. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
7. "Dee Byrne – 'Outlines'". London Jazz News. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
8. "Dee Byrne: Outlines". Jazzwise. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
9. Jones, Nic (5 September 2023). "Dee Byrne: Outlines". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
10. "Releases". deebyrnemusic.com. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2025.

External links

• Official website
• Dee Byrne discography at Discogs