Marty Honest

Marty Ehrlich at the Moers Festival 2004

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Ehrlich grew up in St. Louis , where he was influenced by the Black Artists Group and on the Human Arts Ensemble's Under The Sun album . From 1973 to 1977 he studied at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston a . a. with George Russell , Jaki Byard , Joe Maneri and Gunther Schuller .

In 1978 he went to New York City , where he led three bands: The Marty Ehrlich Quartet , The Traveler's Tales Group and the Dark Woods Ensemble . He also works in a duo with pianist Myra Melford and in trio C / D / E with Andrew Cyrille and Mark Dresser . He also made duo recordings with Muhal Richard Abrams , Mike Nock , Anthony Cox and John Lindberg . On more than one hundred CDs he is still sideman of musicians like Ray Anderson , Fontella Bass , Tim Berne , Anthony Braxton , Jaki Byard , John Carter , Anthony Davis , Jack DeJohnette , James Emery , Peter Erskine , George Gruntz , Chico Hamilton , Julius Hemphill , Andrew Hill ( Dusk , 1999), Robin Holcomb , Wayne Horvitz , Leroy Jenkins , Oliver Lake , Roscoe Mitchell , James Newton , Bobby Previte , Randy Sandke , Wadada Leo Smith and John Zorn .

As a composer Ehrlich u. a. for the New York Composer's Orchestra , the Boston Jazz Composer's Alliance , the Lydian String Quartet , the Rova Saxophone Quartet , the Kitchen House Blend Orchestra , the New York String Trio and for the pianist Ursula Oppens . In 1995 he was Composer in Residence at the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum in Boston , and in 2000 Peter Ivers Visiting Artist at Harvard University .

The Welcome with Anthony Cox , Pheeroan akLaff , 1984
Pliant Pliant with Stan Strickland , Anthony Cox , Bobby Previte , 1996
The Traveller's Tale with Stan Strickland, Lindsey Horner , Bobby Previte , 1990
Side by Side with Frank Lacy , Wayne Horvitz , Anthony Cox , Andrew Cyrille , 1991
Emergency Peace with Abdul Wadud , Muhal Richard Abrams , Lindsey Horner, 1991
Can You Hear a Motion? with Stan Strickland, Michael Formanek , Bobby Previte , 1994
Just Before the Down with Vincent Chancey , Erik Friedlander , Mark Helias , Don Alias , 1995
New York Child with Stan Strickland, Michael Cain , Michael Formanek , Bill Stewart , 1996
Life Woods with Erik Friedlander, Mark Helias , 1997
Sojourn with Erik Friedlander, Mark Helias , Marc Ribot , 1999
Malinke's Dance with Tony Malaby , Jerome Harris , Bobby Previte , 2000, OmniTone
Song with Uri Caine , Michael Formanek , Billy Drummond , Ray Anderson , 2001
Line on Love with Craig Taborn , Michael Formanek , Billy Drummond , 2003
Trio Exaltation , Clean Feed Records , 2018

personal data
SURNAME	Honestly, Marty
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Honestly, Martin Lewis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 31, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Paul