Percussion Steve Hubback

Birdman of Alkijazz Tony Orrell with his "Vulture Sculpture"

A culture vulture sculpture

flies with a steely glint

if music is my mistress

meet my new bint

skint though she's made me

aint she tweet

if only I had athletes wings

instead of feet

My new bird

has no heart of gold

because a beak is to have and to hold

not just for christmas

but the new ear also

birdmen of alkijazz

love them moreso

Tony Orrell 2004.

Vulture 2 (2004)

Five chimes 2005
(Photo Steve Hubback)

Musicians playing Hubback sculptures.

Andrea Cenazzo
Paolo Vinaccia - Terje Rypdal, Bugge Westeltoft.
Paal Nielsen Love - Ken Vandermark.
Frode Gjerstad.
Rob Waring.
Kjell Fostvedt.
Welsh National Opera.
Evelyn Glennie.
Paul Clarvis.
Dave Mattacks.
Carl Palmer. ELP, Asia
Trond Gjerum
Marilyn Mazur - Jan Garbarek group, Future Song.
Tineke Noordhoek.
Motorpsycho.
Troitsa.

Ivans Kirchuk

Troitsa

Joe Lovano.
Trevor Taylor.
Icelands Symphony Orchestra.
Roger Carlson.
Magnus Ostrum.
National Theatre Oslo.
Musikconsevervatorium Aarhus.
Christine Dueholm Jessen.
Tilo Pirnbaum - Muffin Men.
Birgit Lokke Larsen.
Dunkelschön.

Paul Hession.
Helge Norbakken.
Birgir Baldursson.
Peter Fairclough (Keith Tippet).
Ron Van Stratum.
Björn Fryklund - Freak Kitchen.
Alessio Riccio.
Erik Qvik.
Chris Whitten. (Paul McCartney/Dire Straits)
Bugge Wesseltoft
Knut Arne Finsrud - Jogujocircuit.

"Playing steve's creations always make me want
to practise more to get as good as they are.
They are like the finest dark chocolate for my eardrums!"
Knut Finsrud

Percussion

Gothic Gongchyme II (Private collection Carl Palmer)

Akwa 3

Akwa 4

Gothic Gongchyme. 2004

Viking Cymbal L- Agishjalmur 2005

'Traveller' 2004 installed at Coed Hills Rural Artspace.

'Dragonchyme' Coed Hills Rural Artspace.
Thanks to Málmtaekni for the stainless steel,
Reykjavik Loftbro and Icelandair for transport.

Akwa 2003

36 cm. cymbal 2003

Percussion sculpture Wales 2003

9 chymes 2003

Peter Fairclough´s Hayman kit with Hubback cymbal sculptures

Cow head, 2003
The group Freak Kitchen asked me
to make a 90cm Cow Head Cymbal.

Legendary Norwegian drummer Kjell Fostvedt
with his Hubback Illuminator

Octa Gong 2002

Waterdragon 2003

'Percussion sculpture made for Evelyn Glennie. 2000'

Icelandic actress 'Kolbrun' with Dragon cymbal. Iceland 2000

One meter gong. 1996

60 cm gong made for the Welsh National Opera. 2000

'Kolbrun' with 45cm 'Illuminator gong'. 2000
(photo by Solborg Erla Ingasdottir)

Paolo Vinaccia. Drummer/Percussionist/Engineer and Producer
playing with the Terje Rypdal Group
and Bugge Wesseltoft. Plays a selection of
hand forged cymbals and
percussion sculptures by Steve Hubback.