Guy, Barry (1947– )

English composer and double bass player. His early interest was in jazz; he later studied at the Guildhall School of Music with Buxton Orr and Patric Standford. Since he formed the Jazz Composers' Orchestra in 1971 his works have combined improvisatory with more controlled avant-garde techniques.

Works D for 15 solo strings (1972); Anna for amplified double bass and orchestra (1974); Statements III and IV for jazz orchestra (1972–75); string quartet III (1973); Songs from Tomorrow for 13 instruments (1975); Voyages of the Moon for double bass and orchestra (1983); Blitz, septet (1984); rondOH! for piano, violin, and double bass (1985); Video Life for double bass and electronics (1986); ballet for London Contemporary Dance Theatre; After the Rain (1992); Bird Gong Game (1992); Witch Gong Game (1993); Portraits (1993).