Derek Bailey
Acting
Biography
Most photographs of Derek Bailey are of him looking because he concentrating on improvisation.
Born: January 29, 1930
Place of Birth: Sheffield, England, UK
Known For
On The Edge: Improvisation In Music
British series stressing the role of, and showing different kinds of, improvisation in music. Produced for UK's Channel Four. Written and narrated by Derek Bailey.
Derek Bailey: All Thumbs
Barcelona Chronicles N°02. Derek Bailey (solo electric guitar). A solo concert filmed in July 2004 on a hot summer afternoon on a rooftop of a private apartment somewhere in the narrow streets of the Ribera district.
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the unconventional stance of this media-shy modern musical genius, regarded as one of the true giants of post-war music. Seated at his beloved and battered piano in his Brooklyn brownstone the maestro holds court with frequent stentorian pronouncements on life, art and music.
Mountain Stage
A collaborative improvisational guitar and dance set featuring backing from crickets and cicadas.
Playing for Friends on 5th Street
This DVD "catches free-improv guitar legend Derek Bailey in an intimate concert for about 40 friends and fans on December 29, 2001 ... Bailey is at his best during the 51-minute set, which includes his telling a story about working in a guitar shop in the 1960s (accompanying himself as he does in his much sought-after "chats") and a few moments of traditional playing on the vintage Epiphone hollow-body he bought on Staten Island.
Malcolm
Malcolm is a psychological horror thriller about the mind of a mentally ill serial killer who suffers from schizophrenia, psychopathy and multiple personality disorder. Michael Russo is his name on the outside, who he is known to his family, co workers and people he grew up with. But Malcolm is the alter ego inside that torments Michael day and night to kill the innocent. This movie takes place when things get out of control where Michael is forced to go on the run. With law enforcement in his rear view mirror. His itch to kill is still thick. And Michael is at a constant battle with Malcolm, law enforcement, his victims, and the reality he is building his life to be everyday.
Filmography
as Victim
as Himself
as Self
as Himself