Colin Stetson

Colin Stetson, mœrs festival 2010

Colin Stetson, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and currently based in Montreal, Quebec, is a bass saxophone player and touring member of Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre and Bon Iver. In addition to saxophone, he plays clarinet, bass clarinet, french horn, flute, and cornet.

Stetson has performed and recorded with dozens of artists, including Tom Waits, Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, Feist, Bon Iver, My Brightest Diamond, Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, Jolie Holland, Sinéad O'Connor, LCD Soundsystem, The National, Angelique Kidjo, Kevin Devine and Anthony Braxton.

His first solo album, New History Warfare, Vol. 1, was released in 2008. His latest album, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges, was released by Constellation Records in early 2011. On June 16, the album was named as a longlisted nominee (one of 40) for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.^[1] On July 6th, the album was named as a shortlisted (one of 10) nominee for the 2011 award. Stetson has been chosen by Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that he will curate in December 2011 in Minehead, England.^[2]

Discography

• New History Warfare Vol. 1 (2008)
• New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges (2011)
• Those Who Didn't Run EP (2011)

References

1. ^ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced". aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
2. ^ ATP curated by Jeff Mangum

External links

• Colin Stetson

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