Michael Anderson (jazz musician)

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Michael Anderson (* 1969 in Anaheim / California ) is an American jazz trumpeter .

biography

Anderson began studying music at the Cornish College of the Arts in 1988 , which he dropped out in 1990. He then had lessons from Julian Priester , Jerry Granelli and James Knapp , played experimental jazz and salsa , a. a. with the Spontaneous Combustion Ensemble , the Young Composer's Collective and Briggan Krauss and worked on Eyvind Kang's album 7 Nades .

In 1995 he came to Berlin. Here he became a member of the groups Nickendes Perlgras (with Eric Schaefer and Michael Thieke ) and Eric Schaefer Demontage (with Eric Schaefer, Michael Thieke, Daniel Erdmann and Johannes Fink ). As a member of the Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin , he took part in the performance of works by Salvatore Sciarrino and Michael Sell in Turin, Strasbourg and at the Donaueschinger Musiktage . He also worked on theater productions a. a. with the Berliner Ensemble .

Discographic notes

  • Eyvind Kang: 7 Nades , Tzadik 1996
  • Nodding Perlgras: The rear vase , JazzHausMusik 2000
  • Eric Schaefer Demontage: Demontage , JazzHausMusik 2002
  • Nodding Perlgrass: Meat Heat , Konnex Records 2005
  • Eric Schaefer Demontage: Cut + Paste Poetry , Schoener Hören Music 2005

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personal data
SURNAME Anderson, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz trumpeter
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Anaheim , California USA