Improvisation. Instruments. Anecdotes. Photographs. Humour. Ecology. Experience. Absurdity. Democracy. Sound. The police. London. Scavenging. Street markets. Metal. Art. Musicians. Parents. Plastic. Aluminium. The floor. Knees. Fats Waller. Sydney. Brass. Tokyo. Toys. Forks. Affordance. Music.

Part history, part inventory, part invention, Junk Percussion fuses personal experience to information with anecdotes, humour, and a questioning attention to music’s place in life. Making music is a serious thing to do, but also very much a real pleasure.

"I laughed with joy when I first heard/saw Roger play, and so I knew I wanted to work with him. What delights me about animals (and children up to a point) is: there’s no separation between an impulse and the action - this is where truth, and great improvisors live—among them is Roger Turner."

  —Annette Peacock

“Big ears, quick wits, sharp reflexes, unending awareness, casual erudition, unpredictable twists and turns—all the qualities that make Roger Turner an extraordinary improviser embodied in a fascinating read. The pictures are great too!”

—Fred Frith

Terra Nova Editions

ISBN 978-1-949597-32-5

5.84 x 8.26 inches, 60 black and white illustrations

176 pages