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Wayne Horvitz (born 1955) is an American composer, keyboardist and record producer. He came to prominence in the
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of 1980s and '90s New York City, where he met his future wife, the singer, songwriter and pianist Robin Holcomb. He is noted for working with John Zorn's Naked City among others. Horvitz has since relocated to the
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area where he has several ongoing groups and has worked as an
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Biography

Horvitz, a "defiant cross-breeder of genres",de Barros, Paul
"Wayne Horvitz"
Liner notes to ''Wayne Horvitz: Joe Hill: 16 Actions for Orchestra, Voices, and Soloist''. New World Records.
has led the groups The President, Pigpen, Zony Mash, and the Four Plus One Ensemble. He has recorded or performed with John Zorn,
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,
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, Danny Barnes,
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, Butch Morris,
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Julian Priester Julian Priester (born June 29, 1935) is an American jazz trombonist and occasional euphoniumist. He is sometimes credited "Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto". He has played with Sun Ra, Max Roach, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, and Herbie Hancock. B ...
,
Phillip Wilson Phillip Sanford Wilson (September 8, 1941 – March 25, 1992) was an American blues and jazz drummer, a founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, U ...
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, Carla Bley, Timothy Young,
Bobby Previte Bobby Previte (born July 16, 1951 in Niagara Falls, New York) is a drummer, composer, and bandleader. He earned a degree in economics from the University at Buffalo, where he also studied percussion. He moved to New York City in 1979 and began ...
,
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,
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and others. He is perhaps most famous for being the keyboardist of the band Naked City. He has produced records for the
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,
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, Bill Frisell and
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. As a composer, Horvitz has been commissioned by
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,
New World Records New World Records is a record label that was established in 1975 through a Rockefeller Foundation grant to celebrate America's bicentennial (1976) by producing a 100-LP anthology, with American music from many genres.Earshot Jazz. He has received commissioning grants from
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,
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, The New York State Arts Council, The Mary Flagler Carey Trust, The Seattle Arts Commission, The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and The Fund for U.S. Artists. In 2002 he was awarded a Rockefeller MAP grant for the creation of a new piece, Joe Hill, for chamber orchestra and voice, which premiered in October 2004 in Seattle. His 2003 composition, Whispers, Hymns and a Murmur for String Quartet and soloist, funded in part by a
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City Artist grant, premiered in March 2004. This composition and his earlier string quartet, Mountain Language are released on the
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label. His newest string quartet composition, These Hills of Glory, was commissioned with support from
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and the Mayors Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs. His recent collaboration with
Tucker Martine Tucker Martine (born January 14, 1972) is an American record producer, musician and composer. In 2010, ''Paste'' Magazine included Martine in their list of the 10 Best Producers of the Decade. Early life Tucker Martine, the son of singer and son ...
, Mylab, was on the top 10 CD list for 2004 in jazz in both the
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and
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. In February 2005 he received the Golden Ear award from Earshot Jazz for "Concert of the Year." Works for theater and dance include music for the 1998 production of ''
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'' for Seattle's ACT theater (directed by
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); productions of
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's Elektra and the American premiere of
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's ''Mountain Language'', both directed by
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. In 1992 choreographer Paul Taylor created a new work, OZ, to eleven compositions by Wayne Horvitz in collaboration with the White Oak Dance Company. Other theater and dance works include music for
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's Broadway show, Strictly NY, and productions by the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Ammi Legendre, Nikki Apino and House of Dames and the Crispin Spaeth Dance Company. Horvitz has also composed and produced music for a variety of video, film, television and other multimedia projects, including two projects with director Gus Van Sant, a full length score for PBS's Chihuly Over Venice, and two films about the creation of Seattle's EMP museum. His 85-minute score to
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's film The Circus, for two pianos, two clarinets, and violin premiered in January 2000 in
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. As of April 2007 Horvitz performs with Gravitas Quartet, Sweeter Than The Day and Varmint. Since 2008, Horvitz has led The Golden Road, playing music from the early years of
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. In December 2011, Horvitz opened the Royal Room, a live music venue in
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. Since that time he has developed his technique of ''conduction'', a framework for conducted improvisation using hand gestures that refer to precomposed musical structures that draws on his previous work with Butch Morris.


Discography


Leader

* ''No Place Fast'' (Parachute, 1979) * ''Simple Facts'' (Theatre For Your Mother, 1981) * '' Dinner at Eight'' (Dossier, 1985) * ''This New Generation'' (Elektra/Musician, 1985) * ''Monologue'' (Cavity Search, 1997) * ''Film Works'' (Avant, 2003) Wayne Horvitz, 4+1 Ensemble (+
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,
Eyvind Kang Eyvindur Y. Kang (born 23 June 1971) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. His primary instrument is viola, but has also performed on violin, tuba, keyboards and others. In addition to his solo work, Kang has worked extensively wit ...
,
Julian Priester Julian Priester (born June 29, 1935) is an American jazz trombonist and occasional euphoniumist. He is sometimes credited "Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto". He has played with Sun Ra, Max Roach, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, and Herbie Hancock. B ...
,
Tucker Martine Tucker Martine (born January 14, 1972) is an American record producer, musician and composer. In 2010, ''Paste'' Magazine included Martine in their list of the 10 Best Producers of the Decade. Early life Tucker Martine, the son of singer and son ...
) * '' 4+1 Ensemble'' (Intuition, 1998) * ''
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'' (Avant, 2001) Wayne Horvitz, Gravitas Quartet ( +
Ron Miles Ronald Glen Miles (May 9, 1963 – March 8, 2022) was an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and composer. He recorded for the labels Prolific (1986), Capri Records (Jazz record label), Capri (1990), and Rykodisc, Gramavision. His final album, ...
, Peggy Lee, Sara Schoenbeck) * ''Way Out East'' (Songlines, 2006) Wayne Horvitz, Sweeter Than the Day (
Timothy Young
Keith Lowe, Andy Roth) * ''
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'' - later released as ''Forever'' (Songlines, 2000) * '' Sweeter Than the Day'' (Songlines, 2001) * ''Live at the Rendezvous'' (Liquid City, 2005) Pigpen (Wayne Horvitz
Briggan Krauss
Mike Stone,
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) *
Halfrack
' (Tim/Kerr, 1993)

7" single (Cavity Search, 1993) * '' V as in Victim'' (Avant, 1993) * '' Live in Poland'' (Cavity Search, 1994) *''
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'' (Tim/Kerr, 1995) * ''
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'' (Tim/Kerr, 1997) The President (Wayne Horvitz,
Bobby Previte Bobby Previte (born July 16, 1951 in Niagara Falls, New York) is a drummer, composer, and bandleader. He earned a degree in economics from the University at Buffalo, where he also studied percussion. He moved to New York City in 1979 and began ...
, Dave Sewelson,
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, Joe Gallant / Stew Cutler, Doug Wieselman, Dave Hofstra) * '' The President'' (Dossier, 1987) * ''
Bring Yr Camera ''Bring Yr Camera'' is an album by American keyboardist and composer Wayne Horvitz's band The President recorded in 1988 and released on the Elektra/Musician label.
'' (Elektra/Musician, 1988) * ''
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'' (Elektra Nonesuch, 1992) Zony Mash (Wayne Horvitz
Timothy Young
Fred Chalenor Fred Chalenor (December 29, 1955 – June 23, 2018) was an American bassist, most recognized for his work in the bands Caveman Shoestore, Tone Dogs, and Face Ditch. He also collaborated on numerous occasions with composer and keyboardist Wayne ...
/ Keith Lowe, Andy Roth
Briggan Krauss
* '' Cold Spell'' (Knitting Factory, 1997) * '' Brand Spankin' New'' (Knitting Factory, 1998) * ''
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'' (Knitting Factory, 1999) * '' Live in Seattle'' (Liquid City, 2002) *Live at the Royal Room (Fully Altered Media, 2012)


Co-leader

Robin Holcomb / Wayne Horvitz * ''Solos'' (Songlines, 2004) Wayne Horvitz, Butch Morris, William Parker Trio * '' Some Order, Long Understood'' (Black Saint, 1982) Wayne Horvitz, Butch Morris,
Bobby Previte Bobby Previte (born July 16, 1951 in Niagara Falls, New York) is a drummer, composer, and bandleader. He earned a degree in economics from the University at Buffalo, where he also studied percussion. He moved to New York City in 1979 and began ...
Trio * ''Nine Below Zero'' (Sound Aspects, 1987) * ''Todos Santos ... Play Robin Holcomb'' (Sound Aspects, 1988) Wayne Horvitz / Ron Samworth/ Peggy Lee/ Dylan van der Schyff * ''Intersection Poems'' (Spool, 2005) Mylab (
Tucker Martine Tucker Martine (born January 14, 1972) is an American record producer, musician and composer. In 2010, ''Paste'' Magazine included Martine in their list of the 10 Best Producers of the Decade. Early life Tucker Martine, the son of singer and son ...
, Wayne Horvitz…) * ''Mylab'' (Sony BMG, 2004) New York Composers' Orchestra (Wayne Horvitz,
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, Steven Bernstein, Marty Ehrlich, Ray Anderson, Robin Holcomb,…) * ''NY Composers Orchestra'' (New World, 1990) * ''First Program in Standard Time'' (New World, 1992) Ponga (Wayne Horvitz, Dave Palmer, Bobby Previte,
Skerik Skerik is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, he is a pioneer in a playing style that has been called saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critt ...
) * ''Ponga'' (Loosegroove, 1998) * ''Psychological'' (P-vine, 2000)
Donald Rubinstein Donald Rubinstein is a film composer, singer/songwriter, and multi-media artist who is best known for his collaborations with George A. Romero and Avant-garde jazz/rock collaborations with such musicians as Bill Frisell, Emil Richards and Wayne H ...
, Wayne Horvitz and Zony Mash * ''A Man Without Love'' (Blue Horse, 1998) The Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet (John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, Ray Drummond, Bobby Previte) * ''
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'' (Black Saint, 1985) John Zorn,
Elliott Sharp Elliott Sharp (born March 1, 1951) is an American contemporary classical composer, multi-instrumentalist, and performer. A central figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City since the late 1970s, Sharp has released ...
, Bobby Previte, Wayne Horvitz * ''
Downtown Lullaby ''Downtown Lullaby'' is an album of improvised music by John Zorn, Elliott Sharp, Bobby Previte and Wayne Horvitz. The album was released on the Depth of Field label in 1998 and contains seven tracks titled after addresses of performing spaces in ...
'' (Depth of Field, 1998)


As sideman

With
Bill Frisell William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...
*''
Is That You? ''Is That You?'' is the second album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label.Nonesuch Record ...
'' ( Elektra/Musician, 1990) *''
Good Dog, Happy Man ''Good Dog, Happy Man'' is the 11th album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label. It was released in 1999 and features performances by Frisell, steel guitarist Greg Leisz, keyboardist Wayne Horvitz, bassist Viktor Krauss and ...
'' (Nonesuch, 1999) With Robin Holcomb *''Larks, They Crazy'' (Sound Aspects, 1988) *''Robin Holcomb'' (Elektra/Musician, 1990) *''Rockabye'' (Elektra/Musician, 1992) *''The Big Time'' (Nonesuch, 2002) *''The Point of It All'' (Songlines, 2010) With
Bobby Previte Bobby Previte (born July 16, 1951 in Niagara Falls, New York) is a drummer, composer, and bandleader. He earned a degree in economics from the University at Buffalo, where he also studied percussion. He moved to New York City in 1979 and began ...
*''Empty Suits'' (Gramavision, 1990) *''
Slay the Suitors ''Slay the Suitors'' is an album by American drummer/composer Bobby Previte's group Empty Suits. The album was released on the Avant label in 1994.
'' (Avant, 1993) With
Michael Shrieve Michael Shrieve (born July 6, 1949) is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. At age 20, Shrieve was the second you ...
*''Fascination'' (CMP, 1994) *''Two Doors "In the Palace of Dreams"'' (CMP, 1995) With
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and
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on
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*''Naked Lunch'' (Warner, 1995) *''Let Me Hang You'' (Khannibalism, 2016) With John Zorn *''
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'' (Parachute, 1981) *''
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'' (Rift, 1983) *''
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'' (Nonesuch, 1985) *'' Cobra'' (
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, 1987) *''
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'' (Elektra/Nonesuch, 1987) *'' Naked City Live, Vol. 1: The Knitting Factory 1989'' (Tzadik, 2002) *'' Naked City'' (Elektra/Nonesuch, 1990) *'' Torture Garden'' (Toy Factory, 1990) *''
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'' (Avant, 1992) *'' Heretic'' (Avant, 1992) *''
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'' (Toy Factory, 1992) *''
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'' (Avant, 1993) *'' Absinthe'' (Avant, 1993) *''
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'' (Tzadik, 1998)


Composer

* Seattle Chamber Players - Otis Spann and Other Compositions, 2001 * Koehne Quartet - Whispers, Hymns and a Murmur, Tzadik, 2006


References


External links


Official site


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