Anthony Coleman

Accomplished secrets player and composer Anthony Coleman offers obtained recognition as an motivated player and talented standout from the avant-garde and klezmer-oriented jazz appearing out of N.Con.C.’s downtown through the entire ’80s and ’90s. Coleman offers performed and documented with almost every musician involved with this downtown picture, including John Zorn, guitarist Elliott Clear, David Moss, renowned trumpeter Dave Douglas, leading accordion player Man Klucevsek, David Shea, previous Captain Beefheart bandmember Gary Lucas, traditional and klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer, guitarist Marc Ribot, and so many more. Coleman offers performed and documented all around the globe, with his organizations Sephardic Tinge — they’ve toured European countries 3 x, and released two CDs — as well as the Selfhaters, all produces within the Tzadik label. On the related Avant label is definitely Coleman’s Disco by Night time, a recording influenced by his encounters in ex-Yugoslavia. Through a lot of the ’90s, Coleman and saxophonist Roy Nathanson possess co-led projects, carrying out all around the U.S. and European countries collectively. The duo in addition has recorded many albums, including Lobster and Friend. Coleman offers received commissions for his compositions from numerous ensembles including Bang on the Can, Concert Performers Guild, as well as the Crosstown Outfit. His compositions may also be noticed on harpist Carol Emanuel’s Koch discharge Tops of Trees and shrubs and Man Klucevsek’s accordion extravaganza Manhattan Cascade, amongst others. In 2006, Coleman released two albums, Shmutsige Magnaten, where he performed the music of Yiddish folk composer Mordechai Geburtig, who passed away through the Holocaust, and Pushy Blueness.