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Andy Laster (born May 25, 1961 in Bethpage , New York ) is an American saxophonist , clarinetist and flutist of modern creative jazz .

Laster, who grew up on Long Island , moved to New York City in 1985 after studying jazz at the Cornish Institute . Since 1989 he has played several albums for Sound Aspects with his own groups ; his band Hydra initially included Herb Robertson , Drew Gress , Tom Rainey and Ed Schuller . He was in the groups of Dave Douglas , Tim Berne and John Zorn worked and worked the mid-1990s with the big band Orange Then Blue by George Schuller and the sextet of Julius Hemphill . He also played in the formation Weather Clear, Track Fast by Bobby Previte and worked on his Enja album Too Close for the Pole (1996). In 1998 Laster was a member of Ken Schaphorst's Big Band . Since 1995 he has recorded several albums under his own name for the avant-garde label Songlines and Knitting Factory , on which musicians such as Herb Robertson, Cuong Vu , Drew Gress, Erik Friedlander and Tom Rainey participated. He also played in Marty Ehrlich's band ( The Long View ), with Mark Helias , Hank Roberts ' Birds of Prey , with Lyle Lovett and with Harris Eisenstadt .

Discographic notes

• Hippo Stomp ( Sound Aspects 1987, with Frank Lacy , Michele Rosewoman , Drew Gress , Phil Haynes )
• Hydra: Polyogue (Songlines, 1995)
• Interpretations of Lessness (Songlines, 1996)
• New & Used: Consensus (Knitting Factory, 1996), with Dave Douglas , Kermit Driscoll , Mark Feldman , Tom Rainey
• Soft Shell (Knitting Factory, 1998)
• Window Silver Bright ( New World , 2001 with Cuong Vu , Bryan Carrott, Erik Friedlander , Michael Sarin )

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• Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette . 2nd Edition. Penguin, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017949-6 .
• Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
• Biography at AllMusic (English)