Kyle Bruckmann

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Kyle Bruckmann (* 18th August 1971 in Danbury , Connecticut ) is an American musician ( oboe , and English horn , suona , electronics, composition ) and band leader , who in the field of contemporary music , jazz - and improvised music is active.

Live and act

Bruckmann played in punk bands in his youth and studied music and psychology at Rice University in Houston, oboe with Robert Atherholt. During this time he was musical director of the campus radio station KTRU and became a member of Phi Beta Kappa . He received his Masters in 1996 from the University of Michigan , where he studied oboe with Harry Sargous and contemporary improvisation with Ed Sarath . He then moved to San Francisco , where he is part of the local experimental music scene. He also teaches classical music freelance and is a member of the Stockton Symphony and other regional orchestras.

Since then, Bruckmann u. a. with Jim Baker , Anthony Braxton ( Nine Compositions 2003 ), Fred Lonberg-Holm , Jeb Bishop , Harris Eisenstadt ( Ahimsa Orchestra , 2004), Michael Zerang , Guillermo Gregorio , Scott Rosenberg , Bob Marsh , Roscoe Mitchell , Olivia Block and Dana Jessen ( Carve ). Other formations include the EKG ensembles , an electro-acoustic duo with Ernst Karel , the experimental punk band Lozenge and his quintet Wrack , which plays compositions in the field of contemporary jazz and the classical avant-garde. He is also a member of Gene Coleman's Noamnesia Ensemble , which performs compositions by George Crumb , John Cage , Charles Ives , Salvatore Sciarrino , Otomo Yoshihide , Werner Dafeldecker , Cornelius Cardew and Malcolm Goldstein . In the field of jazz he was involved in 15 recording sessions between 1999 and 2013.

Bruckmann's debut album with solo improvisations , Entymology (Barely Auditable Records), was rated by François Couture in Allmusic as "a gorgeous experiment" that " expands the possibilities (and understanding) of the family of double reed instruments". On a classical foundation, Bruckmann's compositions include areas that cross genres such as free jazz , electronic music and post-punk rock .

Discographic notes

  • Entymology (Solo Improvisations) (2000)
  • And (2002), with Michael Zerang, Jim Baker, Jeb Bishop, Gene Coleman, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Scott Rosenberg, Weasel Walter
  • Kyle Bruckmann, Scott Rosenberg, Michael Zerang: Six Synaptics (Ertia Creations, 2002)
  • Grand Mal (2003), with Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Karen Stackpole and John Shiurba
  • Wrack (Red Toucan, 2003), with Tim Daisy , Jeb Bishop, Jen Clare Paulson , Kurt Johnson
  • Gasps & Fissures (2004)
  • Wrack: Intents & Purposes ( 482 Music , 2006), with Anton Hatwich , Jason Stein , Tim Daisy, Jen Clare Paulson
  • On Procedural Grounds ( New World Records , 2008, with Matt Ingalls, Jen Clare Paulson, Bruce Ackley, Steve Adams, Larry Ochs , Jon Raskin , Jason Stein, Anton Hatwich, Tim Daisy, John Ingle, Gino Robair , Benjamin Kreith, Tara Flandreau , Monica Scott, Kjell Nordeson, Tim Perkis)
  • EKG: Electricals (2008), with Ernst Karel
  • Cracked Refraction ( Porter Records , 2010), with Jason Stein, Jen Clare Paulson, Anton Hatwich, Tim Daisy
  • Jim Baker, Kyle Bruckmann, Michael Zerang: Psychotic Redaction (Multikulti Project, 2011)
  • Wrack: ... Awaits Silent Tristero's Empire (Singlespeed Music, 2014), with Anton Hatwich, Jason Stein, Tim Daisy, Jeb Bishop, Darren Johnston , Jen Clare Paulson
  • Kyle Bruckmann / Sam Pluta / Katherine Young Live. Elastic. 10.20.16 (Minus Zero, 2017)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 14, 2016)
  2. ↑ review of the album Entymology of François Couture at Allmusic (English). Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  3. ^ Portrait at Umbrella Music
personal data
SURNAME Bruckmann, Kyle
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 18th August 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Danbury (Connecticut)