Bruce Arnold (musician)

Bruce Arnold (born July 31, 1955 in Sioux Falls , South Dakota) is an American jazz and improvisation musician ( guitar , SuperCollider , composition).

Live and act

Arnold took an interest in jazz during high school, initially studying music at the University of South Dakota . In 1976 he continued his studies at Berklee College of Music , where he received a degree in 1980. Then he took private lessons from Jerry Bergonzi and Charlie Banacos , where he was particularly interested in the relationship between jazz and classical music. He initially taught at the New England Conservatory , Dartmouth College and Berklee.

In 1988 he moved to New York City; soon he became a faculty member at Princeton University and also began to write textbooks. He also became a member of the local jazz scene and began to be active as a band leader. In the 1990s he founded the Act of Finding experimental ensemble with Tom Buckner , Tom Hamilton and Ratzo Harris . In 1995 he also founded the ensemble Spooky Actions at a Distance , which mainly dealt with the interpretation of classical music. On his first album of his own name, Blue Eleven , he improvised with the possibilities of the twelve-tone technique . He has worked with Stuart Hamm , Peter Erskine , Joe Pass , Joe Lovano , Lenny Pickett , Randy Brecker , Stanley Clarke , the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Absolute Ensemble under the direction of Kristjan Järvi . Tom Lord recorded 33 recordings between 1986 and 2016.

Discographic notes

1994 Blue Eleven (MMC)
1998 A Few Dozen (Muse-eek)
2001 Give 'em Some (Muse-eek)
2004 Bruce Arnold & Olivier Ker Ourio : Duets (Muse-eek)
2005 Ursel Schlicht / Bruce Arnold: String Theory (Muse-eek)
2007 Blue Lotus
2009 multiplicity
2010 Art of the Blues
2010 Heavy Mental
2014 Eclectic Electric Guitar Trio (Muse-eek, with Alex Skolnick , Jane Getter)

With Spooky Actions

2002 Music of Anton Webern for Jazz Quartet (with John Gunther , Peter Herbert , Tony Moreno )

2003 Songs of the Nations (with John Gunther, Tom Buckner, Kirk Driscoll)

2004 Early Music (with John Gunther, Mike Richmond , Kirk Driscoll)

2007 Arnold Schoenberg plays Five Piano Pieces Op. 23

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography
^ Review of All About Jazz

personal data
SURNAME	Arnold, Bruce
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz and improvisation musician (guitar, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH	July 31, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sioux Falls, South Dakota

[1] Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography

[2] Review of All About Jazz