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Biography
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Northwoods Improvisers
Real name: Nick Ashton, Mike Carey, Mike Gilmore, Mike Johnston, Skeeter C. R. Shelton
Effective period / Period of releases: 2005 - 2024
Members: Mike Gilmore, Mike Carey, Mike Johnston, Skeeter Shelton, Nick Ashton, Faruq Z. Bey
The band was formed in rural Michigan in 1976. Up until around 1980 they played electro-acoustic improvised music, but then switched to an all acoustic instrumentation. Since 2000 they have been collaborating with Detroit saxophonist Faruq Z. Bey.