Lindsey Horner (born October 4, 1960, New York City) is an American

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double-bassist. Horner studied double bass at the

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as well as musicology and philosophy at

Trinity College (Dublin) Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Unive ...

. He also took private lessons with

Milt Hinton Milton John Hinton (June 23, 1910 – December 19, 2000) was an American double bassist and photographer. Regarded as the Dean of American jazz bass players, his nicknames included "Sporty" from his years in Chicago, "Fump" from his time on the ...

and

Dave Holland Dave Holland or David Holland may refer to: *Dave Holland (bassist) David Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English double bassist, bass guitarist, cellist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has ...

. Since 1982 he has directed his own groups; his first two CDs ''Never No More'' (1991) and ''Mercy Angel'' (1995) were rated five out of five stars by ''

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''. He also conducted the group "The Chromatic Persuaders" together with the pianist Neal Kirkwood and was a member of the trio of

Myra Melford Myra Melford (born January 5, 1957) is an American avant-garde jazz pianist and composer. A 2013 Guggenheim Fellow, Melford was described by the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' as an "explosive player, a virtuoso who shocks and soothes, and who can m ...

(''Alive in the House of Saints'', 1993) and the quartet of . In addition, he also recorded with

Muhal Richard Abrams Muhal Richard Abrams (born Richard Lewis Abrams; September 19, 1930 – October 29, 2017) was an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the free jazz medium. He recorded and toured the Uni ...

Marty Ehrlich Marty Ehrlich (born May 31, 1955) is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinets, flutes) and is considered one of the leading figures in avant-garde jazz. Biography Though born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the portion of Ehrlich's youth spent in ...

Herb Robertson Clarence C. "Herb" Robertson (February 21, 1951 – December 10, 2024) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist. He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on February 21, 1951, and attended the Berklee College of Music. He recorded solo alb ...

Tom Varner Tom Varner (born June 17, 1957 in Morristown, New Jersey, Morristown, New Jersey, United States) is an American jazz French horn, horn (French horn) player and composer. Varner grew up in Millburn, New Jersey, where he started playing in the orc ...

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, and the

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. He has performed with

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Joey Baron Bernard Joseph Baron (born June 26, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American drummer best-known for working in avant-garde jazz with Bill Frisell and John Zorn. Music career Baron, who is of Jewish heritage, was born on June 26, 1955, in Ric ...

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, Ray Anderson, and

Don Byron Donald Byron (born November 8, 1958) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. He primarily plays clarinet but has also played bass clarinet and saxophone in a variety of genres that includes free jazz and klezmer. Biography His moth ...

. He also plays Irish music, with

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, the

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and Andy Irvine.

Discography

*''Never No More'' (OPEN MINDS 1991) *''Mercy Angel'' (Upshot Records 1994) *''Believers'' ( Koch Jazz 1997) *''Through The Bitter Frost And Snow'' (with

Susan McKeown Susan McKeown (born February 6, 1967) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, arranger and producer. She won the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album as a member of The Klezmatics. Early years Susan McKeown was born on Febr ...

) (Prime CD 1997) *''Susan McKeown & Lindsey Horner - Mighty Rain'' with (

) (Depth Of Field 1998) *''Jewels & Binoculars (The Music Of Bob Dylan)'' (2003) *''Don't Count On Glory'' (

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2005) *''Undiscovered Country'' (ArtistShare 2010) With

*''Jump'' (Enemy, 1991) *''Now & Now'' (Enemy, 1992) *''

Alive in the House of Saints ''Alive in the House of Saints'' is a live album by pianist Myra Melford's Trio which was recorded in Germany in 1993 and released on the HatART label.

'' (HatART, 1993) *''

Even the Sounds Shine ''Even the Sounds Shine'' is a live album by pianist Myra Melford's Extended Ensemble which was recorded in Germany in 1994 and released on the Hathut Records, HatART label the following year.

'' (Hat ART, 1995) *''

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'' (Evidence, 1996) featured on one track With

Joseph Jarman Joseph Jarman (September 14, 1937 – January 9, 2019) was an American jazz musician, composer, poet, and Shinshu Buddhist priest. He was one of the first members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and a member of the ...

and Leroy Jenkins *''

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'' (Ocean, 1997)

References

Martin Kunzler Martin Kunzler (born 29 April 1947) is a German jazz bassist and music journalist. He gained particular fame through his ''rororo Jazz-Lexikon'' published by Rowohlt Verlag, which is now considered the standard German-language work on this music ...

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