Joel Futterman

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Joel Futterman (born April 30, 1946 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American musician ( piano , flute , soprano saxophone ) and composer of free jazz and new improvisational music .

Live and act

Joel Futterman began his musical career at the age of fourteen when he jammed with professional musicians in the jazz clubs of his hometown ; at a local jazz festival he was allowed to appear in the band of Rahsaan Roland Kirk . In the 1960s, Futterman met musicians from the Musicians' Cooperative Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). In 1973 he retired to Virginia Beach, Virginia , where he continued to work on his music in relative isolation. On his own label JDF, he released three albums and appeared in a trio with saxophonist Jimmy Lyons ; Lyons' death in 1986 ended this collaboration, however, and Futterman gave no further concerts for a while.

It was not until the 1990s that he appeared again and made more and more albums, for example he worked with the trumpeter Raphe Malik in 1990 ( Berlin Images on Silkheart Records and To the Edge on Konnex Records (1992)). Then Naked Colors was created , in which the multi-instrumentalist Hal Russell participated. In 1995, Futterman released his first piano solo album, Silhouettes . Then he founded a formation with the saxophonist Kidd Jordan ; their first release was the live album Nickelsdorf Konfrontation , which was created during an appearance at the Nickelsdorfer Konfrontationen . He also worked in a duo with guitarist Jimmy Williams and bassist William Parker . In 2000 he appeared in a quartet with drummer Paul Murphy . He also played with Karen Borca , Richard Davis , Kash Killion and Barry Guy .

Appreciation

In Allmusic, the critic Steve Huey compared Joel Futterman's free improvisations with the percussive density of Cecil Taylor's playing .

Discographic notes

  • Revelation (Kali, 1995)
  • Southern Extreme (Drimala, 1997)
  • Relativity (Kali, 1998)
  • The Present Gift (IML, 2001)
  • Live at the Noe Valley Ministry, San Francisco (Orchard, 2003)

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personal data
SURNAME Futterman, Joel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois