A double saxophone episode would not be complete without an incredible saxophone mentor. Joining Heather and Tamara for Episode 9 is saxophonist Ali Fyffe.
Ali Fyffe is a keen collaborator and traveller. As a member of the KHASM Saxophone Quartet, she toured Australia and performed with saxophonists in five states, as well as in the UK. In the Quanta Quartet, she toured France and Australia and also performed in Italy and Malaysia. Both quartets received prizes and places in competitions in Australia and overseas. As a member of halfsound, Ali and co-artistic director Matt Hinchliffe toured South-East Asia extensively supported by Creative Victoria, and also performed in Australia, Taiwan and India. As part of these ensembles, Ali commissioned and presented dozens of new works by Australian and American composers.
Ali lived nomadically in Asia for some years exploring her own voice as an experimental improviser and collaborated extensively with local artists. Highlights include a residency with thanks to Green Papaya Arts Projects and Asialink Arts, and participation in the WSK Festival of the Recently Possible in the Philippines. As an improviser-composer, Ali has created the score for a film with Then Studios in Vietnam, released a solo mini-album, presented countless explorative improvisations, and collaborated with artists throughout Australia and South East Asia. Described as “Unpopular Music”, “like a film score” and “weird”, Ali’s free improvisations explore unconventional use of the saxophone to create surreal acoustic soundscapes.
Ali has now settled in Melbourne where she is the saxophonist in Forest Collective, an institution in the Melbourne contemporary classical scene. She continues to collaborate, explore, shore, and foster links between artists.
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