Erik Friedlander
Erik Friedlander (born July 1, 1960 in New York City ) is an American cellist , composer and band leader of free and creative jazz , free improvisation and contemporary music.
Live and act
Erik Friedlander grew up in Rockland County in an artistic and music-loving family; his father is the photographer Lee Friedlander , who also took photographs for the record covers of Atlantic Records in the 1960s . Friedlander began playing guitar at the age of six and the cello two years later.
Friedlander is considered a veteran of the New York experimental New York downtown scene , he worked in this context with many formations in the early 1990s, but also with musicians such as Fred Hersch , Meredith D'Ambrosio and Terence Blanchard , on his soundtrack album for Malcolm X film "X" he starred in 1992. He was best known for his collaboration with saxophonist and composer John Zorn , as in his Bar Kokba project. The cellist has also worked with musicians as diverse as Laurie Anderson , Uri Caine , Dave Douglas , Ellery Eskelin , Lee Konitz , Joe Lovano , Sylvie Courvoisier , Courtney Love and Phil Woods . He is also a member of the Topaz jazz / fusion quartet . In the 1990s he recorded several albums with this band and the formation Chimera . a. on Zorn's label Tzadik .
In 2015 he won the Down Beat Critic Polls in the category of various instruments.
Discographic notes
Albums as a leader
- 1995 - Chimera (Avant)
- 1996 - Chimera: The Watchman ( Tzadik )
- 1997 - Topaz (Siam)
- 1999 - Skin (Siam)
- 2001 - Grains of Paradise (Tzadik)
- 2003 - Quake ( Cryptogramophone )
- 2007 - Volac: Book of Angels, Vol. 8 (Tzadik) (solo cello interpretations of John Zorn compositions)
- 2007 - Block Ice & Propane (Skipstone)
- 2011 - Bonebridge with Michael Sarin , Doug Wamble , Trevor Dunn
- 2014 - Nighthawks (Skipstone) with Doug Wamble, Trevor Dunn, Michael Sarin
Albums with Masada Chamber Ensembles (all Tzadik)
- 1996 - Bar Kokhba
- 1998 - Issachar - The Circle Maker
- 2004 - Masada String Trio: 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. One
- 2005 - Masada String Trio: Azazel: Book of Angels, Vol. 2
- 2005 - Bar Kokhba Sextet: 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 11
- 2008 - Bar Kokhba Sextet: Lucifer: Book of Angels, Vol. 10
- 2010 - Masada String Trio: Haborym: The Book of Angels, Vol. 16
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Friedlander, Erik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cellist, composer and band leader of free and creative jazz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |