Paul G. Smyth

Paul G. Smyth is an Irish pianist and improviser who has been active since the late 1990s. His field is free improvisation, often played inside the instrument as well as on the keys, and he has released duo records with Evan Parker, Peter Brötzmann, John Russell and other improvisers. He has been a member of the Irish band The Jimmy Cake and of the synth trio Boys of Summer, and he has written music for theatre and installations. Many of his records came out on Weekertoft, the label he founded with guitarist John Russell.