Jack Vees
Jack Vees (born 1955) is an American composer and bassist from Camden, New Jersey.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Both a performer (electric bass[2]/guitar and electronics) and a composer, Vees has written music for his own ensemble, Chez Vees,[2][3] and for groups such as Ensemble Modern, California EAR Unit,[4][5] and Zeitgeist (ensemble). He has collaborated with performers Ashley Bathgate, Libby Van Cleve,[3][6] Amy Knoles,[4] Jeffrey Krieger, and Ben Verdery,[7] as well as various choreographers and video artists. Influences include Louis Andriessen, John Cage, George Crumb, Charles Ives, Erik Satie,[8] Joel Thome, and Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet).[9]
Vees holds an undergraduate degree from Glassboro State College and an M.F.A. from California Institute of the Arts. Previous composition teachers include Louis Andriessen, Vinko Globokar, Stephen L. Mosko, Bernard Rands, and Morton Subotnick.[1]
Vees currently resides in Guilford, Connecticut with his wife Libby Van Cleve. He was formerly the operations director and instructor of the Center of Studies in Music Technology at the Yale School of Music.[10]
Notable compositions
[edit | edit source]Solo (with or without electronics)
[edit | edit source]National Anthem (2000) for guitar and electronics[11]
Surf Music Again (1996) for guitar and electronics[2]
Rocket Baby (1994) for electric cello and midi cellos[2]
Apocrypha (1986) for oboe and electronic tape[6][12]
John Henry (1984) for bass guitar[13]
Small ensemble
[edit | edit source]Piano Trio (Hulk Smash!) (1994) for three players on two pianos[14]
Tattooed Barbie (1991) for 12-string guitar, oboe, and computer[2][6]
Saints Before the Vanishing Point (1990) for small ensemble[3]
Colorized Chaplin (1989) for electric guitar and harpsichord[15]
Child Bride (1988) for cello, electronics, and midi[5]
Theatrical works / opera / multimedia
[edit | edit source]Feynman (2003-2005), chamber opera[16]
Piece for Composition (1987) for multimedia and percussion[4]
Discography
[edit | edit source]2001: Ben Verdery – Soe-Pa. CD Baby.[17]
- Strummage
2000: The Restaurant Behind the Pier. Recommended Records.[18]
- The Restaurant Behind the Pier
- John Henry
- Monsiur Piñata
- Surf Music II
1998: Emergency Music. Composers Recordings, Inc.
- Prom Face Devotion
1997: Surf Music Again. Composers Recordings, Inc.[19]
- Tattooed Barbie
- Stigmata non Grata
- Piano Trio
- Rocket Baby Electric
- Piano Trio (Hulk Smash!)
- SPNFL
- Surf Music Again
Publications
[edit | edit source]The Book on Bass Harmonics. Alfred Music Publishers. 1981.[3][20]
References
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