Anat Fort ( he, ענת פורט; born March 8, 1970, near

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

) is an Israeli

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and

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who has recorded several acclaimed albums and performed across Europe and the United States. Fort studied music at

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in New Jersey and moved to New York in 1996 to develop her skills in jazz improvisation under the guidance of pianist Paul Bley and study composition with Harold Seletsky before releasing her debut self-produced album ''Peel'' in 1999. Her first album for

ECM Records ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is an independent record label founded by Karl Egger, Manfred Eicher and Manfred Scheffner in Munich in 1969. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ECM's a ...

, '' A Long Story'' (2007) arose from an association with drummer Paul Motian. This was followed by the first album by her regular working group - the Anat Fort Trio, '' And If'', in 2010.ECM Records Catalog: Anat Fort - As If
, accessed December 3, 2013

Discography

*''Peel'' (Orchard, 1999) *'' A Long Story'' (ECM, 2007) *'' And If'' (ECM, 2010) *''Birdwatching'' (ECM, 2016), with Anat Fort Trio featuring Gianluigi Trovesi *''Bubbles'' (Hypnote Records, 2019), with Lieven Venken & Rene Hart *''Colour'' (Sunnyside Records, 2019), with Anat Fort Trio

References

External links

www.anatfort.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fort, Anat 1970 births Living people Avant-garde jazz pianists Free jazz pianists Israeli jazz pianists Mainstream jazz pianists Post-bop pianists Musicians from Tel Aviv 21st-century pianists