Thomas Buckner has won a special niche as a leading performer and producer of avant garde music. He has established himself at the forefront of new music, commissioning and performing the works of emerging and established composers. He works regularly with composers Robert Ashley, Alvin Lucier, Pauline Oliveros, Roscoe Mitchell, David Behrman, David First, Mel Graves, Annea Lockwood, Daniel Rothman, Thurman Barker, Henry Threadgill, Tom Hamilton and many others.

- TOM HAMILTON - Off-Hour Wait State
- ANNEA LOCKWOOD - Duende
- ALVIN LUCIER - Music for Baritone with Slow Sweep Pure Wave Oscillators
- "BLUE" GENE TYRANNY - Somewhere in Arizona 1970
- DAVID WESSEL - Situations I