Andrew D'Angelo
| Andrew D’Angelo | |
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D'Angelo at the 2012 Moers Festival. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andrew Norman D’Angelo |
| Born |
2 November 1965 Greeley, Colorado |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Bass clarinet, Saxophones |
| Website |
andrewdangelo |
Andrew D’Angelo (born 2 November 1965 in Greeley, Colorado) is an American jazz musician (Bass clarinet, Alto saxophone, Baritone saxophone).
Biography
D’Angelo was raised in Seattle where he met with Chris Speed and Jim Black, before he moved to New York City in 1985. He worked again with Chris Speed in Boston, where both collaborated with the guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel in the band 'Human Feel'. He also played in the Either/Orchestra. The band members then moved to Brooklyn in the early 1990s, where members of the former 'Downtown' were on the music scene. D’Angelo also played in the bands of Erik Friedlander, Bobby Previte, Jamie Saft/Cuong Vu, Reid Anderson, and Ed Schuller in the band Orange Then Blue and began a long lasting collaboration with the drummer Matt Wilson.[1]
D’Angelo has composed music for Big Band, chamber music, string ensembles and soloists. D'Angelo has released three albums with his trio 'Morthana'. First in 2008 the album Skadra Degis (Skirl Records), in a trio with Jim Black and Trevor Dunn. With his band 'Make Music' he collaborates with pianist Josh Roseman and the tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry.
With his own 'Andrew D'Angelo Trio including the drummer Jim Black and the upright-bassist Trevor Dunn, he has released two albums. First Skadra Degis (2008) and then Norman (2014).[2]
Discography
Solo albums
- 2004: Morthana With Pride (Doubtmusic)
- With duo Andrew D'Angelo / Jaime Fennelly
- 2002: Terpsichorea #2 (Falçata-Galia)
- With Andrew D'Angelo Trio
- 2008: Skadra Degis (Skirl Records)
- 2014: Norman (Brain Music)
Collaborations
- With Either/Orchestra
- 1986: Dial E (Accurate Records)
- 1988: Radium (Accurate Records)
- 1990: The Half-Life Of Desire (Accurate Records)
- 1992: The Calculus Of Pleasure (Accurate Records)
- 1994: The Brunt (Accurate Records)
- 1996: Across The Omniverse (Accurate Records)
- 2000: More Beautiful Than Death (Accurate Records)
- 2002: Afro-Cubism (Accurate Records)
- 2003: Neo-Modernism (Accurate Records)
- 2004: Éthiopiques 20 : Live In Addis (Buda Musique)
- 2010: Mood Music For Time Travellers (Accurate Records)
- With 'Debris'
- 1993: Terre Haute (Rastascan Records)
- With 'Human Feel'
- 1989: Human Use (Human Use Records)
- 1991: Scatter (GM Recordings)
- 1994: Welcome To Malpesta (New World Records)
- With Ed Schuller
- 1994: The Force (Tutu)
- With Bobby Previte's 'Weather Clear, Track Fast'
- 1996: Too Close to the Pole (Enja Records)
- With Erik Friedlander
- 1996: The Watchman (Tzadik Records)
- With Matt Wilson
- 1998: Going Once, Going Twice (Palmetto Records)
- 1999: Smile (Palmetto Records)
- 2003: Humidity (Palmetto Records)
- 2009: That's Gonna Leave A Mark (Palmetto Records)
- 2013: Gathering Call (Palmetto Records), with John Medeski
- With 'Morthana' trio including Anders Hana and Morten J. Olsen
- 2003: Morthana (Jazzaway Records)
- With 'Tyft' trio including Hilmar Jensson and Jim Black
- 2009: Smell The Difference (Skirl Records)
- With 'The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism'
- 2013: Arco Idaho (Rat Records)
- 2013: Second Law Of Thermodynamics (Rat Records)
- 2014: Spinning Jenny (Rat Records)
- 2014: Scintigraphy (Rat Records)[3]
Bibliography
- Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-141-02327-9.
References
- ↑ "Andrew D'Angelo". Biography. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ↑ Lehner, Daniel (2014-10-14). "Andrew D'Angelo: Story Of The Living". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ↑ "Andrew D'Angelo". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-11.