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James Emery (b. December 21, 1951, Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio, whose urban area also extends into Trumbull County, Ohio to a significant extent....
) is an American jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 guitarist. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio
Shaker Heights, Ohio

Shaker Heights is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 29,405, and was the tenth-largest city in Cuyahoga County....
.

Emery played in the 1970s with Leroy Jenkins, Bobby Naughton
Bobby Naughton

Robert "Bobby" Naughton is an American jazz vibraphonist.Naughton was born in Boston; he played piano from age seven. In the 1960s he played piano in rock and lounge music outfits before a stint in the United States Army, where he played organ....
 and 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....
. He has been a member of the String Trio of New York
String Trio of New York

The String Trio of New York is an American jazz chamber ensemble.The group was founded in 1977 by bassist John Lindberg, violinist Billy Bang, and guitarist James Emery....
, which he founded along with Billy Bang
Billy Bang

Billy Bang , is an United States free jazz violinist and composer....
 and John Lindberg
John Lindberg

John Lindberg is an American jazz double-bassist.Lindberg studied at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and moved to new York City in 1977....
, since 1977, and also played in the Human Art Ensemble at the end of the 1970s. In the 1980s he played with Thurman Barker
Thurman Barker

Thurman Barker is an American jazz drumming.Barker's first professional experience was at age sixteen with Mighty Joe Young. Barker took his bachelor's at Empire State College, then studied at the American Conservatory of Music under Harold Jones and at Roosevelt University under Edward Parimba....
 and Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith

Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith is a trumpeter and composer working primarily in the fields of avant-garde jazz and free improvisation. He started out playing drums, mellophone, and French horn before he settled on the trumpet....
, and in the 1990s with Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill

Henry Threadgill is an United States composer, saxophonist and flautist....
, Marty Ehrlich
Marty Ehrlich

Marty Ehrlich is a multi-instrumentalist and is considered one of the leading figures in experimental or avant-garde jazz.Though born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the portion of Marty's youth spent in St....
, Chris Speed
Chris Speed

Chris Speed is an United States saxophone, clarinetist, and composer.He studied classical piano from the age of five, and began clarinet at eleven....
, Mark Feldman
Mark Feldman

Mark Feldman is a jazz violinist.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....
, Michael Formanek
Michael Formanek

Michael Formanek is an American jazz bassist born in San Francisco, California and associated with the jazz scene in New York City.In the 1980s, Formanek worked as a sideman with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Dave Liebman, Fred Hersch, and Attila Zollar....
 and Gerry Hemingway
Gerry Hemingway

Gerry Hemingway is an United States jazz composer and percussionist.He has performed with Ernst Reijseger, Anthony Davis , Earl Howard, Leo Smith, George Lewis , Anthony Braxton, Ray Anderson , Mark Helias, Reggie Workman, Michael Moore , Oliver Lake, Marilyn Crispell, Don Byron, Cecil Taylor, and Cuong Vu....
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James Emery (b. December 21, 1951, Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio, whose urban area also extends into Trumbull County, Ohio to a significant extent....
) is an American jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 guitarist. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio
Shaker Heights, Ohio

Shaker Heights is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 29,405, and was the tenth-largest city in Cuyahoga County....
.

Emery played in the 1970s with Leroy Jenkins, Bobby Naughton
Bobby Naughton

Robert "Bobby" Naughton is an American jazz vibraphonist.Naughton was born in Boston; he played piano from age seven. In the 1960s he played piano in rock and lounge music outfits before a stint in the United States Army, where he played organ....
 and 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....
. He has been a member of the String Trio of New York
String Trio of New York

The String Trio of New York is an American jazz chamber ensemble.The group was founded in 1977 by bassist John Lindberg, violinist Billy Bang, and guitarist James Emery....
, which he founded along with Billy Bang
Billy Bang

Billy Bang , is an United States free jazz violinist and composer....
 and John Lindberg
John Lindberg

John Lindberg is an American jazz double-bassist.Lindberg studied at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and moved to new York City in 1977....
, since 1977, and also played in the Human Art Ensemble at the end of the 1970s. In the 1980s he played with Thurman Barker
Thurman Barker

Thurman Barker is an American jazz drumming.Barker's first professional experience was at age sixteen with Mighty Joe Young. Barker took his bachelor's at Empire State College, then studied at the American Conservatory of Music under Harold Jones and at Roosevelt University under Edward Parimba....
 and Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith

Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith is a trumpeter and composer working primarily in the fields of avant-garde jazz and free improvisation. He started out playing drums, mellophone, and French horn before he settled on the trumpet....
, and in the 1990s with Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill

Henry Threadgill is an United States composer, saxophonist and flautist....
, Marty Ehrlich
Marty Ehrlich

Marty Ehrlich is a multi-instrumentalist and is considered one of the leading figures in experimental or avant-garde jazz.Though born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the portion of Marty's youth spent in St....
, Chris Speed
Chris Speed

Chris Speed is an United States saxophone, clarinetist, and composer.He studied classical piano from the age of five, and began clarinet at eleven....
, Mark Feldman
Mark Feldman

Mark Feldman is a jazz violinist.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....
, Michael Formanek
Michael Formanek

Michael Formanek is an American jazz bassist born in San Francisco, California and associated with the jazz scene in New York City.In the 1980s, Formanek worked as a sideman with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Dave Liebman, Fred Hersch, and Attila Zollar....
 and Gerry Hemingway
Gerry Hemingway

Gerry Hemingway is an United States jazz composer and percussionist.He has performed with Ernst Reijseger, Anthony Davis , Earl Howard, Leo Smith, George Lewis , Anthony Braxton, Ray Anderson , Mark Helias, Reggie Workman, Michael Moore , Oliver Lake, Marilyn Crispell, Don Byron, Cecil Taylor, and Cuong Vu....
.

Discography as leader

  • Artlife (Lumina Records, 1983)
  • Exo Eso (FMP, 1987)
  • Turbulence (Knitting Factory
    Knitting Factory

    The Knitting Factory is a New York City, Hollywood, Boise, and Spokane music club and concert house, originally specializing in jazz and experimental music....
    , 1991)
  • Standing on a Whale Fishing for Minnows (Enja Records
    Enja Records

    Enja Records is a Germany jazz record label based in Munich, Germany. It was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971, initially devoted to the Jazz avant-garde....
    , 1997)
  • Spectral Domains (Enja, 1999)
  • Luminous Cycles (Between the Lines
    Between The Lines

    Between The Lines was an acclaimed television police drama series created by J.C. Wilsher and produced by World Productions for the BBC. It was first shown on BBC1 between 1992 and 1994, running for three series....
    , 2001)
  • Fourth World (Between the Lines, 2001)
  • Transformations (Between the Lines, 2003)