johnbostockmusic

An independent artist – creating quality music.

  • T.A.Cat

    Is my new extended play Jazz Release. Growing out of the many hours of Covid isolation, it became my summer project for 2021. It took a while to process – demo recordings, and then an extended revision process under the guiding hand of Avi Elbaz, who became my sound designer and producer. I love the Read more

  • “So long in coming”

    “So long in coming” –”מדוע נושש רכבו לבוא”  (July, 2013)  for Flute, MIDI Vibraphone and sample player, is a work that explores inter-active relationships between the instrumental players and the text. Though incorporating a biblical text, the work is not meant to be a musical setting of the text, but rather the opposite. The text has Read more

  • Swan Song

    Uploaded new video of my music to YouTube. “Swan Song” is an original composition of mine that features improvisation in both the classical and jazz idioms. This recording was made on October 26, 2006, released on the CD “Seeing Sky” in February, 2008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bocf5BWdpZY The video was an overnight hit on “Fandalism” earning accolades from Read more

  • Enneagram for Piano

    Recently, I edited a video of the score of my piece “Enneagram for Piano” and put it up on YouTube. You can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blMw5QUe8O0&feature=youtu.be My friend and sometime mentor Ants Neeme wrote in a Facebook comment: “An achingly beautiful composition, the pianist is simply amazing & you Mr Bostock, are a crazy man!” Read more

  • Mr Gong

    Yesterday, I put the final touches to my new piece for Big Band. At last its complete. Just have to get the parts out in the coming week. The piece was commissioned by Boaz Ben Moshe for the Festival of Israeli Music. It will be given its first performance by the Holon Big Band under Read more

  • Chicken or Beef – new music upload

    Following on the popularity of Multiplicity I decided to upload another original from the same session. This was recorded with the great Asaf Sirkis on drums and the equally formidable Gabriel Meyer on Contra-bass. Chicken or Beef was recorded on 23/02/1998 at Tomix with Niv Karsenti mixing. You are welcome to stream or download from Read more

  • Arko Symphonic Project

    If you live in Melbourne, Australia, don’t miss the Arko Symphonic Project’s revival of my Concerto for Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Timothy Phillips. 8th October at Northcote Town Hall, 189 High Street, Northcote. Also on the program works by Eliot Gyger, Simon Charles and Felipe Pinot d’Aguiar. Read more

  • Ripped-Off… Websites without shame

    I am starting a list of sites that make my music available for “free download”. The music is free to the providers because they don’t pay for it! This is called Piracy in the real world or Copyright Infringement if you want to be genteel about it. Some of these sites require you to download Read more

  • Loud Music with (only a few) Quiet Bits

    I have just finished uploading Ensemble Meitar’s performance of my piece: “Loud Music With (only a few) Quiet Bits” to Bandcamp. Enjoy free streaming or download a copy. Thanks for listening. Read more

  • The Joys of Streaming

    I am an independent artist. The last disc I released was in 2008, almost four years ago. This is because I have to earn my living. My music sells on the basis of its quality alone. I do not play in public or have a promoter. There are no videos on YouTube. Despite this my Read more