Diedre Murray

Diedre Murray (born November 28, 1958 in New York City ) is an American creative jazz cellist and composer .

Murray received musical support from an early age; there were many amateur musicians in her mother's family. She took cello lessons in school and played in jazz rock bands as a teenager . During this time she performed with James Brown at the Apollo Theater . In the late 1970s she was a member of Hannibal Marvin Peterson's band , with whom she also toured Europe. In the 1980s she played with musicians such as Leroy Jenkins , Muhal Richard Abrams and the Henry Threadgill Sextet . With Fred Hopkins she formed the duo Stringdom , which also formed the core for the quartet Sync with Elliott Sharp and Gerry Hemingway and a quartet with Newman Taylor Baker and Brandon Ross . She also worked with Julius Hemphill , Butch Morris , Archie Shepp , Jason Kao Hwang , Larry Young, and Oscar Brown .

Murray composed various stage works for music and dance theater. She plays jazz , improvised music as well as contemporary classical music. She is also active as a producer and curator on the New York jazz scene.

Discographic notes

• 1992: Firestorm (Victo) with Fred Hopkins
• 1993: Stringology (Black Saint) with Hopkins, Marvin Swell
• Henry Threadgill: Makin´ A Move (Columbia, 1995), Sog Out Of My trees (Black Saint), You Know the Number (RCA, 1986), Just the Facts And Pass The Bucket , When Was That? (about time Records, ca.1986)
• Lawrence Butch Morris: Testament (New World, 1988-95)
• Hannibal Marvin Peterson: The Angels Of Atlanta , Hannibal In Antibes (Enja)

literature

• Ursel Schlicht: It's Gotta Be Music First. On the meaning, reception and work situation of female jazz musicians. Karben 2000.

Web links

• [1] on deeplistening.org
• Diedre Murray at Allmusic (English)