Myles Boisen graduated from Western Washington University in 1979 with a self-designed major in 20th-century media and contemporary art. He is active in the San Francisco Bay Area and has several recordings of jazz and improvised music. He is record review editor of Roots & Rhythm, has contributed to Down-Home Guide to the Blues and the San Francisco Weekly magazine, and is editor and contributor for the newsletter of the Improvised Music Association.

Desert Island Picks

Fred Frith Gravity

Captain Beefheart the Magic Band Trout Mask Replica

Ornette Coleman Dancing in Your Head

Burundi (Traditional music)

Link Wray (Any, the earlier the better)

Nina Rota (Any Fellini soundtrack)

MX-80 Sound Hard Attack

Barry Altschul You Can't Name Your Own Tune

Charles Mingus The Complete Candid Recordings

Rakotozafy Famous valiha-madagasikara 4

Mahmoud Ahmed Ere Mela Mela

Atlantic A Rhythm Blues Saxophone Anthology, Rovi