Mark Feldman
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Mark Feldman is an American
jazz
violin
ist.
Feldman worked in Chicago from 1973 to 1980, and in Nashville, Tennessee from 1980 to 1986. He worked in New York City
and Western Europe from 1986. Feldman often works with John Zorn
, Sylvie Courvoisier
, John Abercrombie
, The Masada String Trio, Dave Douglas, Uri Caine
, and Billy Hart
. He has played on recordings by Michael Brecker
, Lee Konitz
, Joe Lovano
, and Chris Potter
. At New York's Lincoln Center he played in duo with pianists Paul Bley
and Muhal Richard Abrams
.
In 2010 Feldman Released two Recordings. "Oblivia" a duo recording of original music with pianist/composer Sylvie Courvoisier on Tzadik Records. "To Fly To Steal" with the Mark Feldman/Sylvie Courvoisier Quartet Featuring Bassist Thomas Morgan And Drummer Gerry Hemmingway on
The Swiss Label Intakt.
In 2006, Feldman's recording What Exit was released on ECM
,which featured British Pianist John Taylor. In 1995 he released Music for Violin Alone, a collection of his Improvisations for Solo Violin, on Tzadik Records. In 2000 he released Book of Tells on Enja Records
, a recording of his compositions for string quartet.
In Chicago he was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and played in many bar bands in Chicago. He played on over 200 recordings in Nashville as a studio musician, was a member of the Nashville Symphony, and was a member of the touring groups of country western entertainers Loretta Lynn
and Ray Price
.
He has played on over 100 recordings in New York City as a soloist in contemporary music and modern jazz.
In 2003 he was soloist with Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in Guss Janssen’s Violin Concerto and with the WDR Jazz Orchestra in Concerto for Violin and Jazz Orchestra by Bill Dobbins
. Live video clips with the John Abercrombie
Quartet and with the Masada String Trio can be viewed on the website Youtube
.
Feldman is married to the Swiss pianist Sylvie Courvoisier
.
With John Abercrombie
With Muhal Richard Abrams
With Dave Douglas
With Marc Ribot
With Tom Varner
With John Zorn
United States
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jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist.
Feldman worked in Chicago from 1973 to 1980, and in Nashville, Tennessee from 1980 to 1986. He worked in New York City
New York City
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and Western Europe from 1986. Feldman often works with John Zorn
John Zorn
John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
, Sylvie Courvoisier
Sylvie Courvoisier
Sylvie Courvoisier is a Swiss composer and pianist.Courvoisier was born and raised in Switzerland. In 1998, she moved to Brooklyn, New York, where she currently resides. She co-leads the Sylvie Courvoisier/Mark Feldman Quartet and leads her own quintet, Lonelyville, and the Trio Abaton...
, John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie (guitarist)
John Abercrombie is an American jazz guitarist, whose work often explores jazz fusion and post bop. Abercrombie has played with Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker...
, The Masada String Trio, Dave Douglas, Uri Caine
Uri Caine
Uri Caine is an American classical and jazz pianist and composer.-Early years:The son of Burton Caine, a professor at Temple Law School, Caine began playing piano at seven and studied with French jazz pianist Bernard Peiffer at 12. He later studied at the University of Pennsylvania where he came...
, and Billy Hart
Billy Hart
William "Billy" Hart is a jazz drummer and educator who has performed with some of the most important jazz musicians in history.-Biography:Early on Hart performed in Washington, D.C...
. He has played on recordings by Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
Michael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Acknowledged as "a quiet, gentle musician widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane," he has been awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer and was inducted into Down Beat Jazz...
, Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois.Generally considered one of the driving forces of Cool Jazz, Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and avant-garde settings...
, Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano
Joseph Salvatore "Joe" Lovano is a post bop jazz saxophonist, alto clarinetist, flautist, and drummer. Since the late 1980s, Lovano has been one of the world's premiere tenor saxophone players, earning a Grammy award and several nods on Down Beat magazine's critics' and readers' polls...
, and Chris Potter
Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist)
Chris Potter is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.-Biography:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Potter spent most of his childhood in Columbia, South Carolina where his mother taught psychology at the University of South Carolina...
. At New York's Lincoln Center he played in duo with pianists Paul Bley
Paul Bley
Paul Bley, CM is a pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing.-Biography:...
and Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams is an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the Free jazz medium. Abrams compresses both contemporary and traditional ideas into lean, elegant pieces.- Biography :Abrams attended DuSable High School in Chicago...
.
In 2010 Feldman Released two Recordings. "Oblivia" a duo recording of original music with pianist/composer Sylvie Courvoisier on Tzadik Records. "To Fly To Steal" with the Mark Feldman/Sylvie Courvoisier Quartet Featuring Bassist Thomas Morgan And Drummer Gerry Hemmingway on
The Swiss Label Intakt.
In 2006, Feldman's recording What Exit was released on ECM
ECM (record label)
ECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany, in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a wide variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres...
,which featured British Pianist John Taylor. In 1995 he released Music for Violin Alone, a collection of his Improvisations for Solo Violin, on Tzadik Records. In 2000 he released Book of Tells on Enja Records
Enja Records
Enja Records is a German jazz record label based in Munich, Germany. It was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971....
, a recording of his compositions for string quartet.
In Chicago he was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and played in many bar bands in Chicago. He played on over 200 recordings in Nashville as a studio musician, was a member of the Nashville Symphony, and was a member of the touring groups of country western entertainers Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
and Ray Price
Ray Price (musician)
Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music...
.
He has played on over 100 recordings in New York City as a soloist in contemporary music and modern jazz.
In 2003 he was soloist with Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in Guss Janssen’s Violin Concerto and with the WDR Jazz Orchestra in Concerto for Violin and Jazz Orchestra by Bill Dobbins
Bill Dobbins
Bill Dobbins is an American photographer who specializes in bodybuilding, physique and fitness photography. In particular Dobbins is well known for his work in photographing female bodybuilders and has published two books of images on the subject, The Women and Modern Amazons.Dobbins credits his...
. Live video clips with the John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie (guitarist)
John Abercrombie is an American jazz guitarist, whose work often explores jazz fusion and post bop. Abercrombie has played with Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker...
Quartet and with the Masada String Trio can be viewed on the website Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
Feldman is married to the Swiss pianist Sylvie Courvoisier
Sylvie Courvoisier
Sylvie Courvoisier is a Swiss composer and pianist.Courvoisier was born and raised in Switzerland. In 1998, she moved to Brooklyn, New York, where she currently resides. She co-leads the Sylvie Courvoisier/Mark Feldman Quartet and leads her own quintet, Lonelyville, and the Trio Abaton...
.
Discography
- The Chromatic Persuaders (Konnex, 1994)
- Music for Violin Alone (Tzadik Records, 1995)
- The Chromatic Persuaders (Timescraper, 1997)
- Music for Piano and Violin (Avant, 1999)
- Book of Tells (Enja, 2005)
- What Exit? (ECM, 2006)
- Secrets (Tzadik Records, 2009)
With John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie (guitarist)
John Abercrombie is an American jazz guitarist, whose work often explores jazz fusion and post bop. Abercrombie has played with Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker...
- Open LandOpen LandOpen Land is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie with trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, saxophonist Joe Lovano, violinist Mark Feldman, organist Dan Wall and drummer Adam Nussbaum recorded in 1998 and released on the ECM label-Reception:...
(ECM, 1998) - Cat 'n' MouseCat 'n' MouseCat 'n' Mouse is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie with violinist Mark Feldman, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer Joey Baron recorded in 2000 and released on the ECM label-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.-Track listing:...
(ECM, 2000) - Class TripClass Trip (album)Class Trip is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie with violinist Mark Feldman, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer Joey Baron recorded in 2003 and released on the ECM label-Reception:...
(ECM, 2003) - The Third QuartetThe Third QuartetThe Third Quartet is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie with violinist Mark Feldman, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer Joey Baron recorded in 2006 and released on the ECM label-Reception:...
(ECM, 2006) - Wait Till You See HerWait Till You See Her (album)Wait Till You See Her is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie with violinist Mark Feldman, bassist Thomas Morgan, and drummer Joey Baron recorded in 2008 and released on the ECM label-Reception:The Allmusic review by Michael G...
(ECM, 2008)
With Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams is an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the Free jazz medium. Abrams compresses both contemporary and traditional ideas into lean, elegant pieces.- Biography :Abrams attended DuSable High School in Chicago...
- One Line, Two ViewsOne Line, Two ViewsOne Line, Two Views is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams which was released on the New World label in 1995 and features performances of seven of Abrams' compositions by Abrams, Eddie Allen, Patience Higgins, Marty Ehrlich, Bryan Carrott, Mark Feldman, Tony Cedras, Anne LeBaron, Lindsey Horner, and...
(New World, 1995) - The Visibility of ThoughtThe Visibility of ThoughtThe Visibility of Thought is an album of contemporary classical compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams performed by various ensembles which was released on the Mutable Music label in 2001. The album features performances by Abrams, Jon Deak, Joseph Kubera, Mark Feldman, Thomas Buckner, the ETHEL...
(Mutable, 2001)
With Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas (trumpeter)
Dave Douglas is an American jazz trumpeter and composer whose music derives from many non-jazz musical styles, including classical music, folk music from European countries and Klezmer. He has been a member of the experimental big band Orange Then Blue...
- Parallel WorldsParallel Worlds (album)Parallel Worlds is the debut album by trumpeter Dave Douglas released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1993. It features six of Douglas' compositions and compositions by Anton Weburn, Kurt Weill, Duke Ellington and Igor Stravinsky performed by Douglas, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Mark Dresser...
(Soul Note, 1993) - FiveFive (Dave Douglas album)Five is the fifth album by trumpeter Dave Douglas and the second to feature his string group . It was released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1996 and features performances by Douglas, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Drew Gress and Michael Sarin.The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states...
(Soul Note, 1996) - Charms of the Night SkyCharms of the Night SkyCharms of the Night Sky is the tenth album by trumpeter Dave Douglas. It was released on the German Winter & Winter label in 1998 and features performances by Douglas, Greg Cohen, Mark Feldman and Guy Klucevsek.-Reception:...
(Winter & Winter, 1998) - ConvergenceConvergence (Dave Douglas album)Convergence is the twelfth album by trumpeter Dave Douglas. It was released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1999 and features performances by Douglas, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Drew Gress and Michael Sarin.-Reception:...
(Soul Note, 1999) - A Thousand EveningsA Thousand EveningsA Thousand Evenings is the sixteenth album by trumpeter Dave Douglas and the second featuring his Charms of the Night Sky group. It was released on the RCA label in 2000 and features performances by Douglas, Greg Cohen, Mark Feldman and Guy Klucevsek....
(RCA, 2000) - El TrilogyEl TrilogyEl Trilogy is the seventeenth album by trumpeter Dave Douglas. It was released on the BMG label in 2001 and features music commissioned to accompany performances by the Trisha Brown Dance Company performed by Douglas, Greg Cohen, Mark Feldman, Guy Klucevsek, Gregory Tardy and Susie...
(BMG, 2001) - WitnessWitness (Dave Douglas album)Witness is the eighteenth album by trumpeter Dave Douglas. It was released on the RCA label in 2001 and features performances by Douglas, Chris Speed, Joe Daley, Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Drew Gress, Bryan Carrott, Michael Sarin, Ikue Mori, Joshua Roseman and Yuka Honda with Tom Waits...
(RCA, 2001)
With Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.His own work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, and composer John Zorn.-Biography:Ribot was...
- Soundtracks Volume 2Soundtracks Volume 2Soundtracks Volume 2 is a 2003 album of film music by Marc Ribot released on Tzadik Records.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard states "The already eclectic Marc Ribot may have released his widest-reaching album to date with Soundtracks, Vol. 2...
(Tzadik, 2003)
With Tom Varner
Tom Varner
Tom Varner is an American jazz horn player and composer.Varner studied piano in his youth with Capitola Dickerson of Summit, New Jersey. He holds a B.M...
- The Mystery of CompassionThe Mystery of CompassionThe Mystery of Compassion is an album by American jazz French horn player and composer Tom Varner recorded in 1992 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.-Reception:...
(Soul Note, 1992)
With John Zorn
John Zorn
John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
- KristallnachtKristallnacht (album)Kristallnacht is an album by John Zorn that is based on the events before, during, and following the infamous Night of Broken Glass. Zorn first released the album in 1993 on the Japanese Eva label and subsequently in 1995 on his own Tzadik Records label....
(Eva, 1993) - Bar KokhbaBar Kokhba (album)Bar Kokhba is a double album by John Zorn, recorded between 1994 and 1996. It features music from Zorn's Masada project, rearranged for small ensembles.-Reception:...
(Tzadik, 1996) - Filmworks VI: 1996Filmworks VI: 1996-Track listing:Anton, Mailman :1/ Opening Credits/Hawaiian Postcard - 2:572/ Work-A-Day World - 3:31...
(Tzadik, 1997) - Duras: DuchampDuras: Duchamp-Track listing:# "Duras: Premiere Livre" - 14:41# "Duras: Deuxième Livre" - 0:51# "Duras: Troisième Livre" - 16:46# "Duras: Epilogue" - 1:46# "Étant Donnés: 69 Paroxyms for Marcel Duchamp" - 13:17...
(Tzadik, 1997) - The Circle MakerThe Circle MakerThe Circle Maker is a double album by John Zorn featuring Zorn's Masada compositions performed by the Masada String Trio and the Bar Kokhba Sextet .- Track listing :* Disc One: Issachar...
(Tzadik, 1998) - Filmworks VIII: 1997Filmworks VIII: 1997-Track listing:*The Port Of Last Resort directed by Joan Grossman and Paul Rosdy.1/ "Teqiah" - 3:072/ "Shanghai" - 2:353/ "Emunim" - 3:324/ "Ruan " - 4:375/ "Ebionim" - 3:006/ "Ahavah" - 3:427/ "Ruan " - 3:37...
(Tzadik, 1998) - The String QuartetsThe String Quartets (John Zorn album)-Track listing:# "Cat O'Nine Tails" – 13:44# "The Dead Man" – 12: 27# "Memento Mori" – 28:57# "Kol Nidre" – 8:32*Recorded at Avatar in New York City in December 1998, January, April and May, 1999-Personnel:*Mark Feldman – violin*Erik Friedlander – cello...
(Tzadik, 1999) - Taboo & ExileTaboo & ExileTaboo & Exile is an album by John Zorn which synthetizes exotica, hardcore punk, classical, jazz, surf and world narration into a new prodigious genre...
(Tzadik, 1999) - Filmworks XI: Secret LivesFilmworks XI: Secret Lives-Track listing:# "Yesoma" - 3:07# "Shabbes Noir" - 3:37# "Tension" - 0:56# "Hatzalah" - 4:44# "Brachas" - 3:16# "Chazal" - 1:03# "Ba'adinot" - 1:22# "Drama" - 3:02# "Yesoma" - 3:26# "Darkly" - 1:40# "Kavana" - 4:01...
(Tzadik, 2002) - Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces Volume 2Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces Volume 2- Track listing :# “Pendet” - 4:49# “Tabana” - 10:47# “Uluwati” - 7:27# “Tamangiri” - 7:50# “Paras” - 6:07# “Sangeh” - 11:26# “Penganggahan” - 10:44# “Raksasa” - 4:44# “Goa Gajah” - 6:50*Recorded at Avatar- Personnel :* Derek Bailey - guitar...
(Tzadik, 2002) - Filmworks XII: Three DocumentariesFilmworks XII: Three Documentaries-Track listing:# "Vocal Phase" - 3:49# "The Lips At Sway" - 5:07# "The Well Tuned Harmonica" - 1:35# "Dance Piece" - 2:10# "Midnight Flight" - 2:12# "Chippy Charm" - 1:35# "Shaolin Spirit" - 3:01...
(Tzadik, 2002) - Masada RecitalMasada RecitalMasada Anniversary Edition Vol. 4: Masada Recital is the fourth album in a series of five releases celebrating the 10th anniversary of John Zorn's Masada songbook project. It features 12 Masada songs performed by Sylvie Courvoisier on piano and Mark Feldman on violin...
(Tzadik, 2004) with Sylvie Courvoisier - Filmworks XVIII: The TreatmentFilmworks XVIII: The Treatment-Track listing:# "The Treatment" - 3:34# "Romance" - 5:10# "Why Me?" - 3:56# "Family" - 2:15# "Marking Time" - 4:53# "Anxieties" - 5:00# "Freud's Rondo" - 4:26# "Totem and Taboo" - 6:55# "Rush Hour" - 3:47# "Bad Dreams" - 1:20# "Uncertainty" - 6:24...
(Tzadik, 2006) - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 150th Birthday Celebration Volume 1- Personnel :*Greg Cohen – bass*Mark Feldman – violin*Erik Friedlander – cello*John Zorn – conductor...
(Tzadik, 2004) with Masada String Trio - 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1150th Birthday Celebration Volume 11-Personnel:*Cyro Baptista – percussion*Joey Baron – drums*Greg Cohen – bass*Erik Friedlander – cello*Marc Ribot – guitar*Mark Feldman – violin*John Zorn – conductor...
(Tzadik, 2005) with Bar Kokhba Sextet - Azazel: Book of Angels Volume 2Azazel: Book of Angels Volume 2Azazel: Book of Angels Volume 2 is an album by the Masada String Trio performing compositions from John Zorn's second Masada book, "The Book of Angels".-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 3½ stars.- Track listing :# "Tufiel" - 6:22...
(Tzadik, 2005) - Malphas: Book of Angels Volume 3Malphas: Book of Angels Volume 3Malphas: Book of Angels Volume 3 is an album by Sylvie Courvoisier and Mark Feldman performing compositions from John Zorn's second Masada book, "The Book of Angels".-Reception:...
(Tzadik, 2005) with Sylvie Courvoisier - Lucifer: Book of Angels Volume 10Lucifer: Book of Angels Volume 10-Track listing:# Sother - 5:58# Dalquiel - 6:07# Zazel - 3:22# Gediel - 6:12# Rahal - 3:49# Zechriel - 7:54# Azbugah - 3:02# Mehalalel - 9:53# Quelamia - 4:59# Abdiel - 3:24-Personnel:*Cyro Baptista – percussion*Joey Baron – drums*Greg Cohen – bass...
(Tzadik, 2008) with Bar Kokhba Sextet - Filmworks XX: Sholem AleichemFilmworks XX: Sholem Aleichem-Track listing:# "Shalom, Sholem!" - 2:11# "Luminous Visions" - 4:12# "Mamme Loshen" - 3:18# "Beyond the Pale" - 2:25# "Mekubolim" - 4:36# "Portable Homeland" - 4:06# "Wandering Star" - 3:19# "Jewish Revolutionaries" - 4:59# "Shtetls" - 3:02...
(Tzadik, 2008)
External links
- Official website
- All About Jazz
- [ allmusic.com biography]