Kristina Kanders (born 1962 in

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) is a German visual artist and musician.

Background

Kristina Kanders is a daughter of German

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. During her school years she concentrated on painting. At the age of 20, she began playing drums. In 1987 she moved to

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to study (1992-

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Degree, New School University, 1997-

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Degree, Queens College). She studied among others with

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and Jim Hall. From 1994 to 2005 Kanders taught at

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. In her New York years 1987 – 2005 Kanders performed in numerous concerts, festivals and radio broadcasts in the US and

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, among others with Cyro Baptista's

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, her own group Sambanditos, Kit McClure Big Band,

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, Huevos Rancheiros, Boo Trundle, Maria Excommunikata. In 2005, Kanders returned to Cologne and produced her own music then from 2006–2009, she performed frequently on drums with Frank Köllges' Missiles Orchestra. She released two solo albums "For All People" (2008) and "Say Something" (2010) and several original music videos on YouTube. Since 2012, the emphasis of her work has shifted entirely to visual arts.

Exhibitions and festivals

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Pori Jazz Festival with Sambanditos
1992 – 2002 Concerts with Sambanditos/NYC at Madison Square Garden, MOMA, United Nations, Lincoln Center and many more
1995 Modern Drummer Festival with Kenwood Dennard
1998 – 2002 Festivals with Cyro Baptista's Beat the Donkey, among others at Big Bang Percussion Festival in Belgium and Holland, Guimaraes Jazz Festival, Guggenheim Museum, NY Stock Exchange and many more
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CYRO BAPTISTA BEAT THE DONKEY – Willisau Jazz Archive
Willisau Jazz Festival with Cyro Baptista's Beat the Donkey
2009 The Dome 51, Lanxess Arena Cologne, playing drums for Emiliana Torrini
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Frauenmuseum Bonn, 25. Art Fair, C
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Frauenmuseum Bonn, Work and Women, annual exhibition, C
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Die Künstler – NordArt
NordArt Büdelsdorf, C
2018 Die Große Kunstausstellung NRW, C

Discography

* Film music for "Global Vulva", a film by artist Myriam Thyes, 2009, Düsseldorf
Myriam Thyes – Global Vulva * Kristina Kanders, ''Say Something'' (Bernd Gast Music, 2010), Cologne * Kristina Kanders, ''For All People'' (Bernd Gast Music, 2008), Cologne
Brian Woodbury – Variety Orchestra
Brian Woodbury, "Variety Orchestra" (Some Phil Records, RER Megacorp, 2004), New York
Cyro Baptista – Beat The Donkey
Cyro Baptista, "Beat the Donkey" (Tzadik Records, 2002)], New York
David Watson – Skirl
David Watson "Skirl" (Avant Records, 1999,) with "Beat the Donkey", New York * Filmmusic with the "Custard Kings" for the film "The Golden Ram" by Alain Cloarec, 1996, New York * Boo Trundle, "Possible Bodies" (Big Deal Records, 1996), New York
Baby Steps
Joe McGinty, "Baby Steps" (Continuum Records, 1996), New York

David McLary's "Huevos Rancheros" (Three Ring Records, 1996), New York

References

External links

Official Website

''Kunst Düsseldorf'' art magazine, preview of Die GROSSE NRW art exhibition 2018 in Düsseldorf

catalogue excerpt fro
NordArt
2017 exhibition in Büdelsdorf
Sehenswert auch für Hausmänner – Kaiserslautern
''Rheinpfalz.de – Sehenswert auch für Hausmänner'', Artikel über Einzelausstellung 2017 in Kaiserslautern
Verschwindende Körper: Kristina Kanders stellt in der städtischen Galerie Wesseling aus
''Rheinischer Werbekurier – Verschwindende Körper'', Artikel über Einzelausstellung 2017 in Wesseling {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanders, Kristina 1962 births Artists from Cologne German composers German expatriates in the United States Living people German drummers German women composers German women drummers German women songwriters German women singers