Paul Dunmall-Interviews

Interviews

A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH PAUL DUNMALL (2003)
by Fred Jung

Since I am having such a hard time finding free improv heroes outside of Chicago in the States, I turn across the Atlantic to Europe. One of the European improvisers that has caught my ear is Paul Dunmall, a saxophone and bagpipe extraordinaire. The following is part one of as many parts as Dunmall wants of our conversation together, as always brought to you unedited and in his own words.

FRED JUNG: Let's start from the beginning.

PAUL DUNMALL: My father was a very good semi pro drummer and my grandmother had a lovely singing voice and very good ear. As a young boy, my father taught me drum rudiments and let me play his kit. I started clarinet lessons when I was twelve and slowly enjoyed playing music more and more. I was taught to play classical clarinet, but I also remember that I always improvised as well as doing scales and studies. It just seemed the natural thing to do, to enjoy your instrument and the sounds that it produced plus making your own music up. Once you have tasted the joys of music making and the feeling that it creates, it's hard to stop and that's what I have been doing since those early days many years ago. To read the full text follow this link.

More interviews:

A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH PAUL DUNMALL 2 (2003) by Fred Jung

INTERVIEW IN MIND YOUR OWN MUSIC (2000) by Philip Gibbs

INTERVIEW IN ALL ABOUT JAZZ (1999) by Allen J. Huotari

INTERVIEW IN ALL ABOUT JAZZ (2006) by Andrey Henking