James Ilgenfritz
James Ilgenfritz | |
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| Born | November 16, 1978 |
| Origin | Monroe, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | composer, performer |
| Instrument | contrabass |
| Labels | Infrequent Seams, Telegraph Harp, Indexical |
| Website | https://www.jamesilgenfritz.net |
James Ilgenfritz (born 1978) is an American composer, bassist and multi-instrumentalist.[1] He is also a jazz sideman.
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),[2] and I Looked At The Eclipse (2019, in residency at Roulette Intermedium),[3] and frenetic chamber works including In The Summer Every Truth Is Like A Saturday (2019).[4]
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][5][6][7]
Ilgenfritz studied at UCSD with Mark Dresser, Charles Curtis, and Miller Puckette.[1][8]
Discography
[edit | edit source]- You Scream A Rapid Language - CD (Infrequent Seams, December 2019)[9]
- Opalescence - CD (Telegraph Harp, July 2018)[10]
- Origami Cosmos - CD (Infrequent Seams, March 2017)[11]
- The Ticket That Exploded (An Opera) - CD (Con D'Or, 2015)
- Compositions (Braxton) - CD (Infrequent Seams, 2012)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Nastos, Michael. “James Ilgenfritz: Artist Biography” https://www.allmusic.com/artist/james-ilgenfritz-mn0002297215/biography Allmusic. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Gottschalk, Kurt. 2020. "Liturgy" https://www.star-revue.com/liturgys-rite-of-passage-and-metals-new-maturity/ Red Hook Star-Revue.
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External links
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