Fred Lonberg-Holm        Email Print    Bookmark   Link     Fred Lonberg-Holm   Home Discussion     Topics Fred Lonberg-Holm Topic Home Fred Lonberg-Holm (born 1962) is an American cello player based in Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents.... . He relocated from New York New York City The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....  to Chicago in 1995. Lonberg-Holm is most identified with playing free improvisation Free improvisation Free improvisation or free music is musical improvisation without any rules beyond the taste or inclination of the musician involved; in many cases the musicians make an active effort to avoid overt references to recognizable musical genres....  and free jazz Free jazz Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s.Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and '50s.... . He is also a composer of concert works. As a session musician and arranger, he is credited on many rock, pop, and country records. erg-Holm currently leads the Valentine Trio, with Jason Roebke (bass) and Frank Rosaly (drums). Discussion Ask a question about 'Fred Lonberg-Holm' Start a new discussion about 'Fred Lonberg-Holm' Answer questions from other users Full Discussion Forum Encyclopedia Fred Lonberg-Holm (born 1962) is an American cello player based in Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents.... . He relocated from New York New York City The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....  to Chicago in 1995. Lonberg-Holm is most identified with playing free improvisation Free improvisation Free improvisation or free music is musical improvisation without any rules beyond the taste or inclination of the musician involved; in many cases the musicians make an active effort to avoid overt references to recognizable musical genres....  and free jazz Free jazz Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s.Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and '50s.... . He is also a composer of concert works. As a session musician and arranger, he is credited on many rock, pop, and country records. As leader Lonberg-Holm currently leads the Valentine Trio, with Jason Roebke (bass) and Frank Rosaly (drums). This jazz trio performs original compositions as well as tunes by both jazz composers (e.g. Sun Ra Sun Ra Sun Ra was a jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy", musical compositions and performances.... ) and pop songwriters (e.g. Jeff Tweedy Jeff Tweedy Jeffrey Scott Tweedy is an American songwriter, musician, poet, and leader of the band Wilco. Tweedy joined rockabilly band The Plebes with high school friend Jay Farrar in the early 1980s, but Tweedy's musical interests caused one of Farrar's brothers to quit.... , Syd Barrett Syd Barrett Syd Barrett was an England singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist. He is most remembered as a founding member of psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, providing major musical and stylistic direction in their early work, although he left the group in 1968 amidst speculations of mental illness exacerbated by heavy drug use.... ). He coordinates and directs performances of his Lightbox Orchestra, an improvising ensemble with a flexible, ever-changing membership. Lonberg-Holm does not play an instrument in this group, but rather conducts its non-idiomatic improvisations via the "lightbox" and by holding up handwritten signs. The lightbox contains a light bulb for each musician which Lonberg-Holm switches on or off to suggest when they should play. Other groups Collective groups of which Lonberg-Holm is a member include Terminal 4, The Boxhead Ensemble, Pillow, the Lonberg-Holm/Kessler/Zerang trio (with Kent Kessler Kent Kessler Kent Kessler is an American jazz double-bassist, best known for his work in the Chicago jazz and avant garde music scene from the 1980s into the 2000s....  and Michael Zerang), and the Dörner/Lonberg-Holm duo (with Axel Dörner). Among groups led by other people, he is a member of the Vandermark Ken Vandermark Ken Vandermark is an United States jazz composer and saxophone and clarinet player.A fixture on the Chicago-area music scene since the 1990s, Vandermark has earned wide critical praise for his playing and his multilayered compositions, which typically balance intricate orchestration with passionate improvisation....  5, the Joe McPhee Joe McPhee Joe McPhee is an United States jazz multi-instrumentalist born in Miami, Florida, a player of tenor saxophone, alto, and soprano saxophone, the trumpet, flugelhorn and valve trombone....  Trio, the Peter Brötzmann Peter Brötzmann Peter Br?tzmann is a Germany free jazz saxophonist and clarinetist.Br?tzmann is among the most important European free jazz musicians. His rough, lyrical timbre is easily recognized on his many recordings....  Chicago Tentet, Keefe Jackson’s Fast Citizens, and Ken Vandermark Ken Vandermark Ken Vandermark is an United States jazz composer and saxophone and clarinet player.A fixture on the Chicago-area music scene since the 1990s, Vandermark has earned wide critical praise for his playing and his multilayered compositions, which typically balance intricate orchestration with passionate improvisation.... ’s Territory Band. When he lived in New York, Lonberg-Holm frequently collaborated with the rock group God Is My Co-Pilot God Is My Co-Pilot (band) God Is My Co-Pilot is a queercore band from New York City that has been recording and playing since 1991. Their music has been variously described as Experimental music, noise rock, hardcore punk and avant-garde jazz....  and pianist and composer Anthony Coleman Anthony Coleman Anthony Coleman is an United States musician. Coleman is a piano and keys player, trombone and vocalist mainly working within the free improvised and avant-garde jazz scenes in downtown New York during the late 1970s through to the present day.... . In Chicago, he has worked with Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke (musician) Jim O'Rourke is an United States musician and producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental music and free improvisation scene.... , Bobby Conn Bobby Conn Bobby Conn is a musician from Chicago, known for his pop-rock. He often collaborates with other Midwestern artists like musicians Colby Starck and Jim O'Rourke , and film-maker Usama Alshaibi....  (on "Llovessonngs Llovessonngs Llovessonngs is an E.P. released by Chicago-based musician Bobby Conn, which was released in 1999 on Thrill Jockey... " [1999] and "The Golden Age The Golden Age (Bobby Conn album) The Golden Age is a 2001 album by Chicago-based rock music Bobby Conn, released by the Thrill Jockey label.Conn said that the album "is really about this depressing realization that I managed to extend the teenage years into my mid-30s?that?s happened to a lot of people.... " [2001]), The Flying Luttenbachers The Flying Luttenbachers The Flying Luttenbachers were an instrumental music unit led by multi-instrumentalist / composer / Record producer Weasel Walter. The Luttenbachers have created a large body of work focusing on an agenda of musical extremity and dissonance.... , Wilco Wilco Wilco is an American Rock music band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure.... , Mats Gustafsson Mats Gustafsson Mats Olof Gustafsson is a Sweden saxophone player and a stalwart on the Scandinavian free jazz scene.He first came to the attention of lovers of improvised music as part of a duo with Christian Munthe and the band Gush .... , Sten Sandell, Jaap Blonk Jaap Blonk Jaap Blonk is a Netherlands avant-garde composer and performance artist.Blonk is primarily self-taught both as a sound artist and as a visual/stage performer.... , John Butcher John Butcher John Butcher may refer to:*John Butcher, 1st Baron Danesfort , British lawyer*John C. Butcher , a New Zealand mathematician*John Butcher , Conservative MP for Coventry South-West 1979?1997... , and a great many others. As composer Lonberg-Holm's concert works have been premiered by William Winant William Winant William Winant is an United States percussion instrumentist. In addition to contemporary classical music, he has also performed and recorded with Glenn Spearman, Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth, Mr.... , Carrie Biolo, the Austin New Music Co-Op, Subtropics Ensemble, Duo Atypica, the Schanzer/ Duo, New Winds, Paul Hoskin, Kevin Norton, the E.S.P. Ensemble, and others. His scores for dance have been performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Dance Theater Workshop as well as many other venues. He is a former composition student of Anthony Braxton Anthony Braxton Anthony Braxton is an American composer, saxophone, clarinettist, flute, piano, and philosopher. He has created a large body of highly complex work....  and Morton Feldman Morton Feldman Morton Feldman was an American composer, born in New York City.A major figure in 20th century music, Feldman went through several compositional phases.... . He performed improvised music in the role of a troubled composer who finds inspiration in the love of a couple he spots on the street in a short film for the Playboy Playboy Playboy is an American men's magazine, founded in Chicago, Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, with a presence in nearly every medium....  channel. External links

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