Whit Dickey

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Whit Dickey
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Dickey at the world premiere of the David S. Ware Unit, International House, Philadelphia, January 12, 2007
Background information
Born (1954-05-28) May 28, 1954 (age 70)
New York City, U.S.
Genres Jazz, free jazz avant-garde jazz, free improvisation
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums

Whit Dickey (born May 28, 1954) is an American drummer. He has recorded albums with David S. Ware and Matthew Shipp. [1] [2]

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Biography

His first album as a leader was Transonic , in 1998. [1] Two years later, Wobbly Rail issued his Big Top . [1] In 2001, Dickey recorded six of his compositions with Mat Maneri, Shipp, and Rob Brown under the name Nommonsemble, resulting in the album Life Cycle. [1]

Discography

As leader

Release yearTitleLabelNotes
1998 Transonic AUM Fidelity Trio, with Rob Brown (alto sax, flute), Chris Lightcap (bass)
2000 Big Top Wobbly RailQuartet, with Joe Morris (guitar), Chris Lightcap (bass), Rob Brown (alto sax, tenor sax, flute)
2001 Life Cycle AUM Fidelity As the band The Nommonsemble; quartet with Rob Brown (alto sax, flute), Mat Maneri (viola), Matthew Shipp (piano)
2002 Prophet Moon RitiAs the band Trio Ahxoloxha; with Joe Morris (guitar), Rob Brown (alto sax)
2004 Coalescence Clean Feed Quartet, with Roy Campbell (trumpet), Rob Brown (alto sax, flute), Joe Morris (bass)
2005 In a Heartbeat Clean FeedQuintet, with Roy Campbell (trumpet, flugelhorn), Rob Brown (alto sax), Joe Morris (guitar), Chris Lightcap (bass)
2006 Sacred Ground Clean FeedQuartet, with Roy Campbell (trumpet), Rob Brown (alto sax), Joe Morris (bass)
2009 Emergence Not TwoTrio, with Daniel Carter (reeds, trumpet, flute), Eri Yamamoto (piano)
2016 Fierce Silence Clean FeedDuo, with Kirk Knuffke (cornet)
2017 Vessel in Orbit AUM Fidelity Trio, with Mat Maneri (viola), Matthew Shipp (piano)
2019 Peace Planet / Box of Light AUM Fidelity Peace Planet (Quartet): with Rob Brown (alto sax), Matthew Shipp (piano), William Parker (bass) / Box of Light (Quartet): with Rob Brown (alto sax), Steve Swell (trombone), Michael Bisio (bass)
2020Morph ESP-Disk CD 1: Reckoning: with Matthew Shipp (piano); CD 2: Pacific Noir with Nate Wooley (trumpet), Matthew Shipp (piano)
2020Expanding LightTao FormsTrio: Brandon Lopez (bass), Rob Brown (alto sax)
Whit Dickey, Arts for Art - Vision Festival 2024. Photo by Marek Lazarski Whit Dickey 0777.jpg
Whit Dickey, Arts for Art - Vision Festival 2024. Photo by Marek Lazarski

As sideman

Release yearLeaderTitleLabel
1993 David S. Ware Third Ear Recitation DIW
1994David S. Ware Earthquation DIW
1995David S. Ware Cryptology Homestead
1996David S. Ware Oblations and Blessings Silkheart
1996David S. Ware DAO Homestead
1992 Matthew Shipp Points Silkheart
1992Matthew Shipp Circular Temple Quinton
1995Matthew Shipp Critical Mass 2.13.61
1996Matthew Shipp Prism Brinkman
1997Matthew Shipp The Flow of X 2.13.61
2007Matthew Shipp Piano Vortex Thirsty Ear
2008Matthew Shipp Right Hemisphere RogueArt
2008Matthew Shipp Cosmic Suite Not Two
2009Matthew Shipp Harmonic Disorder Thirsty Ear
2011Matthew Shipp Art of the Improviser Thirsty Ear
2012Matthew Shipp Elastic Aspects Thirsty Ear
2014Matthew Shipp Root of Things Relative Pitch
2015Matthew Shipp To Duke RogueArt
2017Matthew ShippNot BoundFortune
2018Matthew ShippSonic FictionESP-Disk'
1992 Rob Brown Youniverse Riti
1996 Joe Morris Elsewhere Homestead
2012 Ivo Perelman The ClairvoyantLeo Records
2013Ivo PerelmanEnigmaLeo Records
2013Ivo PerelmanThe EdgeLeo Records
2014Ivo PerelmanThe Other EdgeLeo Records
2015Ivo PerelmanTenorhoodLeo Records
2015Ivo PerelmanButterfly WhispersLeo Records
2016Ivo PerelmanSoulLeo Records
2016Ivo PerelmanThe Art Of The Improv Trio Volume 2Leo Records
2017Ivo PerelmanThe Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 3: PandoraLeo Records
2017Ivo PerelmanThe Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 5: RheaLeo Records

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Seida, Linda. "Whit Dickey > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. "Whit Dickey at All About Jazz" . Retrieved 20 March 2010.