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Mark Dresser (born September 26, 1952) is an American
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player and composer.


Career

Dresser was born in
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, United States. In the 1970s, he was a member of Black Music Infinity led by
Stanley Crouch Stanley Lawrence Crouch (December 14, 1945 – September 16, 2020) was an American poet, music and cultural critic, syndicated columnist, novelist, and biographer. He was known for his jazz criticism and his 2000 novel ''Don't the Moon Look ...
and performed with the San Diego Symphony. During the next decade he moved to New York City and became a member of the
Anthony Braxton Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American experimental composer, educator, music theorist, improviser and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for playing saxophones, particularly the alto. Braxton grew up on the South Side of Chica ...
quartet with
Marilyn Crispell Marilyn Crispell (born March 30, 1947) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Scott Yanow described her as "a powerful player... who has her own way of using space... She is near the top of her field." Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrot ...
and
Gerry Hemingway Gerry Hemingway (born March 23, 1955) is an American drummer and composer. Hemingway was a member of the Anthony Braxton quartet from 1983 to 1994. He has also performed with Ernst Reijseger, Anthony Davis, Earl Howard, Leo Smith, George E ...
. He composed for the Arcado String Trio and Tambastics and for the film, ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''.


Discography


As leader

* '' Arcado'' with
Arcado String Trio The Arcado String Trio was first an American, later international Jazz trio active from 1989 to 1993. The ensemble was formed by the cellist Hank Roberts, the bassist Mark Dresser and the violinist Mark Feldman. Roberts was later replaced by Ernst ...
(JMT, 1989) * ''
Behind the Myth ''Behind the Myth'' is the second album by the Arcado String Trio featuring violinist Mark Feldman, cellist Hank Roberts and bassist Mark Dresser, which was recorded in 1990 and released on the JMT label.For Three Strings and Orchestra ''For Three Strings and Orchestra'' is the third album by the Arcado String Trio (violinist Mark Feldman, cellist Hank Roberts and bassist Mark Dresser) featuring the Kölner Rundfunk Orchester which was recorded in 1991 and released on the JM ...
'' with Arcado String Trio (JMT, 1992) * ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (Knitting Factory, 1994) * ''Invocation'' (Knitting Factory, 1995) * ''Force Green'' (Soul Note, 1995) * ''Live in Europe'' with Arcado String Trio (Avant, 1996) * ''Banquet'' (Tzadik, 1997) * ''Eye'll Be Seeing You'' (Knitting Factory, 1998) * ''C/D/E'' with
Andrew Cyrille Andrew Charles Cyrille (born November 10, 1939) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer. Throughout his career, he has performed both as a leader and a sideman in the bands of Walt Dickerson and Cecil Taylor, among others. AllMusic biographe ...
(Pao, 2000) * ''Marinade'' (Tzadik, 2000) * ''Later'' with
Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock ...
(Victo, 2000) * ''The Marks Brothers'' with
Mark Helias Mark Helias (born October 1, 1950) is an American double bass player and composer born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He started playing the double bass at the age of 20, and studied with Homer Mensch at Rutgers University from 1971 to 1974, then ...
(W.E.R.F., 2000) * ''Sonomondo'' with
Frances-Marie Uitti Frances-Marie Uitti (born 1946) is an Americans, American cellist and composer known for her use of extended techniques and performance of contemporary classical music. Tom Service, music criticism, music critic for the ''The Guardian, Guardian'' n ...
(Cryptogramophone, 2000) * ''Duologues'' with
Denman Maroney Denman Maroney (born 1949) is a jazz musician who plays what he calls "hyperpiano". Hyperpiano "involves stopping, sliding, bowing, plucking, striking and strumming the strings with copper bars, aluminum bowls, rubber blocks, plastic boxes and ...
(Victo, 2001) * ''Reunion Live... at the Guelph Festival'' with
Gerry Hemingway Gerry Hemingway (born March 23, 1955) is an American drummer and composer. Hemingway was a member of the Anthony Braxton quartet from 1983 to 1994. He has also performed with Ernst Reijseger, Anthony Davis, Earl Howard, Leo Smith, George E ...
(Intrepid Ear, 2001) * ''Aquifer'' (Cryptogramophone, 2002) * ''Nine Songs Together'' with Ray Anderson (CIMP, 2003) * ''Tone Time'' with Susie Ibarra (Wobbly Rail, 2003) * ''Time Changes'' with Denman Maroney (Cryptogramophone, 2005) * ''Unveil'' (Clean Feed, 2005) * '' Airwalkers'' with
Roswell Rudd Roswell Hopkins Rudd Jr. (November 17, 1935 – December 21, 2017) was an American jazz trombonist and composer. Although skilled in a variety of genres of jazz (including Dixieland, which he performed while in college), and other genres of musi ...
(Clean Feed, 2006) * ''House of Mirrors'' with Ed Harkins (Clean Feed, 2008) * ''Duetto'' with Diane Moser (CIMP, 2008) * ''Starmelodics'' with Kauffman/Eisenstadt (Nuscope, 2009) * ''Live in Concert'' with Denman Maroney (Kadima Collective, 2009) * ''Live at Lotus'' with
Vinny Golia Vinny Golia (born March 1, 1946) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist specializing in woodwind instruments. He performs in the genres of contemporary music, jazz, free jazz, and free improvisation. Career As a composer, Golia fuse ...
(Kadima Collective, 2010) * ''Soul to Soul'' with
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(Intolerancia, 2010) * ''Guts'' (Kadima Collective, 2010) * ''Synastry'' with
Jen Shyu Jen Shyu (; born March 28, 1978) is an American experimental jazz vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and producer. Early life and education Shyu was born on March 28, 1978, in Peoria, Illinois, the child of Taiwanese and East Timo ...
(Pi, 2011) * ''Nourishments'' (Clean Feed, 2013) * ''Code Re(a)d'' with Gerry Hemingway (Hopscotch, 2014) * ''Sedimental You'' (Clean Feed, 2016) * ''Modicana'' (NoBusiness, 2017) * ''Ain't Nothing But a Cyber Coup & You'' (Clean Feed, 2019)


As sideman

With Ray Anderson * ''Harrisburg Half Life'' (Moers Music, 1980) * ''
It Just So Happens ''It Just So Happens'' is an album by trombonist Ray Anderson which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Enja label.
'' (Enja, 1987) * ''
Blues Bred in the Bone ''Blues Bred in the Bone'' is an album by trombonist Ray Anderson which was recorded in 1988 and released on the Enja label.Tim Berne Tim Berne (born October 16, 1954) is an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and record label owner. His primary instruments are the alto and baritone saxophones. Biography Berne was born in Syracuse, New York, United States. He has said that ...
* ''Sanctified Dreams'' (Columbia 1987) * ''
Tim Berne's Fractured Fairy Tales ''Tim Berne's Fractured Fairy Tales'' is an album by saxophonist Tim Berne which was recorded in 1989 and released on the JMT label.Shimada, T.JMT label discography accessed October 14, 2014 Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said "Tim ...
'' (JMT, 1989) * ''
Pace Yourself ''Pace Yourself'' is an album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Caos Totale which was recorded in 1990 and released on the JMT label.Shimada, T.JMT label discography accessed October 9, 2014 Reception The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick states "''Pac ...
'' (JMT, 1991) * '' Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill)'' (JMT, 1993) * '' Nice View'' (JMT, 1994) With
Jane Ira Bloom Jane Ira Bloom (born January 12, 1955) is an American jazz soprano saxophonist and composer. Early years Bloom was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Joel and Evelyn Bloom. She began as a pianist and drummer, later switching to the alto saxophon ...
* ''
The Red Quartets ''The Red Quartets'' is an album by saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom which was recorded in 1997 and 1999 and released on the Arabesque label. Reception The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos said " Jane Ira Bloom hits a career high point with this r ...
'' (Arabesque, 1999) * ''
Sometimes the Magic ''Sometimes the Magic'' is an album by saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom which was recorded in 2000 and released on the Arabesque label the following year. Reception The AllMusic review by Glenn Astarita said "Jane Ira Bloom looms as one of the most im ...
'' (Arabesque, 2001) * ''
Chasing Paint ''Chasing Paint'', (subtitled ''Jane Ira Bloom Meets Jackson Pollock''), is an album by saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom which was recorded in 2002 and released on the Arabesque label the following year. Reception The AllMusic review by David Dupont s ...
'' (Arabesque, 2003) * ''
Like Silver, Like Song ''Like Silver, Like Song'' is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom, which was recorded in 2004 and released on April 15, 2005, by Artistshare label. Reception Ken Dryden of AllMusic wrote, "Jane Ira Bloom has been one of th ...
'' (ArtistShare, 2005) With Bobby Bradford * ''Lost in L.A.'' (Soul Note, 1984) * ''Live in L.A.'' (Clean Feed, 2011) * ''Live at the Open Gate'' (NoBusiness, 2016) With
Anthony Braxton Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American experimental composer, educator, music theorist, improviser and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for playing saxophones, particularly the alto. Braxton grew up on the South Side of Chica ...
* ''The Coventry Concert'' (West Wind, 1987) * ''
Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 ''Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986'' is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1986 for the Italian Black Saint label.
'' (Black Saint, 1986) * ''If My Memory Serves Me Right'' (West Wind, 1987) * '' Quartet (London) 1985'' (Leo, 1988) * '' Quartet (Birmingham) 1985'' (Leo, 1991) * ''
Willisau (Quartet) 1991 ''Willisau (Quartet) 1991'' is a 4CD box set by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded live and in the studio in 1991 and released on the hatART label.
'' (hat ART, 1992) * '' Quartet (Coventry) 1985'' (Leo, 1993) * '' (Victoriaville) 1992'' (Victo, 1993) * ''
Twelve Compositions ''Twelve Compositions'' (subtitled ''Recorded Live in July 1993 at Yoshi's in Oakland California'') is a double CD live album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton, recorded at Yoshi's (jazz club), Yoshi's in 1993 and released on th ...
'' (Music & Arts, 1994) * '' Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993'' (hat ART, 1997) * ''Quartet (New York) 1993 Set 1'' (Braxton Bootleg, 2011) * ''Quartet (New York) 1993 Set 2'' (Braxton Bootleg, 2011) * ''Quartet (London) 1991 04.02 Set 1'' (Braxton Bootleg, 2013) * ''Quartet (London) 1991 04.02 Set 2'' (Braxton Bootleg, 2013) * ''Quartet (London) 1991 04.03 Set 1'' (Braxton Bootleg, 2013) * ''Quartet (London) 1991 04.03 Set 2'' (Braxton Bootleg, 2013) * ''Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993 1st Set'' (hatOLOGY, 2015) * ''Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993 2nd Set'' (hatOLOGY, 2015) * ''Quartet (Willisau) 1991 Studio'' (hatOLOGY, 2018) With Dave Douglas * '' Parallel Worlds'' (
Soul Note Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz. History Black S ...
, 1993) * ''
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'' (Soul Note, 1996) * ''
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'' (Avant, 1997) With Satoko Fujii * ''Looking Out of the Window'' (Ninety-One, 1997) * ''Kitsune-bi'' (Tzadik, 1999) * ''Toward To West'' (Enja, 2000) * ''Junction'' (EWE, 2001) * ''Bell the Cat!'' (Tokuma, 2002) * ''Illusion Suite'' (Libra, 2004) * ''Live in Japan 2004'' (Natsat Music, 2005) * ''When We Were There'' (PJL, 2006) * ''Trace a River'' (Libra, 2008) With
Gerry Hemingway Gerry Hemingway (born March 23, 1955) is an American drummer and composer. Hemingway was a member of the Anthony Braxton quartet from 1983 to 1994. He has also performed with Ernst Reijseger, Anthony Davis, Earl Howard, Leo Smith, George E ...
* ''Demon Chaser'' (hat ART, 1993) * ''Down to the Wire'' (hat ART, 1993) * ''The Marmalade King'' (hat ART, 1995) * ''Slamadam'' (Random Acoustics, 1995) * ''Perfect World'' (Random Acoustics, 1996) * ''Johnny's Corner Song'' (Auricle, 1998) * ''Chamber Works'' (Tzadik, 1999) * ''Waltzes, Two-Steps & Other Matters of the Heart'' (GM, 1999) * ''Devils Paradise'' (Clean Feed, 2003) With Bob Ostertag * ''Say No More'' (RecRec Music, 1993) * ''Say No More in Person'' (Transit, 1993) * ''Verbatim'' (Rastascan, 1996) * ''Verbatim Flesh and Blood'' (Rastascan, 1998) With John Zorn * '' Spy vs Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman'' (Nonesuch, 1988) * ''Kristallnacht'' (99 Records, 1993) * ''Bar Kokhba'' (Tzadik, 1996) * ''Cobra'' (Tzadik, 2002) With others *
Laurie Anderson Laurel Philips Anderson (born June 5, 1947), known as Laurie Anderson, is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician, and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and ...
, ''Strange Angels'' (Warner Bros. 1989) *
Gregg Bendian Gregg Bendian (born July 13, 1963) is an American jazz drummer, percussionist, pianist, and composer. Early life Born in Englewood, New Jersey, Bendian was raised in Fairview and Teaneck. Bendian began playing drums at the age of nine and stu ...
, ''Counterparts'' (CIMP, 1996) * Gregg Bendian, ''Gregg Bendian's Interzone'' (Eremite, 1996) *
Salvatore Bonafede Salvatore Bonafede (born August 4, 1962) is an Italian composer and pianist. Early life Son of jewellers, Bonafede was born in Palermo on 4 August 1962. He started playing the piano at the age of four and became interested in jazz thanks to hi ...
, ''For the Time Being'' (CAM Jazz, 2005) *
Eugene Chadbourne Eugene Chadbourne (born January 4, 1954) is an American banjoist, guitarist and music critic. Life and career Chadbourne was born in Mount Vernon, New York, but grew up in Boulder, Colorado. He started playing guitar when he was eleven or twel ...
, ''Pain Pen'' (Avant, 2000) *
Alex Cline Alex Cline (born January 4, 1956) is an American jazz drummer. Biography Born in Los Angeles, California, Cline began playing drums with his twin brother, guitarist Nels Cline, at the age of 11. Their first band was called Homogenized Goo and in ...
, '' For People in Sorrow'' (Cryptogramophone, 2013) *
Nels Cline Nels Courtney Cline (born January 4, 1956) is an American guitarist and composer. He has been the guitarist for the band Wilco since 2004. In the 1980s he played jazz, often in collaboration with his twin brother Alex, a percussionist. He has w ...
, '' The Inkling'' (Cryptogramophone, 2000) *
Tom Cora Thomas Henry Corra (September 14, 1953 – April 9, 1998), better known as Tom Cora, was an American cellist and composer, best known for his improvisational performances in the field of experimental jazz and rock. He recorded with John Zorn, ...
, ''It's a Brand New Day'' (Knitting Factory, 2000) *
Marilyn Crispell Marilyn Crispell (born March 30, 1947) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Scott Yanow described her as "a powerful player... who has her own way of using space... She is near the top of her field." Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrot ...
, '' The Kitchen Concert'' (Leo, 1991) * Marilyn Crispell, Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway, '' Play Braxton'' (Tzadik, 2012) * Stanton Davis, ''Manhattan Melody'' (Enja, 1988) *
Robert Dick Robert Dick (January 1811 – 24 December 1866), was a Scottish geologist and botanist. Life He was born at Tullibody, in Clackmannanshire. His father was an officer of excise in nearby Alloa. At the age of thirteen, after receiving a good ...
, ''Jazz Standards On Mars'' (Enja, 1997) *
Paul Dresher Paul Joseph Dresher (born January 8, 1951 in Los Angeles) is an American composer. Dresher received his B.A. in music from the University of California, Berkeley and his M.A. in composition from the University of California, San Diego, where he st ...
&
Ned Rothenberg Ned Rothenberg (born September 15, 1956) is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer. He specializes in woodwind instruments, including the alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, and shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute). He is known ...
, ''Opposites Attract'' (New World/CounterCurrents 1991) *
Marty Ehrlich Marty Ehrlich (born May 31, 1955) is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinets, flutes) and is considered one of the leading figures in avant-garde jazz. Biography Though born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the portion of Ehrlich's youth spent in ...
, ''The Long View'' (Enja, 2002) *
Amir ElSaffar Amir ElSaffar (born 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. His compositions combine jazz, classical, and traditional Arabic music. Biography ElSaffar was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1977. His mother, Ruth Antho ...
, ''Radif Suite'' (Pi, 2010) *
Ellery Eskelin Ellery Eskelin (born August 16, 1959) is an American tenor saxophonist raised in Baltimore, Maryland and residing in New York City. His parents, Rodd Keith and Bobbie Lee, were both professional musicians. Rodd Keith died in 1974 in Los Angeles, ...
, ''Vanishing Point'' (hatOLOGY, 2001) * David Garland, ''Togetherness: Control Songs Vol. 2'' (Ergodic, 1999) *
Osvaldo Golijov Osvaldo Noé Golijov (; born December 5, 1960) is an Argentine composer of classical music and music professor, known for his vocal and orchestral work. Biography Osvaldo Golijov was born in and grew up in La Plata, Argentina, in a Jewish family ...
''Yiddishbbuk'' (EMI, 2002) * Osvaldo Golijov, ''Upshaw the Andalucian Dogs Ayre & Folk Songs'' (Deutsche Grammophon, 2005) *
Sebastian Gramss Sebastian Gramss is a German double bassist, cellist, and composer of jazz and contemporary music. He received the Echo award for double bass in 2013 and 2018. Biography Gramss studied double bass at Conservatorium van Amsterdam and Hochsch ...
, ''Thinking Of'' (Wergo, 2014) *
Burton Greene Burton Greene (June 14, 1937 – June 28, 2021) was an American free jazz pianist born in Chicago, Illinois, though most known for his work in New York City. He explored multiple genres, including avant-garde jazz and the Klezmer medium. Biogra ...
, ''Peace Beyond Conflict'' (CIMP, 2002) * Francois Houle, ''In the Vernacular'' (Songlines, 1998) *
Jason Hwang Jason Kao Hwang (born 1957) is a Chinese American violinist and composer. He is known for his unconventional and improvisational jazz violin technique as well as his chamber opera ''The Floating Box: A Story in Chinatown'' which premiered in 2001 ...
, ''Unfolding Stone'' (Sound Aspects, 1990) * Steve Lehman, ''Interface'' (Clean Feed, 2004) * Steuart Liebig, ''Pomegranate'' (Cryptogramophone, 2001) *
Frank London Frank London (born 1958 in New York) is an American klezmer trumpeter who also plays jazz and world music. Early life London was born to a Reform Jewish family and grew up in New York and Connecticut. He started playing the trumpet in fourt ...
, ''The Debt'' (Tzadik, 1997) * Russ Lossing, ''Metal Rat'' (Clean Feed, 2006) *
Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarin ...
, '' Flights of Fancy: Trio Fascination Edition Two'' (Blue Note, 2001) *
Denman Maroney Denman Maroney (born 1949) is a jazz musician who plays what he calls "hyperpiano". Hyperpiano "involves stopping, sliding, bowing, plucking, striking and strumming the strings with copper bars, aluminum bowls, rubber blocks, plastic boxes and ...
, ''Fluxations'' (New World/CounterCurrents 2003) *
Raz Mesinai Raz Mesinai (born 1973) is an American record producer, musician, composer, artist, writer and educator from New York City. He has released recordings since 1989 under the monikers Badawi, Sub Dub, Ghost Producer, Psy Co., and Raz Mesinai and is t ...
, ''Cyborg Acoustics'' (Tzadik, 2004) * Sato Michihiro, ''Rodan'' (hat ART, 1989) * Tisziji Munoz, ''Auspicious Healing!'' (Anami Music, 2000) *
Simon Nabatov Simon Nabatov (born 11 January 1959) is a Russian-American jazz pianist. Early life Nabatov was born in Moscow on 11 January 1959. His parents were Leon, a professional pianist and choir conductor who was a native of Belarus, and Regina. Nabatov ...
, ''Projections'' (Clean Feed, 2015) * Simon Nabatov, ''Equal Poise'' (Leo, 2016) *
James Newton James W. Newton (born May 1, 1953) is an American jazz and classical flutist. Biography He was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. From his earliest years, James Newton grew up immersed in the sounds of African-American music, inclu ...
, ''Binu'' (Circle, 1978) *
Kevin Norton Kevin Norton (born January 21, 1956) is an American percussionist and composer active in the New York City jazz and contemporary music scenes. He has performed and recorded with a diverse group of musicians, including Anthony Braxton, Paul Dunmal ...
, ''Integrated Variables'' (CIMP, 1996) * Kevin Norton, ''Change Dance Troubled Energy'' (Barking Hoop, 2001) *
Ivo Perelman Ivo Perelman (born January 12, 1961) is a Brazilian free jazz saxophonist born in São Paulo. Career In his youth, Perelman learned to play guitar, cello, clarinet, trombone, and piano, concentrating on tenor sax since age 19. He attended the Be ...
, ''Suite for Helen F.'' (Boxholder, 2003) *
Hot Pstromi Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi is a U.S.-based klezmer ensemble that was started in 1982. The original line up was Strom (violin), Andy Statman (clarinet and mandolin), Mark Dresser (bass), Ismail Butera (accordion) and Seido Salifoski (percussion). ...
, ''With a Little Horseradish On the Side'' (Global Village Music, 1993) *
Hank Roberts Hank Roberts (born March 24, 1954, Terre Haute, Indiana) is an American jazz cellist and vocalist. He plays the electric cello, and his style is a mixture of rock, jazz, avant-garde, folk, and classical influences. He emerged with the downtown N ...
, ''
Black Pastels ''Black Pastels'' is the debut album by cellist Hank Roberts which was recorded in 1987 and released on the JMT label.Shimada, T.JMT label discography accessed October 7, 2014 Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said it was "Recommende ...
'' (JMT, 1988) *
Herb Robertson Clarence "Herb" Robertson (born February 21, 1951) is a jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist. He was born in New Jersey and attended the Berklee School of Music. He has recorded solo albums and has worked as a sideman for Tim Berne, Anthony Davi ...
, ''Elaboration'' (Clean Feed, 2005) * Herb Robertson, ''Real Aberration'' (Clean Feed, 2007) *
Mick Rossi Mick Rossi, (born December 9, 1956) is a Grammy-nominated American pianist, drummer, percussionist, conductor and composer known for his diverse, progressive work in the New York Downtown scene. A longtime collaborator of Philip Glass and Paul S ...
, ''One Block from Planet Earth'' (OmniTone, 2004) *
Ned Rothenberg Ned Rothenberg (born September 15, 1956) is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer. He specializes in woodwind instruments, including the alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, and shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute). He is known ...
, ''Power Lines'' (New World, 1995) * Bernadette Speach, ''Reflections'' (Mode, 2002) *
Yale Strom Yale Strom is an American violinist, composer, filmmaker, writer, photographer and playwright. Strom is a pioneer among klezmer (musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe) revivalists in conducting extensive field research in Cent ...
, ''Klezmer: Cafe Jew Zoo'' (Naxos, 2002) *
Richard Teitelbaum Richard Lowe Teitelbaum (May 19, 1939 – April 9, 2020) was an American composer, keyboardist, and improvisor. A student of Allen Forte, Mel Powell, and Luigi Nono, he was known for his live electronic music and synthesizer performances. He was ...
, ''Blends'' (New Albion, 2002) *
Tiziano Tononi Tiziano Tononi (born November 18, 1956, Milan) is an Italian percussionist and composer. Biography Tononi taught himself to play drums in a pop/rock idiom as a youth, then turned to playing jazz and classical percussion in his late teens, studyi ...
, ''Strange Mathematics'' (Splasc(H), 2008) * Eric Watson, ''Silent Hearts'' (Free Flight, 1999) * Eric Watson, ''Full Metal Quartet'' (OWL, 2000) * Matthias Ziegler, ''Marsyas' Song'' (Percords, 1992)


References


External links


Official site
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