Wayne Horvitz(born September 1, 1955) is an American composer, keyboardist and record producer.[1]He came to prominence in theDowntown sceneof 1980s and '90s New York City, where he met his future wife, the singer, songwriter and pianistRobin Holcomb.He is noted for working withJohn Zorn'sNaked Cityamong others. Horvitz has since relocated to theSeattle, Washingtonarea where he has several ongoing groups and has worked as anadjunct professorofcompositionatCornish College of the Arts.[2]
Wayne Horvitz | |
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 Horvitz in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | September 1, 1955 New York City, U.S. |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington |
| Genres | Jazz,experimental rock,classical |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Keyboards |
| Website | www |
Biography
editHorvitz, a "defiant cross-breeder of genres",[3]has led the groups The President, Pigpen, Zony Mash, and the Four Plus One Ensemble.
Works for theater and dance include music for the 1998 production ofDeath of a Salesmanfor Seattle's ACT theater (directed byGordon Edelstein); productions ofEzra Pound's Elektra and the American premiere ofHarold Pinter'sMountain Language,both directed byCarey Perloff.In 1992 choreographerPaul Taylorcreated a new work, OZ, to eleven compositions by Wayne Horvitz in collaboration with theWhite Oak Dance Company.Other theater and dance works include music forBill Irwin'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 directorGus Van Sant,a full length score for PBS's Chihuly Over Venice, and two films about the creation of Seattle'sEMPmuseum. His 85-minute score toCharlie Chaplin's filmThe Circus,for two pianos, two clarinets, and violin premiered in January 2000 inOporto, Portugal.
As of April 2007 Horvitz performs with Gravitas Quartet, Sweeter Than The Day and Varmint. Since 2008, Horvitz has led The Golden Road,[4]playing music from the early years ofThe Grateful Dead.In December 2011, Horvitz opened the Royal Room,[5]a live music venue inColumbia City, Seattle.Since that time he has developed his technique ofconduction,a framework for conducted improvisation using hand gestures that refer to precomposed musical structures that draws on his previous work withButch Morris.[6]
Discography
editLeader
edit- 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(+Reggie Watts,Eyvind Kang,Julian Priester,Tucker Martine)
- 4+1 Ensemble(Intuition, 1998)
- From a Window(Avant, 2001)
Wayne Horvitz, Gravitas Quartet( +Ron Miles,Peggy Lee, Sara Schoenbeck)
- Way Out East(Songlines, 2006)
Wayne Horvitz, Sweeter Than the Day( + Timothy Young, Keith Lowe, Andy Roth)
- American Bandstand- later released asForever(Songlines, 2000)
- Sweeter Than the Day(Songlines, 2001)
- Live at the Rendezvous(Liquid City, 2005)
Pigpen(Wayne Horvitz, Briggan Krauss, Mike Stone,Fred Chalenor)
- Halfrack(Tim/Kerr, 1993)
- Kind of Dead b/w Pattern 56 Interlude7 "single (Cavity Search, 1993)
- V as in Victim(Avant, 1993)
- Live in Poland(Cavity Search, 1994)
- Miss Ann(Tim/Kerr, 1995)
- Daylight(Tim/Kerr, 1997)
The President(Wayne Horvitz,Bobby Previte,Dave Sewelson,Kevin Cosgrove,Joe Gallant / Stew Cutler,Doug Wieselman,Dave Hofstra)
- The President(Dossier, 1987)
- Bring Yr Camera(Elektra/Musician, 1988)
- Miracle Mile(Elektra Nonesuch, 1992)
Zony Mash(Wayne Horvitz, Timothy Young,Fred Chalenor/ Keith Lowe, Andy Roth, Briggan Krauss)
- Cold Spell(Knitting Factory, 1997)
- Brand Spankin' New(Knitting Factory, 1998)
- Upper Egypt(Knitting Factory, 1999)
- Live in Seattle(Liquid City, 2002)
- Live at the Royal Room(Fully Altered Media, 2012)
Co-leader
editRobin Holcomb/ Wayne Horvitz
- Solos(Songlines, 2004)
Wayne Horvitz,Butch Morris,William ParkerTrio
- Some Order, Long Understood(Black Saint, 1982)
Wayne Horvitz, Butch Morris,Bobby PreviteTrio
- 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,Wayne Horvitz…)
- Mylab(Sony BMG, 2004)
New York Composers' Orchestra(Wayne Horvitz,Herb Robertson,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)
- Ponga(Loosegroove, 1998)
- Psychological(P-vine, 2000)
Donald Rubinstein,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)
- Voodoo(Black Saint, 1985)
John Zorn,Elliott Sharp,Bobby Previte, Wayne Horvitz
- Downtown Lullaby(Depth of Field, 1998)
As sideman
editWithBill Frisell
- Is That You?(Elektra/Musician,1990)
- Good Dog, Happy Man(Nonesuch, 1999)
WithRobin 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)
WithBobby Previte
- Empty Suits(Gramavision, 1990)
- Slay the Suitors(Avant, 1993)
WithMichael Shrieve
- Fascination(CMP, 1994)
- Two Doors "In the Palace of Dreams"(CMP, 1995)
WithHal WilnerandJames GrauerholzonWilliam S. Burroughs
- Naked Lunch(Warner, 1995)
- Let Me Hang You(Khannibalism, 2016)
WithJohn Zorn
- Archery(Parachute, 1981)
- Locus Solus(Rift, 1983)
- The Big Gundown(Nonesuch, 1985)
- Cobra(Hathut,1987)
- Spillane(Elektra/Nonesuch, 1987)
- Naked City Live, Vol. 1: The Knitting Factory 1989(Tzadik, 2002)
- Naked City(Elektra/Nonesuch, 1990)
- Torture Garden(Toy Factory, 1990)
- Grand Guignol(Avant, 1992)
- Heretic(Avant, 1992)
- Leng Tch'e(Toy Factory, 1992)
- Radio(Avant, 1993)
- Absinthe(Avant, 1993)
- The Bribe(Tzadik, 1998)
Composer
edit- Seattle Chamber Players- Otis Spann and Other Compositions, 2001
- Koehne Quartet - Whispers, Hymns and a Murmur, Tzadik, 2006
References
edit- ^"Wayne Horvitz Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mo..."AllMusic.RetrievedSeptember 1,2024.
- ^Gene Rocha, Web Developer."Composition Intensive".Cornish.edu.Retrieved2018-12-31.
- ^de Barros, Paul."Wayne Horvitz".Liner notes toWayne Horvitz: Joe Hill: 16 Actions for Orchestra, Voices, and Soloist.New World Records.
- ^"Grateful Dead".Wayne Horvitz Weblog.Retrieved2019-12-08.
- ^"The Royal Room - Live Music / Restaurant / Lounge / Project Room".theroyalroomseattle.Retrieved2018-07-11.
- ^Schell, Michael."Wayne Horvitz interviewed (Sep. 12, 2019)".Radio Eclectus.Mixcloud.
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