Carla Kihlstedt

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Carla Kihlstedt (2007)

Carla Kihlstedt (* 23. November 1971 in Lancaster , Pennsylvania ) is an American musician ( violin , and accordion , piano , zither and numerous other instruments, vocals , composition ) located between folk , art rock , new improvised music and jazz Core moves .

Live and act

Some of Carla Kihlstedt's ancestors are of Swedish descent; the actress Rya Kihlstedt is her older sister. She started playing the violin at an early age and underwent classical training at the Peabody Institute , Oberlin and the San Francisco Conservatory . In Oberlin she developed an interest in improvisation and contemporary music . In 1997 she founded the Tin Hat Trio together with Rob Burger and Mark Orton , which - expanded - then became Tin Hat . She also became a member of the Charming Hostess , 2 Foot Yard , Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Causing a Tiger groups , each with a different style and concept. In 2010 she performed as a duo with the pianist Satoko Fujii at the Jazz Festival Saalfelden .

Kihlstedt wrote music for theater and ballet ensembles, but also for the Rova Saxophone Quartet ( Pandæmonium ). Composers like Lisa Bielawa , Michael Fiday and Jorge Liderman have composed works for them. Fred Frith brought her into his group Cosa Brava . She also worked with John Zorn , Mr. Bungle , Tom Waits , Gino Robair , Jenny Scheinman , Dan Rathbun and above all her husband Matthias Bossi. She plays with Bossi in almost all of the aforementioned formations and has formed various song-oriented duo projects with him over the years.

While some of their albums had previously been released without a record deal and were produced and distributed themselves, Kihlstedt and Bossi have been using Rabbit Rabbit Radio since the beginning of 2012, a consistent internet presentation that also offers subscriptions to monthly pieces that are combined with video clips that they also produce themselves . In addition to their main instruments, violin and drums, they both sing and play all other instruments themselves. Occasionally there are guest musicians (more often Jon Evans ( Tori Amos ) on bass and guitar or even Tony Levin ).

Kihlstedt teaches at the New England Conservatory . In 2007 she curated the Music Unlimited Festival in Wels .

In 2015 she won the Down Beat Critic Polls in the Rising Star category.

Discography

See also: Sleepytime Gorilla Museum , Charming Hostess

  • Tin Hat Trio - Helium (Angel, 2000)
  • with Shazad Ismaily and Marika Hughes - 2 Foot Yard ( Tzadik , 2003)
  • Carla Kihlstedt and Shahzad Ismaily - Flying Low (self-distribution, 2004)
  • Fred Frith , Stevie Wishart , Carla Kihlstedt - The Compass, Log, and Lead ( Intakt , 2006)
  • 2 Foot Yard - Borrowed Arms (self-distributed as Yard Work, 2007)
  • Tin Hat (with Ara Anderson, Ben Goldberg , Mark Orton, Zeena Parkins ) - The Sad Machinery of Spring (Hannibal, 2008)
  • Carla Kihlstedt, Matthias Bossi, Dan Rathbun - Ravish (and Other Tales for the Stage) (Twelve Cups, 2009)
  • Rabbit Rabbit - Rabbit Rabbit Radio, Vol. 1 (self-distributed, 2013)

Web links

Commons : Carla Kihlstedt  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual references / comments

  1. ↑ For example, in 2 Foot Yard pop songs for the unusual line-up are developed for voice, violin, cello and drums.
  2. ↑ A review of this marketing and Adam Finley's music on PopMatters.com (September 12, 2013). Finley is largely enthusiastic about the music, but describes the success of the sales model as not yet proven: "A subscription-based pay-before-you-listen service is an unproven model for music distribution." Viewed on December 9, 2013
  3. ↑ Rabbit Rabbit Radio website ; also on YouTube and commercial sites for music downloads. Sighted December 9, 2013
  4. ↑ On "Back Home", Rabbit Rabbit Radio Vol. 2 , July 2013: Video ( Memento of the original from November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the band website. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / rabbitrabbitradio.com
  5. ↑ Portrait at the NEC
personal data
SURNAME Kihlstedt, Carla
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American violinist, singer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Lancaster, Pennsylvania