Charles Burnham

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Charles Burnham (2011)

Charles "Charlie" Burnham (born November 23, 1950 in New York City ) is an American jazz violinist and occasionally mandolin and mandoloncello player .

Live and act

Burnham has been a member of various James Blood Ulmer bands since 1983 , initially to the bassless trio Odyssey with Warren Benbow ( Odyssey , 1983), which was then expanded to a quartet with Amin Ali ( Live at the Caravan of Dreams 1986); He was also involved in later albums and tours in Ulm ( Forbidden Blues 1996, Bad Blood in the City: The Piety Street Sessions , 2007). From 1986 to 1991 he was a member of the String Trio of New York . He also worked with Mario Pavone , Peter Apfelbaum , Steven Bernstein , Ted Daniel , Medeski, Martin & Wood ( The Dropper 2000), Marcus Rojas and in the Susie Ibarra Trio (with Cooper-Moore ). In the field of jazz Burnham participated in 42 recording sessions between 1974 and 2011, including a. by Cassandra Wilson ( Blue Light 'til Dawn 1993, New Moon Daughter ), Gina Leishman , Rob Reddy and Steve Swell ( Suite for Players, Listeners and other Dreamers ). In 2011 the trio album by Charlie Burnham with Kenny Wollesen and Tony Jones , Pitch, Rhythm and Consciousness was created . Burnham, who lives in New York City , leads the quartet Hidden City and plays in the improvisation ensemble We Free Strings around Melanie Dyer .

Web links

Commons : Charles Burnham  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
  2. ↑ Discographic information at CIMP
  3. ^ Event announcement at Whitey 2011
personal data
SURNAME Burnham, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burnham, Charlie (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz violinist
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City