James Ilgenfritz

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James Ilgenfritz
Born (1978-11-16) November 16, 1978 (age 47)
Origin Monroe, Michigan, United States
Genres
Occupationscomposer, performer
Instrument contrabass
LabelsInfrequent Seams, Telegraph Harp, Indexical
Website https://www.jamesilgenfritz.net

James Ilgenfritz (born 1978) is an American composer, double bass player, and multi-instrumentalist based in Brooklyn, New York. [1] [2] 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), [3] and I Looked At The Eclipse (2019, in residency at Roulette Intermedium), [4] and frenetic chamber works including In The Summer Every Truth Is Like A Saturday (2019). [5]

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] [6] [7] [8]

Ilgenfritz holds a bachelor's degree in jazz and contemporary improvisation from the University of Michigan (2002), where he studied with Steve Rush, Marion Hayden, Diana Gannett, and Stuart Sankey; [9] a master's degree from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied with Mark Dresser, Charles Curtis, and Miller Puckette; and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine (2023). [1] [10] [11] He formerly taught at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, directing a Suzuki bass program there from 2011 through 2019. [12]

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nastos, Michael. “James Ilgenfritz: Artist Biography” https://www.allmusic.com/artist/james-ilgenfritz-mn0002297215/biography Allmusic. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
  2. ↑ https://www.james-ilgenfritz.com/about
  3. ↑ "The Ticket That Exploded". Issue Project Room. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ "I Looked At The Eclipse". Roulette. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ Longley, Martin. 2019. "Ostrava Days 2019" https://www.allaboutjazz.com/ostrava-days-2019?pg=2 All About Jazz. Sep 17, 2019. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
  6. ↑ "Elasticarts: James Ilgenfritz". Elasticarts. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Gottschalk, Kurt. 2020. "Liturgy" https://www.star-revue.com/liturgys-rite-of-passage-and-metals-new-maturity/ Red Hook Star-Revue.
  9. ↑ https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/history/2023/11/26/monroe-native-james-ilgenfritz-international-musician/71663795007/
  10. ↑ "NewMusicUSA Profile: James Ilgenfritz". NewMusicUSA. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  11. ↑ https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/history/2023/11/26/monroe-native-james-ilgenfritz-international-musician/71663795007/
  12. ↑ https://jamesilgenfritz.net/about/
  13. ↑ "James Ilgenfritz - You Scream a Rapid Language (2019)". Proper Music. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  14. ↑ "AMN Reviews: Norbert Rodenkirchen / Robbie Lee / James Ilgenfritz – Opalescence [Telegraph Harp]". Avant Music News. 2 July 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  15. ↑ "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.
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