Aaron Novik (born July 21, 1974) is an American composer, clarinetist and bandleader based in

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. He is involved with the Bay Area Improv Scene and is a member of

Edmund Welles Edmund Welles (full name Edmund Welles: The Bass Clarinet Quartet) was an American bass clarinet quartet from Oakland, California. Its members were Cornelius Boots, Jonathan Russell, Jeff Anderle, and Aaron Novik, playing what the group refers t ...

The Bass Clarinet Quartet which was a 2004 recipient of a New Works Creation and Presentation grant from

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. Novik has appeared in

and

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with guitarist

Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as a founding member of the English avant-rock group Henry ...

re-creating his 1980

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dance album, ''

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''. Novik's most recent album ''Secrets of Secrets'' was released on

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conducting, conductor, saxophonist, arrangement, arranger and record producer, producer who "deliberately resists category". His Avant-garde music, avant-garde and experimental music, ex ...

Tzadik Records Tzadik is a record label in New York City that specializes in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1995. He is the executive producer of all Tzadik releases. Tzadik is a not-for-p ...

in February 2012 as part of the Radical Jewish Culture Series. ''Secrets of Secrets'' was hailed by The

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as "enticing" and "ferociously executed" and by

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as "richly textured and eclectic avant-klez" for its use of the 13th century sacred

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texts of Rabbi

Eleazar of Worms Eleazar of Worms (אלעזר מוורמייזא - also מגרמייזא of Garmiza or Garmisa) (c. 1176–1238), or Eleazar ben Judah ben Kalonymus, also sometimes known today as Eleazar Rokeach ("Eleazar the Perfumer" אלעזר רקח) from t ...

. His second most recent album, Floating World Vol. 1 was released on the Porto Franco Record label in 2011. Albums ''The Samuel Suite,'' ''Simulacra'' and ''Kipple'' were released on the Evander label.

Discography

* ''Secrets of Secrets'' (Tzadik Records, 2012) * ''Floating World Vol. 1'' (Porto Franco Records, 2011) * ''The Samuel Suite'' (Evander Records, 2008) * ''Simulacra'' (Evander Records, 2008) * ''Kipple'' (Evander Records, 2006) * ''Gubbish'' (Odd Shaped Case, 2004)

Digital Release Only

* ''Our Band Could Be as Serious as Your Life'' (2013) * ''Love Triangle Elementary School'' (2013) * ''Aaron Novik/Greg Saunier Duo'' (2013) * ''Aaron Novik/Arrington de Dionyso Duo'' (2013) * ''Frowny Frown Vol. 1'' (2013) * ''Storyboard Music Vol. 1'' (2013) * ''Storyboard Music Vol. 2'' -featuring Edmund Welles (2013)

References

External links

* http://aaronnovik.com * http://aaronnovik.bandcamp.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Novik, Aaron American male composers 21st-century American composers American clarinetists Living people 1974 births Musicians from San Francisco 21st-century American clarinetists 21st-century American male musicians Edmund Welles members