Wayne Horvitz

Wayne Horvitz ( born September 1, 1955 in New York) is an American jazz musician, composer and bandleader. He plays piano, Hammond organ and synthesizers. Wayne Horvitz also works as a music producer.

Biography

Horvitz had as a child piano and flute lessons. He studied at the University of California, Santa Cruz and has already appeared during this period with their own groups. Back in New York, he moved in the "Downtown " scene. He works and lives with his wife, the pianist and singer Robin Holcomb, since the mid-1990s in Seattle.

Musical work

In addition to numerous own music projects since the late 70s Horvitz is known to a wider audience with his involvement in projects by John Zorn as the band Naked City. He has worked with many experimental musicians, especially in the area of ​​new music and jazz. He is involved in numerous recordings by John Zorn, but also by Marty Ehrlich, Robin Holcomb, Eugene Chadbourne, Bill Frisell, Tenko, Jon Rose, Zeena Parkins and David Moss. He also worked on recordings by Peter Apfelbaum, Jerry Granelli, Karen Pernick and Michael Shrieve.

For their joint album " Nine Below Zero" received Butch Morris, Bobby Previte and he 1987 Prize of the German Record Critics.

Discography (selection)

As a leader

  • No Place Fast, Parachute, 1979.
  • This New Generation, Elektra / Musician, 1985.
  • Monologue, Cavity Search, 1997.
  • Filmworks, Avant, 2003.

Wayne Horvitz 4 1 Ensemble ( Reggie Watts, Eyvind Kang, Julian Priester, Tucker Martine )

  • 4 1 Ensemble, intuition, 1998.
  • From a Window, Avant, 2001.

Wayne Horvitz, Gravitas Quartet ( Ron Miles, Peggy Lee, Sara Schoenbeck )

  • Way Out East, Songlines, 2006
  • Forever ( also published under the CD title " American Bandstand " ), Songlines, 2000.
  • Sweeter Than the Day, Songlines, 2002.
  • Walk in the Dark, 2008

Pigpen ( Wayne Horvitz, Briggan Krauss ... )

  • Halfrack, Tim Kerr, 1993.
  • Miss Ann, Tim Kerr, 1995.
  • Live in Poland, Cavity Search, 1996.
  • Daylight, Tim Kerr, 1997.
  • V as in Victim, Avant, 1997.

The President ( Wayne Horvitz, Bobby Previte, Dave Sewelson, Kevin Cosgrove, Joe Gallant / Stew Cutler, Doug Wieselman, Dave Hofstra )

  • The President, Dossier, 1987.
  • Bring Yr Camera, Elektra / Musician, 1991.
  • Miracle Mile, Elektra / Musician, 1992.
  • Cold Spell, Knitting Factory, 1997.
  • Brand Spankin ' New, Knitting Factory, 1998.
  • Upper Egypt, Knitting Factory, 2000.
  • Live in Seattle, Liquid City, 2002.

As co-leader

Wayne Horvitz, Butch Morris, William Parker Trio

  • Some Order, Long Understood, Black Saint, 1982.

Wayne Horvitz, Butch Morris, Bobby Previte Trio

  • Nine Below Zero, sound aspects, 1987.
  • Todos Santo, sound aspects, 1988.

Wayne Horvitz / Ron Samworth / Peggy Lee / Dylan van der Schyff

  • Intersection Poems, Spool, 2005

Mylab ( Tucker Martine, Wayne Horvitz ... )

  • Mylab, Sony BMG, 2004

New York Composers' Orchestra ( Wayne Horvitz, Herb Robertson, Steven Bernstein, Marty Ehrlich, Ray Anderson, Robin Holcomb, ...)

  • NY Composers Orchestra, New World, 1990.
  • First Program in Standard Time, New World, 1992.

Ponga ( Wayne Horvitz, Dave Palmer, Bobby Previte, Skerik )

  • Ponga, Loose Groove, 1998.
  • Psychological, P- Vine, 2000.

The Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet ( John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, Ray Drummond, Bobby Previte )

  • Voodoo, Black Saint, 1985

John Zorn, Elliott Sharp, Bobby Previte, Wayne Horvitz

  • Downtown Lullaby, Depth of Field, 1998.

As a composer

  • Seattle Chamber Players - Otis Spann and Other Compositions, 2001
  • Koehne Quartet - Whispers, Hymns and a Murmur, Tzadik, 2006

Source

  • Martin Kunzler, Jazz Encyclopedia Vol 1 Reinbek 2002. ISBN 3499165120
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