James Ilgenfritz

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James Ilgenfritz
BornNovember 16, 1978
OriginMonroe, Michigan, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)composer, performer
Instrument contrabass
LabelsInfrequent Seams, Telegraph Harp, Indexical
Website https://www.jamesilgenfritz.net

James Ilgenfritz (born 1978) is an American composer, bassist, and multi-instrumentalist. [1] He is also a jazz sideman.

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As a composer, he is known for his surreal experimental multimedia chamber operas, including The Ticket That Exploded (2011, in residency at ISSUE Project Room), [2] and I Looked At The Eclipse (2019, in residency at Roulette Intermedium), [3] and frenetic chamber works including In The Summer Every Truth Is Like A Saturday (2019). [4]

As a jazz and experimental music sideman, he has collaborated with Lukas Ligeti and Eyal Maoz (in the trio Hypercolor), Elliott Sharp, Pauline Oliveros, Roscoe Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, John Zorn, Miya Masaoka, JG Thirlwell, Annie Gosfield, SEM Ensemble, Liturgy, and Ghost Ensemble. [1] [5] [6] [7]

Ilgenfritz studied at UCSD with Mark Dresser, Charles Curtis, and Miller Puckette. [1] [8]

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  6. Carey, Christian. 24 Jun 2017. "Ghost Ensemble: We Who Walk Again (LP Review)" http://www.sequenza21.com/2018/06/ghost-ensemble-we-who-walk-again-lp-review/ Sequenza21. 24 Jun 2017. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
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  10. "AMN Reviews: Norbert Rodenkirchen / Robbie Lee / James Ilgenfritz – Opalescence [Telegraph Harp]". Avant Music News. 2 July 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  11. "AMN Reviews: Sean Ali – My Tongue Crumbles After [Neither/Nor n/n007]; James Ilgenfritz – Origami Cosmos [Infrequent Seams 12]". Avant Music News. 17 April 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2020.