Art Lande

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Art Lande
Born(1947-02-05)February 5, 1947 [1]
New York, U.S.
Genres Jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano
Labels ECM
Website www.artlande.com

Art Lande is an American musician who was born in New York City, United States, on 5 February 1947.

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Born in New York, Lande began piano at age 4. He attended Williams College and moved to San Francisco in 1969. In 1973 he recorded Red Lanta, an album of duets with Norwegian musician Jan Garbarek. With Mark Isham on trumpet, he started the Rubisa Patrol group in 1976. [2] They performed in the Bay Area and toured extensively in Europe by van. This group made two records for ECM: Rubisa Patrol (1976), Desert Marauders (1977), and one for 1750 Arch Records, The Story of Ba-Ku (1978).

In the early 1980s Lande taught at the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. He moved to Switzerland, where he taught at a jazz school in St. Gallen. In 1987 he moved to Boulder, Colorado to teach at Naropa University. [3]

Lande has written many compositions, but is also known for his unusual and distinctive interpretations of popular and jazz standards. He has made several solo piano recordings devoted to such material, including The Eccentricities of Earl Dant in 1977, Hardball! (1987), Melissa Spins Away (1987), Friday the Thirteenth (1996, featuring thirteen Thelonious Monk compositions) and While She Sleeps (2005).

Although he is known as a pianist, Lande has performed and recorded on drums. He appeared in the 2021 film JazzTown, directed by Ben Makinen [4]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Year recordedTitleLabelNotes
1973 Red Lanta ECM Duo, with Jan Garbarek (soprano sax, bass sax, flutes) [5] The title is an anagram of Art Lande's name.
1976 Rubisa Patrol ECM Rubisa Patrol Quartet, with Art Lande (piano), Mark Isham (trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano sax), Bill Douglass (bass, flutes), Glenn Cronkhite (drums, percussion) [6]
1977? The Eccentricities of Earl Dant 1750 Arch Street Records, Berkeley CASolo piano. "Earl Dant" is an anagram of Art Lande's name.
1977 Desert Marauders ECM Rubisa Patrol Quartet, with Art Lande (piano), Mark Isham (trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano sax), Bill Douglass (bass, flutes), Kurt Wortman (drums) [7]
1978 The Story of Ba-Ku 1750 Arch Street Records, Berkeley CAArt Lande and Rubisa Patrol: (Mark Isham trumpet, Bill Douglas (bass, flute), Kurt Wortman (drums), Bruce Williamson (sax), Mark Miller (saxophone, flute)
1980 Shift in the Wind ECM Trio, with Gary Peacock (bass), Eliot Zigmund (drums)
1981 Skylight ECM Trio, with Paul McCandless (soprano sax, English horn, oboe, bass clarinet, wood flute), Dave Samuels (vibraharp, marimba, percussion)
1986FrontalPlanisphareLaszlo Spiro (guitar, synthesizer), Reto Giacopuzzi (drums), Dusan Prusak (bass, flute), Walter Hoffmann (sax), Art Lande (piano)
1987 We Begin ECM Duo, with Mark Isham (trumpet, fluegelhorn, piccolo trumpet, synthesizer, percussion)
1987HardballGreat American Music HallArt Lande - Solo piano [8]
1987Melissa Spins AwayGreat American Music HallArt Lande - solo piano
1989The Three Billy Goats Gruff; The Three Little Pigs Windham Hill Told by Holly Hunter with Music by Art Lande
1990Red Riding Hood; Goldilocks Windham Hill Told by Meg Ryan with Music by Art Lande
1992Zanzibar Nguyen Le (guitar), Art Lande (piano), Paul McCandless (soprano saxophone, oboe, English horn and bass clarinet), Dean Johnson (bass0, Joel Allouche (drums).
1996Friday the ThirteenthVartan JazzArt Lande Plays Monk - solo piano live at Vartan Jazz
1996When Kentucky Was IndianaSynergyArt Lande (piano, drums) + The Russian Dragon Band: Khabu Doug Young (guitar), Bruce Williamson (saxophone, flute), Dwight Killan (bass)
1999World Without CarsSynergyDuo, with Mark Miller (soprano sax, tenor sax, flute, vocals) [9]
2000The Tale of Peter Rabbit -- The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher -- & The Tale of Two Bad MiceMadacy RecordsTold by Meryl Streep with music by Art Lande and also Lyle Mays
2002The Book of Bhu: The Music of Khabu Doug YoungSynergyArt Lande (drums) + The Russian Dragon Band: Khabu Doug Young (guitar), Bruce Williamson (saxophone, flute), Dwight Killan (bass), Shane Endsley (trumpet, drums), Mark Miller (saxophones, flute)
2006Sioux CountryTapestry/Capri Art Lande with Peter Sommer
2006Die Blaue NixeBerlin radio RBBGebhard Ullmann (reeds), Art Lande (piano), Chris Dahlgren (bass)
2007When There's Love CD Baby Wendy Fopeano (Author), Art Lande (Performer)
2008While She Sleeps Blue Coast Art Lande - solo piano
2008Beautiful Love 2.0Christina De Souza (vocals) with Art Lande (piano)
2009Shape ShifterSynergy MusicArt Lande (piano), Paul McCandless (oboe), Peter Barshay (bass), Allen Hall (drums)
2009Down The Corridor (Chronicle of a Life)(self-released through Bandcamp)Boy Girl Band: Art Lande (drums, melodica), Clare Church (woodwinds), Ken Bernstein (guitar, bass), Emily Takahashi (piano)
2009The Russian Dragon Band - Early Years: 1989, 1992(self-released through Bandcamp)Art Lande (piano, drums) + The Russian Dragon Band: Khabu Doug Young (guitar), Dwight Killan (bass), Mark Miller (saxophones, flute)
2012Polar Opposites(self-released through Bandcamp)Art Lande (piano), Dave Peterson (guitar)
2012A Field Guide to Sleep (Lullabyes For Adults)Albert's Bicycle Music, CD BabyArt Lande & Jon Scoville
2013Kiss In A Shadow Blue Coast Art Lande - Solo Piano
2016TrilogyGiGiArt Lande (piano), MAREK BA£ATA (vocals, Poland), GÜNTER WEHINGER (flute)
2016Invitation CD Baby Evita Cabo (vocals), Art Lande (piano),
2016Mindbender(self-released through Bandcamp)Boy Girl Band: Art Lande (drums, melodica), Clare Church (woodwinds), Ken Bernstein (guitar, bass), Emily Takahashi (piano)
2016The Music of Italavia(self-released through Bandcamp)Funko Moderno: Art Lande (drums, melodica), Otis Lande (bass), Matt Flaherty (guitar), Stephen Thurston (piano), Mirco Altenbach (sax), Noah Fulton-Beale (trumpet), Tom Gershwin (trumpet), Sam Williams (sax), Otto Lee (sax)
2017Leaping Forward CD Baby Josh D Reed Quintet with Art Lande
2018LubbockSynergy MusicArt Lande (piano), Khabu Doug Young (guitar), Bruce Williamson (saxophone)
2021The Silver Fox(self-released through Bandcamp)Arterik Quartet: Art Lande (piano), Erik Jekabson (trumpet, flugelhorn), Peter Barshay (bass), Alan Hall (drums)
2020Resist The Eel Panda(self-released through Bandcamp)Art Lande (piano) + Flex: Dru Heller (drums) & Gonzalo Teppa (bass). The title appears to be an anagram

Main source: [10]

As sideman

With Gary Peacock

With Paul McCandless

With Maurizio Giammarco

Positions

References

  1. ↑ Biography ArtLande.com
  2. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Art Lande | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Schissler, Russ. "Art Lande Discography". www.artlande.com. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Solomon, Jon (February 8, 2022). "Filmmaker and Drummer Ben Makinen Wins Awards for Documentary JazzTown". Westword . Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Red Lanta". ecmrecords.com. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Rubisa Patrol". ecmrecords.com. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Desert Marauders". ecmrecords.com. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  8. ↑ Wynn, Ron. "Art Lande: Hardball". AllMusic . Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  9. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 863. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  10. ↑ "Art Lande | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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