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Elliott Sharp
Elliott Sharp

Elliott Sharp (b. Cleveland, Ohio, March 1, 1951) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A multi-instrumentalist is a Musician who plays a number of different instruments The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance The performing arts are those forms of Art which differ from the Plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own Body, Face and presence

A key figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City for over thirty years, Sharp has released over sixty-five recordings ranging from blues, jazz, and orchestral music to noise, no wave rock, and techno music. Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 The City of New York The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well No Wave was a short-lived but influential Art music, Film, Performance art, Video and Contemporary art scene that had its beginnings Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s He pioneered ways of applying fractal geometry, chaos theory, and genetic metaphors to musical composition and interaction, as well as the use of computers in live improvisation with his Virtual Stance project of the 1980s. He is an inveterate performer, playing mainly guitar, saxophone and bass clarinet. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind The bass clarinet is a Musical instrument of the Clarinet family Sharp has led many ensembles over the years, including the blues-oriented Terraplane and Orchestra Carbon. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression The Terraplane was a car brand and model built by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit Michigan between 1932 and 1939

Biography

Sharp describes himself as a lifelong "science geek,"[1] having modified and created musical instruments from his teen years. Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding The word geek is a Slang term noting individuals as "a peculiar or otherwise odd person especially one who is perceived to be overly obsessed with one or more things

Sharp attended Cornell University from 1969 to 1971, studying anthropology, music, and electronics. He completed his B. A. degree at Bard College in 1973, where he studied composition with Benjamin Boretz and Elie Yarden; jazz composition, improvisation, and ethnomusicology with trombonist Roswell Rudd; and physics and electronics with Burton Brody. Bard College, founded in 1860 is a small selective four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Benjamin Boretz is a twentieth- and twenty-first-century American Composer and music theorist. This article is about the concept For the society and academic journal see Society for Ethnomusicology. Roswell Rudd (born Roswell Hopkins Rudd Jr in Sharon, Connecticut, on November 17, 1935) is an American jazz trombonist In 1977 he received an M. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays A. from the University at Buffalo, where he studied composition with Morton Feldman and Lejaren Hiller, and ethnomusicology with Charles Keil. State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly known as University at Buffalo (UB is a Coeducational public research University, which Morton Feldman (January 12 1926 – September 3 1987 was an American Composer, born in New York City. Lejaren Hiller (b February 23, 1924, New York City, d January 26, 1994, Buffalo New York) was an American

From the late '70s, Sharp established himself in New York's music scene. His compositions have been performed by the Symphony of the Hessischer Rundfunk, the Ensemble Modern, Continuum, the Orchestra of the SEM Ensemble, Kronos Quartet, Zeitkratzer, the Soldier String Quartet, and the Quintet of the Americas. Ensemble Modern is a chamber ensemble dedicated to the music of modern composers SEM Ensemble is a leading American group dedicated to the performance of Contemporary classical music. Kronos Quartet is a String quartet founded by Violinist David Harrington in 1973 He releases music under his own label (zOaR music) as well as punk label SST and downtown music labels such as Knitting Factory records and John Zorn's Tzadik label. SST Records is an American Independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach California by musician Greg Ginn. Downtown music is a subdivision of American music. The scene the term describes began in 1960 when Yoko Ono — one of the Fluxus artists at that time The Knitting Factory is a New York City, Hollywood, Boise, and Spokane music club and concert house originally specializing in Jazz John Zorn (born September 2 1953 in Queens, New York City) is an American Avant-garde Composer, arranger, Record Tzadik Records is a Record label based in New York City specialising in Avant-garde and Experimental music. Guitar Player magazine's 30th anniversary issue included Sharp among their list of "The Dirty Thirty - Pioneers and Trailblazers". Guitar Player is a popular magazine for Guitarists It contains articles interviews reviews and lessons of an eclectic collection of artists genres and products

He has collaborated regularly with many people, including Christian Marclay, Eric Mingus, Zeena Parkins, Vernon Reid, Bobby Previte, Joey Baron, David Torn, Nels Cline, and Frances-Marie Uitti, as well as qawaali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, blues legend Hubert Sumlin, and Bachir Attar, leader of the Master Musicians of Jajouka. Christian Marclay (born 1955 is an American Visual artist and Composer based in New York. Zeena Parkins is a Harpist active in Rock music, Free improvisation and Jazz. Vernon Reid (born August 22, 1958) is an English Guitarist, Songwriter, composer and bandleader Robert "Bobby" Previte (born July 16, 1951, Niagara Falls New York) is a Drummer, Composer and Bandleader. Joey Baron (born June 26 1955 in Richmond Virginia) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer probably best known for his work with David Torn (born 1953 in Amityville New York) is an American Composer and Guitarist known for the organic blending/manipulation of Nels Cline (born in Los Angeles in 1956 is an American Guitarist and Composer. Frances-Marie Uitti is Composer and Cellist known for her performances of the most esoteric and virtuoso Contemporary classical music. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( نصرت فتح على خاں, born October 13 1948, died August 16, 1997) was a Pakistani Hubert Sumlin (born November 16, 1931) is a Blues guitar player known as both a solo artist and central element in Howlin' Wolf 's backup band Bachir Attar is the founder and leader of Master Musicians of Jajouka Featuring Bachir Attar. He also curates the State of the Union compilations of one-minute tracks by experimental musicians, and produces records for numerous artists.

Sharp lives in lower Manhattan with designer/video artist Janene Higgins and their two children. Janene Higgins is a Graphic designer and video artist based in New York City.

Partial discography

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