- Erik Friedlander
Erik Friedlander is an American
cellist and composer based inNew York City .A veteran of NYC's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with saxophonist/composer
John Zorn . The "LA Times " wroteFact|date=February 2008, "Friedlander's performance clearly positions him as the first potential star performer on his instrument."Biography
Friedlander grew up in a home filled with art and music: his father is photographer
Lee Friedlander , noted for the cover photographs he took forAtlantic Records . His father's fondness for R&B and jazz helped shape Friedlander's taste in music.Friedlander started playing guitar at age six and added cello two years later. Apart from his work with Zorn, Friedlander has worked with
Laurie Anderson ,Courtney Love andAlanis Morissette , and is a member of the jazz/fusion quartet Topaz.Discography
*"The Broken Arm"
*"Vanishing Point" (A Road Journal DVD)
*"Prowl" (with the band Topaz)
*"Maldoror" (a solo release withBrassland Records )
*"Quake" (with Topaz)
*"Grains Of Paradise" ("Cellist Erik Friedlander’s best recording as a leader is also one of the most distinctive jazz-with-strings albums ever made." --Ed Hazell The Boston Phoenix)
*"Skin" (with Topaz)
*"Topaz" (with Topaz)
*"The Watchman" (with the band Chimera)
*"Chimera" (with Chimera)
*"Skin DVD" (with Topaz)
*"Chamber Quintet" (withMarcin Oles andBartlomiej Oles )
*"Pranzo Oltranzista " (withMike Patton )
*"Block Ice & Propane "
*"2007 - Volac: Book Of Angels, Vol. 8" (John Zorn compositions)
=As a member of Bar Kokhba=*1998 - "The Circle Maker" | Zevulun - Disc 2 by Bar Kokhba Sextet
*2005 - "50th Birthday Celebration Volume Eleven"
*2008 - "Lucifer: Book of Angels, Volume 10"External links
* [http://www.erikfriedlander.com/ Erik Friedlander official site]
* [http://www.brassland.org/ Brassland homepage]
* [http://www.cryptogramophone.com/ Cryptogramophone homepage]
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