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Erik Friedlander
Friedlander started studying music at an early age, beginning at age 5 with folk guitar and then, at age 8, cello lessons. He grew up in a house filled with music as his father, an avid music lover, made countless mix tapes. Erik's desire to actively participate in the swirl of music styles he grew accustom to hearing led him to find new ways to play the cello. His compositions and his improvising style attempt to blend the traditions of classical and popular music styles with an always evolving vision of what a cellist can be pushed to accomplish.
Erik maintains a website the includes video lessons and exercises, free podcasts, and travel and amplification advice. He will be releasing “50 Miniatures for Improvising Quintet” later this year and “Alchemy”, a 10” LP of solo works, was just released in Germany. He will be touring in the USA and Europe including concerts at La Coruna and Ferrol, Spain with the Masada String Trio; an appearance at the Montreal Jazz Festival, and solo concerts at the re:Flux Festival in New Brunswick and the Kilkenny Arts Festival in Ireland.
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Erik Friedlander The Throw al Carambolage di Bolzano
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by Giuseppe Segala
Erik Friedlander The Throw Carambolage Bolzano 14.11.2022 Con la sua musica, Erik Friedlander afferma una cosa importante: che quella forma espressiva chiamata jazz può essere profonda, ardita, avventurosa, anche complessa, senza perdere le qualità di immediatezza e comunicazione in grado di catturare l'attenzione del pubblico, di provocare il suo coinvolgimento emotivo, oltre che intellettivo. Il suo interesse attivo. È una problematica con cui oggi il jazz e tanta musica contemporanea fanno i conti, in ...
read moreErik Friedlander: A Queens' Firefly
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by Vincenzo Roggero
Il violoncello di Erik Friedlander, dolcissimo, introduce la melodia, poi gradualmente le altre voci si aggiungono con delicatezza, quasi con circospezione a dar forma a una ballad sognante. È la title track, il brano che apre il disco e sembrerebbe marcare in qualche modo il terreno, garantire coordinate di viaggio sicure. Succede invece che già la successiva «Match Strikes» sembra perdere il segnale e scombinare traiettorie, con il pizzicato e le svisate del violoncello, le leggere dissonanze ...
read moreErik Friedlander: A Queens' Firefly
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by Troy Dostert
When a cello is your calling card, it is only to be expected that the chamber jazz" label will tend to follow you around--and so it has for Erik Friedlander, although that term hardly does justice to the variegated possibilities he sets in motion through his assorted projects. Having worked with a who's who" list of cutting-edge musicians including Myra Melford, Dave Douglas, Sylvie Courvoisier, John Zorn, and countless others including artists well outside the jazz world such as the ...
read moreMichael Leonhart Orchestra: The Normyn Suites
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by Angelo Leonardi
Gli eclettici sviluppi orchestrali di Michael Leonhart, tra maestosi affreschi evocativi e trascinanti momenti rock e soul, tornano a entusiasmarci con questo magistrale The Normyn Suites, dove la poetica della leggerezza convive con scelte di vivo impatto ritmico e timbrico. Le due forti propensioni musicale dell'autore sono ben bilanciate: quella impressionista (che ha caratterizzato opere ammalianti come Lovers di Nels Cline e il suo The Painted Lady Suite) e quella legata alla popular music, maturata nelle collaborazioni con Steely Dan, ...
read moreErik Friedlander Throw A Glass al Pinocchio di Firenze
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by Neri Pollastri
Erik Friedlander Throw a Glass Firenze Pinocchio Live Jazz 8.2.2020 Inizio della programmazione di Febbraio al Pinocchio con una formazione statunitense di primissimo livello: il quartetto Throw a Glass del violoncellista Erik Friedlander, con Uri Caine al pianoforte, Mark Helias al contrabbasso e Ches Smith alla batteria. Il gruppo presentava un programma in buona parte tratto dal disco del 2018, Artemisia, dedicato alla bevanda maledetta" degli artisti otto-novecenteschi, il liquore di assenzio.
read moreErik Friedlander - Throw a Glass al Piacenza Jazz Fest 2019
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by Luca Muchetti
Throw a Glass: Erik Friedlander, Uri Caine, Mark Helias, Ches Smith Piacenza Jazz Fest 2019 Galleria Alberoni Piacenza 5.4.2019 Non poteva che risultare liquida, talvolta euforica, talaltra depressa e a tratti stupendamente allucinatoria la trasposizione live di Artemisia, l'album che Throw a Glass, il super-gruppo capitanato da Erik Friedlander, ha regalato al pubblico del Piacenza Jazz Fest come ultimo atto di una edizione 2019 davvero da incorniciare. Posizionati proprio al termine ...
read moreIlluminations: Erik Friedlander's Remarkable Artistry
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by Ludovico Granvassu
Erik Friedlander is today's leading cello innovator and a stalwart of the creative music scene. This mixtape captures highlights from some of his recent projects. Erik Friedlander Beaufin Street" from Bobebridge (Skipstone) 0:00 Erik Friedlander Night White" from Block Ice and Propane (Skipstone) 4:03 Erik Friedlander Twenty-six Gasoline Stations" from Nighthawks (Skipstone) 7:03 Erik Friedlander Zodiac" from Illuminations -A Suite for Solo Cello (Skipstone) 11:36 Erik Friedlander, Ikue Mori, Sylvie Courvoisier Cheek to Cheek" from Claws & ...
read moreJazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Erik Friedlander's birthday today!
Cellist Erik Friedlander is a composer and an improviser, a first-call studio player and a jazzbo. A veteran of NYC's downtown scene, his 12 CDs as a leader recently include, Block Ice & Propane, his solo cello reinterpretation of American roots music; The Broken Arm Trio, a trio tribute to jazz bassist Oscar Pettiford; and Volac, a romantic collection of virtuoso solo cello pieces by John Zorn. Erik has performed on ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Erik Friedlander's birthday today!
Cellist Erik Friedlander is a composer and an improviser, a first-call studio player and a jazzbo. A veteran of NYC's downtown scene, his 12 CDs as a leader recently include, Block Ice & Propane, his solo cello reinterpretation of American roots music; The Broken Arm Trio, a trio tribute to jazz bassist Oscar Pettiford; and Volac, a romantic collection of virtuoso solo cello pieces by John Zorn. Erik has performed on ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Erik Friedlander's birthday today!
Cellist Erik Friedlander is a composer and an improviser, a first-call studio player and a jazzbo. A veteran of NYC's downtown scene, his 12 CDs as a leader recently include, Block Ice & Propane, his solo cello reinterpretation of American roots music; The Broken Arm Trio, a trio tribute to jazz bassist Oscar Pettiford; and Volac, a romantic collection of virtuoso solo cello pieces by John Zorn. Erik has performed on ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Erik Friedlander's birthday today!
Cellist Erik Friedlander is a composer and an improviser, a first-call studio player and a jazzbo. A veteran of NYC's downtown scene, his 12 CDs as a leader recently include, Block Ice & Propane, his solo cello reinterpretation of American roots music; The Broken Arm Trio, a trio tribute to jazz bassist Oscar Pettiford; and Volac, a romantic collection of virtuoso solo cello pieces by John Zorn. Erik has performed on ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Erik Friedlander's birthday today!
Cellist Erik Friedlander is a composer and an improviser, a first-call studio player and a jazzbo. A veteran of NYC\'s downtown scene, his 12 CDs as a leader recently include, Block Ice & Propane, his solo cello reinterpretation of American roots music; The Broken Arm Trio, a trio tribute to jazz bassist Oscar Pettiford; and Volac, a romantic collection of virtuoso solo cello pieces by John Zorn... Read more.
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Erik Friedlander's birthday today!
Cellist Erik Friedlander is a composer and an improviser, a first-call studio player and a jazzbo. A veteran of NYC\'s downtown scene, his 12 CDs as a leader recently include, Block Ice & Propane, his solo cello reinterpretation of American roots music; The Broken Arm Trio, a trio tribute to jazz bassist Oscar Pettiford; and Volac, a romantic collection of virtuoso solo cello pieces by John Zorn... Read more.
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Erik Friedlander's birthday today!
Cellist Erik Friedlander is a composer and an improviser, a first-call studio player and a jazzbo. A veteran of NYC\'s downtown scene, his 12 CDs as a leader recently include, Block Ice & Propane, his solo cello reinterpretation of American roots music; The Broken Arm Trio, a trio tribute to jazz bassist Oscar Pettiford; and Volac, a romantic collection of virtuoso solo cello pieces by John Zorn... Read more.
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Jazz this week: Ann Hampton Callaway, Erik Friedlander's Black Phebe Trio, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis includes the return of a popular singer, the local debut of a challenging trio of improvisors, a tribute to a beloved big band trumpeter and bandleader, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, March 15 Longtime St. Louis favorite Ann Hampton Callaway returns for the first time for the first of four nights at Jazz at the Bistro. Callaway was here most recently last summer to do ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Erik Friedlander's Black Phebe Trio
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, it's time to check out some videos featuring cellist Erik Friedlander, who will be in St. Louis to perform with his Black Phebe Trio in a concert presented by New Music Circle next Thursday, March 16 at The Stage at KDHX. Over the past 20 years or so, the NYC-based Friedlander has released more than two dozen albums as a leader or co-leader, performing solo and with a variety of collaborators and ensembles. He's especially known for his frequent ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Erik Friedlander's birthday today!
Cellist Erik Friedlander is a composer and an improviser, a first-call studio player and a jazzbo. A veteran of NYC\'s downtown scene, his 12 CDs as a leader recently include, Block Ice & Propane, his solo cello reinterpretation of American roots music; The Broken Arm Trio, a trio tribute to jazz bassist Oscar Pettiford; and Volac, a romantic collection of virtuoso solo cello pieces by John Zorn... Read more.
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Billboard wrote, "Friedlander [is] one of today's most ingenious and forward-thinking musical practitioners."
"If there's a venerable tradition of American road films, Block Ice & Propane belongs in the associated list of great road albums." John Corbett (Downbeat)
Primary Instrument
Cello
Location
New York City
Willing to teach
Advanced only