Sandy Ewen
Sandy Ewen (* 1985 in Toronto ) is a Canadian jazz and improvisation musician ( guitar , objects, composition ) who is also active as a visual artist and architect.
Live and act
Ewen began to experiment with guitar playing in 2002; from 2004 she played in the experimental rock band Weird Weeds . In 2008 she obtained a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas, Austin . Since then she has lived in Houston, where she works as an architect alongside musical and artistic projects. She worked u. a. in a trio with Weasel Walter and Damon Smith and in a duo with Sam Newsome ; she also belongs to the formations Spiderwebs, Garden medium and Etched in the Eye . She lives in Houston.
Ewen plays the guitar lying down, using objects and effect techniques.
Discographic notes
- Sandy Ewen / Damon Smith / Weasel Walter (UgExplode, 2011)
- Etched in the Eye: Live in Houston (2018), with Danny Kamins, Robert Pearson
- Spiderwebs: in between the known and the unknown (2018), with Tom Carter and Ryan Edwards
- Sandy Ewen / Chase Gardner : Transfusion (Marginal Frequency, 2019)
- Lisa Cameron / Sandy Ewen: See Creatures (Astral Spirits, 2019)
Web links
- Web presence
- Discography at Bandcamp
- Sandy Ewen at Allmusic (English)
- Sandy Ewen at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sandy Ewen 13 questions
- ↑ Eyal Hareuveni: Introducing Experimental Guitarist Sandy Ewen. Free Jazz Blog, October 10, 2016, accessed March 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 12, 2018)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ewen, Sandy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian jazz and improvisation musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto |