Few of the world’s musicians demonstrate equal virtuosity in inventive improvised displays and in Baroque counterpoint performed within an orchestra. To Barry Guy such a combination is nearly an everyday thing. He still plays in improvising orchestras and numerous small bands, but also in such famous early music ensembles as the Monteverdi Orchestra, London Classical Players, and Christopher Hogwood ‘s Academy of Ancient Music, to mention but a few. He collaborates with artists representing the Baroque and contemporary, improvised and pre-composed music, demonstrating mastery of musical communication in all these fields.