The Suzuki Method

is pretty similar to the Chuck Berry method; Damo Suzuki comes to a town, and the promoter has a band of local musicians set to back him up...except he's not doing Chuck Berry songs (or songs by Can, for that matter), he's doing all improvisations.
Here are clips of some recent performances:



DAMO SUZUKI feat. CHATEAU LAUT - LIVE @ AUSLAND, BERLIN, 04/30/10



REnDeR PLaNT & Damo Suzuki
Part of a three-day Experimental Music Festival at the Luminaire in Kilburn in May 2010



Damo Suzuki and The Vultures, The Luminaire, 05/03/10



Damo Suzuki and the Dominic Lash Quatertet, The Luminaire, 05/03/10
Ricardo Tejero (sax), Javier Carmona (drums), Dominic Lash (bass), and Rodrigo Montoya (Japanese shamisen), perform at the Luminaire in the vicinity of Kilburn.

And sometimes the Chuck Berry method works really well:

Toshiji Mikawa Junko and Kazuo Imai @ Stereo (Instal 2008)

Half of Incapacitants Junko and a free bass player live at Stereo, Glasgow, as part of Instal 2008. This is 3 clips This is 3 clips edited together not a complete take. February 16th 2008 Incapacitants Junko and a free bass player live at Stereo, Glasgow, as part of Instal 2008. This is 3 clips edited together not a complete take. February a complete take. February 16th 2008 Incapacitants Junko and a free bass