Raymond Strid


Raymond Strid is a Swedish drummer in the genre of free jazz and the new European improvised music.

Biography

When Strid picked up drumming, he was inspired by musicians like Han Bennink, Paul Lytton, and Tony Oxley. He started his musical career relatively late. His debut concert was in September 1977, after first playing with a variety of local bands in Stockholm. In 1988 he founded the 'GUSH' trio together with saxophonist Mats Gustafsson and the pianist Sten Sandell. Since that time Strid has played in a series of bands and projects, such as in the trio Guy/Gustafsson/Strid, Marilyn Crispell/Anders Jormin/Raymond Strid and the Free Jazz trio LSB with Fredrik Ljungkvist and Johan Berthling. In 2000 he initiated 'The Electrics' with Axel Dörner, Sture Ericson and Ingebrigt Flaten. The same year Strid joined the Barry Guy New Orchestra. Strid played at numerous festivals of free improvisation in Europe and North America. He also teaches in musical improvisation.

Discography

; With 'The Too Much Too Soon Orchestra'
; With the 'Gush' trio
; With Paul Pignon
; With Marilyn Crispell
; With Guy-Gustafsson-Strid Trio
; With Mats Gustafsson & 'Nu-Ensemblen'
; With 'LSB', trio including Fredrik Ljungkvist and Johan Berthling
; With Barry Guy New Orchestra
; With Ken Vandermark, Sten Sandell, David Stackenas, and Kjell Nordeson
; With 'Unsolicited Music Ensemble' including Martin Küchen and Tony Wren
; With 'The Electrics'
; With 'UNSK' quartet including Birgit Ulher, Martin Küchen, and Lise-Lott Norelius
; With 'Martin Küchen Trio', including Per Zanussi
; With Joëlle Léandre and François Houle
; With Per Anders Nilsson and Sten Sandell
; With 'Trespass Trio' including Martin Küchen and Per Zanussi
; With Pat Thomas and Clayton Thomas
; With Kege Snö
; With Roland Keijser
; With 'Tarfala Trio', including Barry Guy and Mats Gustafsson
; With Mats Gustafsson and John Russell
; With Lonberg-Holm, Strid Duo
; With 'Trespass Trio' & Joe McPhee
; With 'Pipeline'
; With 'Fire! Orchestra'
; With Andreas Backer
; With Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø and Nina de Heney