Jeff Kaiser (musician)

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Jeff Kaiser
Born (1961-12-26) December 26, 1961 (age 60)
Genres avant-garde
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instruments Trumpet
LabelspfMENTUM, Angry Vegan
Website jeffkaiser.com

Jeff Kaiser (Born December 26, 1961) [1] is an American trumpet player and composer who teaches music technology and music composition at the University of Central Missouri. [2] As a trumpet player, he has performed and recorded with Vinny Golia's Large Ensemble, Eugene Chadbourne, The Motor Totemist Guild, Guerino Mazzola, and played on the soundtrack for the HBO TV Series, Deadwood. [3] As a composer and performer, Kaiser's recording on Nine Winds Records, Nothing is Not Breath has been referred to on AllMusic as "one of the best presentations of Southern California improvising talent ever recorded, indicating his superior talents as a bandleader and conductor.” [4] Performances of his experimental big band, The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet have been included among the top jazz concerts in San Diego. [5]

Contents

Discography

As Leader/Co-Leader

Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet

The Desert Fathers (with Gregory Taylor)

The Choir Boys (with Andrew Pask)

KaiBorg (with David Borgo)

Miscellaneous Duos

Miscellaneous Ensembles

Solo

As Ensemble Member

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Nothing Is Not Breath: Music for Double Quartet is a live album by Jeff Kaiser, released in 1998 on Nine Winds, NWCD0206. AllMusic said that "Many fans of avant-garde jazz find his 1997 recording Nothing Is Not Breath: Music for Double Quartet to be one of the best presentations of Southern California improvising talent ever recorded, indicating his superior talents as a bandleader and conductor."

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13 Themes for a Triskaidekaphobic is a live album by The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet, released in 2003 on pfMENTUM – CD013.

The Alchemical Mass/Suite Solutio is a live album by The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet with The Ojai Camerata, and The Kaiser/Diaz-Infante Sextet, released in 2004 by pfMENTUM.

References

  1. ↑ Jazz, All About. “Jeff Kaiser Music @ All About Jazz.” All About Jazz Musicians. Accessed June 23, 2020. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/jeffkaiser.
  2. ↑ “Dr. Jeff Kaiser: Music Technology and Composition (Program Coordinator).” Dr. Jeff Kaiser | Music Technology and Composition (Program Coordinator). Accessed June 23, 2020. https://www.ucmo.edu/college-of-arts-humanities-and-social-sciences/school-of-visual-and-performing-arts/music/faculty/jeff-kaiser/.
  3. ↑ Archive.vcstar.com. 2020. After A Farewell Show Saturday, Ventura's New-Music Wizard Is Leaving For San Diego. [online] Available at: <http://archive.vcstar.com/entertainment/after-a-farewell-show-saturday-venturas-new-music-wizard-is-leaving-for-san-diego-ep-375618308-352885581.html/> [Accessed 23 June 2020].
  4. ↑ AllMusic. 2020. Jeff Kaiser | Biography & History | Allmusic. [online] Available at: <https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jeff-kaiser-mn0000227053/biography> [Accessed 23 June 2020].
  5. ↑ San Diego Reader. 2020. Top 15 SD Jazz Concerts For 2011. [online] Available at: <https://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/jam-session/2011/dec/20/top-15-sd-jazz-concerts-for-2011/> [Accessed 23 June 2020].
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