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Over more than 30 years pianist and composer Alister Spence has established a reputation as a creative force in jazz and improvised music. He has recorded and toured numerous times with the Alister Spence Trio, featuring Lloyd Swanton (the Necks) on double bass, and Toby Hall drums. In 2020 the trio joined with rock guitarist Ed Kuepper (The Saints, The Laughing Clowns) to form Asteroid Ekosystem. Spence tours and records regularly with Satoko Fujii (Japan), Raymond MacDonald (Scotland), Joe Williamson and Christopher Cantillo (Sweden), and Tony Buck. Past recordings and tours include with Myra Melford (US), The Australian Art Orchestra, and Clarion Fracture Zone. Albums released with these collaborators have received numerous awards and are frequently reviewed and mentioned in ‘Best Of’ lists in magazines and blogs such as The Wire (UK), New York City Jazz Record (US), Jazzwise (UK), Jazz Forum (Poland), Music Magazine (Japan). www.alisterspence.com https://alisterspence.bandcamp.com/