Liz Allbee

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Liz Allbee
Origin Berlin, Vermont, United States
Genres Improvisation, Electroacoustic
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentTrumpet
Years active1996–present
Labelsothers
Website https://lizallbee.net

Liz Allbee (b. 1976) is a trumpet player, composer, performer, and improviser, originally from Vermont, in the United States, and now living and working in Berlin, Germany.

Allbee lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for 14 years (1995-2009), before moving to Berlin. She received her BA in Intermedia Arts at Mills College in Oakland, California in 2004. [1] [2]

Allbee's works can mainly be assigned to genres such as new music, improvisation, electroacoustic music, and noise music. She also writes music for film and theater, and has taken part in numerous international festivals. Her interests extend to playing quadrophonic and multiphonic compositions, via a self-designed modified trumpet that can play several individual parallel channels of sound simultaneously. [3] [4] [5] [6]

During her time in San Francisco, Allbee performed with Anthony Braxton, the Rova Saxophone Quartet, Fred Frith, Gino Robair, and many others. Since moving to Germany, she has worked with, among others, Axel Dörner, Michael Renkel, Antje Vowinckel, and at festivals and locations such as CTM and ausland. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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  1. ↑ Weissenegger, Kunigunde. "Liz Allbee @ museruole: the received physicality of sound". Franz Magazine. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. ↑ Wecker, Frank (January 14, 2013). "Neue Konzertreihe der Friedenskirche" [New concert series in the Friedenskirche]. Berliner Woche (in German). Retrieved May 21, 2024. Seit 2009 lebt und arbeitet sie in Berlin, wo sie sich vor allem in der Szene der Neuen Improvisationsmusik einen Namen machte.[“She has been living and working in Berlin since 2009, where she made a name for herself primarily in the new improvisation music scene.”]
  3. ↑ "Liz Allbee". Schauspielhaus Wien (in German). Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ Hamilton, Andy (February 1, 2022). "Soundcheck". The Wire . No. 456. p. 46. [The] broad stylistic range is beautifully distilled, capturing a uniquely less-is-more aesthetic. Each note – each sound – is perfectly placed, acutely heard and felt.
  5. ↑ Weingarten, Christopher (2006) [2006-01-10]. "Skzzz!". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 137. p. 47.
  6. ↑ "Liz Allbee | Underground and Improvisation: Alternative Music and Art after 1968". Akademie der Künste . Retrieved May 22, 2024. She performs most often on trumpet, self-designed quadraphonic trumpet, electronics, and voice.
  7. ↑ "CTM 2016: Opening Concert". CTM Festival. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Liz Allbee, Anthony Braxton, Falling River Music Quintet, Radialsystem V, Berlin, August 8, 2013". Downtown Music. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Halvorson / Saito / Allbee / Dahlgren". Jazzfest Berlin (in German). Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Liz Allbee". ausland berlin. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Cafe Oto » People » Liz Allbee". Cafe Oto. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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