Mark Whitecage (June 4, 1937 – March 7, 2021) was an American

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reedist.

Career

Whitecage played in his father's family ensemble as early as age six. In the 1980s, he played with

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's Galaxy Dream Band,

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, and

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. After touring solo in Europe in 1986, he put together two bands as a leader, Liquid Time and the Glass House Ensemble. In the 1990s, his first release with Liquid Time was chosen by ''

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'' as one of the year's best albums. He worked in the Improvisers Collective from 1994, and began releasing albums on

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in 1996. Late in the 1990s he worked with

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, including in performances of Braxton's

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, ''Trillium R''. He also played with William Parker,

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Joe McPhee Joe McPhee (born November 3, 1939) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist born in Miami, Florida, a player of tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, the trumpet, flugelhorn and valve trombone. McPhee grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, and is ...

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, Richie "Shakin'" Nagan and

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. He was married to clarinetist Rozanne Levine; they performed together with Perry Robinson in a trio called Crystal Clarinets.

Discography

As leader

* ''Mark Whitecage & Liquid Time'' (Acoustics, 1990) * ''Caged No More'' (CIMP, 1996) * ''Free for Once'' (CIMP, 1996) * ''3 + 4 = 5'' (CIMP, 1998) * ''Consensual Tension'' (CIMP, 1998) * ''Split Personality'' (GM, 1998) * ''Research On the Edge'' (CIMP, 1999) * ''Fractured Again'' (Acoustics, 2000) * ''Fractured Standards & Fairy Tales'' (Acoustics, 2000) * ''Fragments of a Dream'' (Acoustics, 2000) * ''Moon Blue Boogie'' (Acoustics, 2000) * ''Turning Point'' (Acoustics, 2000) * ''The Paper Trail'' (Acoustics, 2001) * ''Ducks On Acid'' (Acoustics, 2003) * ''BushWacked'' (Acoustics, 2005)

As sideman

With

* ''State of the Art'' (CIMP, 1997) * ''Live in Concert'' (Cadence, 1999) * ''

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'' (Cadence, 2001) * ''No Respect'' (Acoustics, 2002) * ''Rules of Engagement Vol. 1'' (Drimala, 2003) With

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* ''The Wish'' (Music & Arts, 1995) * ''Parallel Lines'' (Music & Arts, 1997) * ''Live from Brugge'' (W.E.R.F., 1997) * ''Evolution'' (Leo, 1998) With

* ''Angel'' (Birth, 1972) * ''Broadway/Folksong'' (Birth, 1972) * ''I Love Being with You'' (Birth, 1972) * ''Unity Dance'' (Birth, 1973) * ''Journey to the Song Within'' (Birth, 1974) * ''Out from Under'' (Birth, 1974) * ''Enfant Terrible'' (Birth, 1975) * ''All Is Real'' (Birth, 1978) * ''That Came Down On Me'' (Birth, 1978) * ''All the Things You Could Be If Charles Mingus Was Your Daddy'' (Birth, 1980) * ''Fresh Heat'' (Birth, 1985) * ''Celestial Glory'' (Birth, 1992) With INTERface * ''INTERface NY'' (Composers Collective, 1976) * ''Live at Environ'' (ReEntry, 1977) * ''This Time'' (ReEntry, 1978) * ''Glimpses'' (ReEntry, 1979) * ''Environ Days'' (Konnex, 1991) With the Nu Band * ''Live at the Bop Shop/Rochester NY'' (Clean Feed, 2001) * ''Live in Geneva'' (Not Two, 2017) * ''Live in Paris'' ( NoBusiness, 2010) * ''Live'' (Konnex, 2005) * ''Lower East Side Blues'' (Porter, 2008) * ''Relentlessness'' (Marge, 2011) * ''The Cosmological Constant'' (Not Two, 2015) * ''The Dope and the Ghost'' (Not Two, 2007) * ''The Final Concert'' (NoBusiness, 2016) With

* ''Aisha'' (Cadence, 1981) * ''Live at the Public Theater'' (Cadence, 1981) * ''UFO Live On Tour'' (Cadence, 1981) * ''Seasons'' (Soul Note, 1982) * ''Jancin' at Jazzmania'' (Jazzmania, 1985) With others *

Marshall Allen Marshall Belford Allen (born May 25, 1924) is an American free jazz and avant-garde jazz alto saxophone player. He also performs on flute, oboe, piccolo, and EWI (an electronic valve instrument made by Steiner, Crumar company). Allen is best ...

, '' Mark–n–Marshall: Monday'' (CIMP, 1998) * Marshall Allen, '' Mark–n–Marshall: Tuesday'' (CIMP, 1998) *

, ''Trillium R'' (Braxton House, 1999) * Anthony Braxton, ''

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, '' Trails of Tears'' (Sunnyside, 2010) *

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, ''The Captain'' (Chiaroscuro, 1977) * John Fischer, ''6 x 1 = 10 Duos for a New Decade'' (ReEntry, 1980) *

, ''Conspiracy'' (Earthforms, 1975) * Jeanne Lee, ''Natural Affinities'' (Owl, 1992) *

, Mark Whitecage, Paul Smoker, ''CIMPhonia 1998 Part 1'' (CIMP, 1998) * Joe McPhee, Mark Whitecage, Paul Smoker, ''CIMPhonia 1998 Part 2'' (CIMP, 1999) *

Bobby Naughton Robert Naughton (June 25, 1944 – December 3, 2022) was an American jazz vibraphonist and pianist. Biography Naughton was born in Boston on June 25, 1944. He studied piano from the age of seven through his teens. He played in rock bands and loun ...

, ''Understanding'' (Otic, 1972) *

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, ''Digit'' (Alacra, 1979) * Mario Pavone, ''Sharpeville'' (Alacra, 1988) *

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, ''Revenge'' (Polydor, 1971) * Annette Peacock, '' I'm the One'' (Ironic, 1986) *

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, ''Canticles for the New Millennium'' (CIMP, 2000) *

, ''Elements'' (Leo, 1996) * Michael Jefry Stevens, ''Short Stories'' (Red Toucan, 1998) *

, ''

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'' (CIMP, 1997)

References

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Mark Whitecage Mark Whitecage (June 4, 1937 – March 7, 2021) was an American jazz reedist. Career Whitecage played in his father's family ensemble as early as age six. In the 1980s, he played with Gunter Hampel's Galaxy Dream Band, Jeanne Lee, and Saheb S ...

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