Henry Kaiser (guitarist)

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Henry Kaiser (left) and Steve Beresford, 2007

Henry Kaiser (born September 19, 1952 in Oakland , California) is an American fusion and rock guitarist, producer and underwater filmmaker who has released more than 35 albums since 1977 and was involved in more than 150 albums as a guitarist or producer .

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Kaiser's first recordings were made as a solo project or with groups put together spontaneously, for example with Fred Frith , the Rova Saxophone Quartet , with the pianist Greg Goodman and Diamanda Galás . In the 1980s, Kaiser oriented himself towards the rock sound of the 1960s and 1970s. With a rather improvising guitar, he worked with Derek Bailey and Jim O'Rourke . In the 1990s he recorded albums with David Lindley in Norway and Madagascar.

In the YOO MILES! Project, Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith based themselves on the sound of the electric Miles Davis band of the 1970s.

Parborlasia corrugatus . Underwater photo of Henry Kaiser in the Ross Sea , Antarctica, below a five-meter-thick layer of ice (2004)

At the turn of the year 2001/2002 Kaiser spent two and a half months at a research station in Antarctica as part of the Antarctic Artists & Writers Program of the National Science Foundation and was the first musician to record an album on this continent.

For Werner Herzog's science fiction film The Wild Blue Yonder (2005) , Kaiser contributed underwater footage from McMurdo Sound . Kaiser produced the documentary Encounters at the End of the World (2007) by Werner Herzog, which was nominated for an Oscar for best documentary in 2009, and its music.

Publications (selection)

  • 1987: Devil in the Drain (SST Records)
  • 1989: Those Who Know History Are Doomed to Repeat It (SST Records)
  • 1991: A World Out of Time (Shanachie Records) with David Lindley in Madagascar
  • 1994: The Sweet Sunny North (Shanachie Records) with David Lindley in Norway
  • 1994: Wireforks (Shanachie Records) with Derek Bailey
  • 2000: Lemon Fish Tweezer: A History of Henry Kaiser's Solo Guitar Improvisations (1973–1991) ( Cuneiform Records )
  • 2004: Yo Miles! - Sky Garden (Cuneiform Records) with Wadada Leo Smith
  • 2005: Yo Miles! - Upriver (Cuneiform Records), Super Audio Compact Disc , with Wadada Leo Smith
  • 2008: Zen Kaiju (Balance Point)
  • 2015: Relations , with Damon Smith
  • 2017: Tania Chen , Henry Kaiser, Wadada Leo Smith, William Winant : Ocean of Storms (Fractal Music)
  • 2018: Henry Kaiser - Ed Pettersen : We Call All Times Soon (Split Rock)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Myles Boisen, Sean Westergaard: Henry Kaiser. In: allmusic.com. Retrieved January 2, 2010 .
  2. ^ Antarctic Artists & Writers Program - Past Participants. In: nsf.org. Retrieved January 2, 2010 .
  3. ↑ Carsten Baumgardt: Review of The Wild Blue Yonder. filmstarts.de, accessed on January 2, 2010 .
  4. ↑ Diedrich Diederichsen : We'll be gone then . In: The time . No. 45 , 2007 ( zeit.de ).
  5. ^ Encounters at the End of the World. In: oscars.com. Retrieved January 2, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME Kaiser, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American guitarist and producer
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Oakland , California