Mark Feldman (born 1955 in

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violinist.

Biography

Feldman worked in Chicago from 1973–1980, in

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from 1980–1986, in

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and Western Europe from 1986. He has performed with

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, John Abercrombie, The Masada String Trio, Dave Douglas,

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, and

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. He was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and played in many bar bands in Chicago. He played on over 200 recordings in Nashville as a studio musician, was a member of the

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, and was a member of the touring groups of country western entertainers

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and Ray Price. In 2003, he was soloist with Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in

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's Violin Concerto and with the WDR Jazz Orchestra in Concerto for Violin and Jazz Orchestra by Bill Dobbins. At New York's

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he performed in duo with pianists

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and

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. He has recorded with

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, and Chris Potter and has played on over 100 recordings in New York City as a soloist in contemporary music and modern jazz. Feldman has released several albums, including '' Music for Violin Alone'' (Tzadik, 1995); '' Book of Tells'' ( Enja, 2000); '' What Exit'' ( ECM, 2006 with British pianist John Taylor; ''To Fly to Steal'' (Intakt, 2010) with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Gerry Hemingway; and '' Oblivia'' (

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, 2010) with his wife, Swiss pianist Sylvie Courvoisier.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

* '' Music for Violin Alone'' (

, 1995) * '' Music for Violin and Piano'' (

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, 1999) * '' Book of Tells'' ( Enja, 2005) * '' What Exit'' ( ECM, 2006) * '' Secrets'' (Tzadik, 2009) 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 ...

* '' To Fly to Steal'' Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet with Thomas Morgan and Gerry Hemingway(Intakt 2010) * '' Oblivia ''with Sylvie Courvoisier (Tzadik, 2010) * '' Hôtel du Nord'' Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet with Thomas Morgan and Gerry Hemingway(Intakt, 2011) * '' Live at Theatre Vidy–Lausanne'' – Sylvie Courvoisier–Mark Feldman Duo (Intakt, 2013) * '' Birdies for Lulu''–Sylvie Courvoisier–Mark Feldman Quartet with Scott Colley and Billy Mintz (Intakt, 2014) * '' Miller's Tale''–Sylvie Courvoisier–Mark Feldman -

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(Intakt, 2016) With the Arcado String Trio * '' Arcado (album)'' ( JMT, 1989) * '' Behind the Myth'' (JMT, 1990) * '' For Three Strings and Orchestra'' (JMT, 1992) with Kölner Rundfunk Orchester conducted by David de Villiers * ''Green Dolphy Suite'' (Enja, 1995) with Trio De Clarinettes * ''Live in Europe'' (Avant, 1996)

As sideman

With John Abercrombie * ''

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'' (ECM, 1998) * ''

Cat 'n' Mouse ''Cat 'n' Mouse'' is a studio album by American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie (guitarist), John Abercrombie, which was recorded in December 2000 and released on ECM Records, ECM in 2002. The quartet features violinist Mark Feldman and rhythm se ...

'' (ECM, 2000) * '' Class Trip'' (ECM, 2003) * '' The Third Quartet'' (ECM, 2006) * '' Wait Till You See Her'' (ECM, 2008) With

* '' One Line, Two Views'' (

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, 1995) * ''

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'' (Mutable, 2001) With Ray Anderson *''

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'' (Gramavision, 1994) with the

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Concert Jazz Band With

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* '' Tim Berne's Fractured Fairy Tales'' (JMT, 1989) With Don Byron *'' Don Byron Plays the Music of Mickey Katz'' (Nonesuch, 1993) With

* '' Urlicht / Primal Light'' ( Winter & Winter, 1997) * '' Wagner e Venezia'' (Winter & Winter, 1997) * '' The Sidewalks of New York: Tin Pan Alley'' (Winter & Winter, 1999) * '' Gustav Mahler in Toblach'' (Winter & Winter, 1999) * '' Gustav Mahler: Dark Flame'' (Winter & Winter, 2003) With The Chromatic Persuaders * ''The Chromatic Persuaders'' (Konnex, 1994) * ''Extrospection'' (Timescraper, 1998) With Sylvie Courvoisier * '' Abaton'' (ECM, 2003) With Marilyn Crispell * '' Santuerio'' (Leo, 1993) With Dave Douglas * '' Parallel Worlds'' (Soul Note, 1993) * '' Five'' (Soul Note, 1996) * '' Charms of the Night Sky'' (Winter & Winter, 1998) * ''

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'' (Soul Note, 1999) * '' A Thousand Evenings'' (RCA, 2000) * '' El Trilogy'' (BMG, 2001) * ''

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'' (RCA, 2001 With

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* '' Leaving Everything Behind'' (L & H, 2016) With

* ''

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, 1993) * '' Oceans of Time'' (Arabesque, 1997) With One Ring Zero * ''

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'' (Urban Geek, 2010) With

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* '' Soundtracks Volume 2'' (Tzadik, 2003) With Dave Soldier * '' Mark Twain's War Prayer / Ultraviolet Railroad'' (Newport Classics, 1996) * '' The Kropotkins'' (Koch Records, 1996) With

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* ''

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'' (Elektra, 1990) With

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* '' The Mystery of Compassion'' (Soul Note, 1992) With Jarek Śmietana * Jarek Śmietana Band – ''A Tribute To Zbigniew Seifert'' (featuring

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, Didier Lockwood, Krzesimir Dębski, Christian Howes, Maciej Strzelczyk, Adam Bałdych, Pierre Blanchard, Mateusz Smoczyński: JSR Records – JSR 0011, 2009) With

* ''

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'' (Eva, 1993) * ''

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'' (Tzadik, 1996) * '' Filmworks VI: 1996'' (Tzadik, 1997) * '' Duras: Duchamp'' (Tzadik, 1997) * '' The Circle Maker'' (Tzadik, 1998) * '' Filmworks VIII: 1997'' (Tzadik, 1998) * '' The String Quartets'' (Tzadik, 1999) * '' Taboo & Exile'' (Tzadik, 1999) * '' Filmworks XI: Secret Lives'' (Tzadik, 2002) * '' Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces Volume 2'' (Tzadik, 2002) * '' Filmworks XII: Three Documentaries'' (Tzadik, 2002) * '' Masada Recital'' (Tzadik, 2004) with Sylvie Courvoisier * '' Filmworks XVIII: The Treatment'' (Tzadik, 2006) * '' 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1'' (Tzadik, 2004) with Masada String Trio * '' 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 11'' (Tzadik, 2005) with Bar Kokhba Sextet * '' Azazel: Book of Angels Volume 2'' (Tzadik, 2005) with Masada String Trio * '' Malphas: Book of Angels Volume 3'' (Tzadik, 2005) with Sylvie Courvoisier * '' Lucifer: Book of Angels Volume 10'' (Tzadik, 2008) with Bar Kokhba Sextet * '' Filmworks XX: Sholem Aleichem'' (Tzadik, 2008) * '' Haborym: Book of Angels Volume 16'' (Tzadik, 2010) with Masada String Trio * ''

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References

External links

Official website

''All About Jazz''
* allmusic.com biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Feldman, Mark 1955 births Living people Chamber jazz musicians American jazz violinists American male violinists CIMP artists Avant-garde jazz violinists Alessa Records artists 21st-century American violinists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Arcado String Trio members