Andrew D'Angelo | |
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 D'Angelo at the 2012 Moers Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andrew Norman D'Angelo |
| Born | November 2, 1965 Greeley, Colorado |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Clarinet, saxophone |
| Website | andrewdangelo |
Andrew D'Angelo (born November 2, 1965) is an American jazz musician.
D'Angelo was raised in Seattle, where he met Chris Speed and Jim Black, before he moved to New York City in 1985. He worked again with Speed in Boston, where they collaborated with the guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel in the band Human Feel. He also played in the Either/Orchestra. The band members then moved to Brooklyn in the early 1990s. D'Angelo played in the bands of Erik Friedlander, Bobby Previte, Jamie Saft/Cuong Vu, Reid Anderson, and Ed Schuller in the band Orange Then Blue and began a long collaboration with the drummer Matt Wilson. [1]
D'Angelo has composed music for big band, chamber music, string ensembles, and soloists. His trio Morthana released the albums Skadra Degis (Skirl Records) with Jim Black and Trevor Dunn. With his band Make Music he collaborated with pianist Josh Roseman and tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry.
With his trio of drummer Jim Black and bassist Trevor Dunn he released Skadra Degis (2008) and Norman (2014). [2]
With Human Feel
With Bureau of Atomic Tourism
With Erik Friedlander
With Hilmar Jensson
With Matt Wilson
With others
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