Collaborations

Great Waitress

Great Waitress

Monica Brooks - accordion
Magda Mayas [DE] - piano
Laura Altman - clarinet
Acclaimed international improvisational trio, playing together since 2009, with four albums. Described by Jim Denley as "one of the most important improvising ensembles of the twenty-first century."
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Patina

Patina

John Irish - accordion, foot percussion, santur, voice
Raffaele Fantasia - euphonium
Laura Altman - clarinet, electric banjo-guitar, voice
A unique trio performing original compositions, drawn from folk influences from around the globe. Steeped in balkan, klezmer and tango sounds with a little folk-punk thrown in…
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Splinter Orchestra

Splinter Orchestra

A large-scale improvising ensemble / organism based in Sydney, Australia, consisting of a fluctuating number of members with various musical and artistic backgrounds.
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More projects:

Laura Altman and Monica Brooks

Laura Altman and Monica Brooks

Monica Brooks - accordion (and sometimes piano)
Laura Altman - clarinet (and sometimes other things)
Using clarinet and accordion to describe their friendship, Laura and Mon predominantly pair ideas of rests, drones, and 'extended technique' into a somewhat minimal sound.
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Prophets

Prophets

Originators of the Stylefree Movement. Prophets are a collective from the Stylefree Planet with outposts in Melbourne and Sydney.
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Chaika

Chaika

Susie Bishop (violin, guitar, vocals)
Laura Altman (clarinet, guitar, vocals)
Laura Bishop (percussion, piano, accordion, vocals)
Rendra Freestone (percussion, guitar, vocals)

Previous members:
Emily-Rose Sarkova (accordion, piano, vocals)
Johan Delin (double bass, vocals)
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Nick Ashwood and Laura Altman

Nick Ashwood and Laura Altman

Nick Ashwood - acoustic guitar, e-bows, objects
Laura Altman - clarinet, small amp feedback, cassettes, objects
Nick and Laura's playing tends towards a series of colour exchanges that explore the possibilities of acoustic phenomena, methods of preparing instruments and long-form improvisational structures.
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soft shell

soft shell

Melanie Herbert - violin, singing bowls
Laura Altman - clarinet, feedback, objects
With the violin, clarinet and an array of objects and gadgets, Laura and Mel intuitively navigate the colours and textures of their instruments to create sensitive and free-flowing music.
Couch

Couch

Danny Wild (aka Low Flung)
Laura Altman
Feedback, modular synth, tape, clarinet, guitar, invented instruments and a healthy dose of amplification…
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Occasional, non-current projects:

Bud Petal

“cerebral art-folk”

Eran Asoulin: vocals, guitar Laura Altman: clarinet, piano, vocals, feedback & objects Nick McClean: double bass, vocals

Benny Time

Benny is an ARIA nominated children’s musician an early childhood educator. Benny’s Garden features: Benny, Bonnie Stewart, Laura Altman, Abel Cross, Peter J Koopman, Harri Harding (producer).

Melanie Eden

Occasionally perform and record with Melanie Eden’s project ‘A Sinkless Shore’

Bonniesongs

Occasionally sing backing vocals and play clarinet with Bonnie Stewart’s solo songs project