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Michael Mantler
Born August 10, 1943 (1943-08-10) (age 64)
Flag of Austria Vienna, Austria
Years active 1960s - present
Website mantlermusic.com

Michael Mantler (born August 10, 1943) is an Austrian trumpeter and composer in new jazz and contemporary music[1]. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance 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

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Career: United States

Mantler was born in Vienna. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. He went to the United States in 1962 to study music, and after early activities in the New York avant garde, including work with Cecil Taylor and the Jazz Composer's Guild, he formed the Jazz Composers' Orchestra Association (JCOA), a non-profit organisation to commission, perform, and record new compositions for jazz orchestra. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The City of New York Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard Cecil Percival Taylor (born March 15 or March 25, 1929 in New York City) is an American Pianist and poet Jazz Composer's Orchestra was a jazz group founded in 1965 to further Avant-garde jazz in New York City.

The problems of independently distributing the orchestra's record label led him to form the New Music Distribution Service (as a division of JCOA) in 1972, an organisation which was to serve many independent labels for almost twenty years.

He then had a personal and professional relationship with Carla Bley, with whom he had a daughter, Karen, now also a musician in her own right. Carla Bley, née Borg, (born May 11, 1936) is an American Jazz Composer, pianist, Organist and band Karen Mantler (born 1966 is an American Jazz musician and composer Eventually Bley and he established their own company, WATT — a record label, recording studio, and publisher. He toured and recorded extensively with the Carla Bley Band as well as occasionally with his own live performance projects.

Mantler recorded many solo albums with varying instrumentation and personnel, emphasizing his work as a composer rather than as a band leader. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Appearing infrequently live, he mostly concentrated on composing and recording. Among others, he recorded an album with the strings of the London Symphony Orchestra plus soloists (Something There), and several albums of songs using the words of writers as diverse as Samuel Beckett (No Answer), Harold Pinter (Silence), and Edward Gorey (The Hapless Child). The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989 was an Irish Writer, Dramatist and poet Edward St John Gorey ( ca February 22, 1925 &ndash April 15, 2000) was an American Writer and Artist

Various commissions from and performances with European orchestras followed, including work at Swedish Radio, North and West German Radio, the Lille Opera, and Danish Radio. His 1987 recording, Many Have No Speech, an album of songs in English, German, and French, was based on the poetry of Samuel Beckett, Ernst Meister, and Philippe Soupault. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Philippe Soupault ( 2 August 1897 &ndash 12 March 1990) was a French writer and poet novelist critic and political activist It was written for chamber orchestra, trumpet and guitar soloists, and the voices of Jack Bruce, Marianne Faithfull, and Robert Wyatt. An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce (born 14 May 1943 is a Scottish -born musician composer and Singer. Marianne Faithfull (born December 29 1946) is an English Singer, Songwriter, actress and Diarist whose Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945 in Bristol) is an English Musician, and founding member of the influential

Career: Europe

In 1991 he left the United States and moved to Europe, dividing his time between Copenhagen, Denmark and the South of France. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe

A new orchestral piece was commissioned by the Austrian Donau Festival, and was premièred near Vienna in June 1991 by the Nö. Tonkünstlerorchester, conducted by Michael Gibbs, with Andy Sheppard as soloist. Michael Gibbs is the name of Michael Gibbs (politician (1870-1943 Newfoundland lawyer and politician Michael Gibbs (jazz composer aka Andy Sheppard (born January 20 1957) is a British Jazz Saxophonist and Composer. New compositions were also commissioned by the Danish Radio Big Band and the North German Radio Big Band in Hamburg. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany

During 1992 Mantler recorded a new album, entitled Folly Seeing All This, released by ECM Records in March 1993, which features The Balanescu String Quartet plus other instrumentalists. ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music is a Record label founded in Munich, Germany in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. Alexander Bălănescu (born in 1954 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Violinist and founder of the Bălănescu Quartet. The album includes new instrumental compositions, and one song: music set to Samuel Beckett's last work, written shortly before his death in 1989, the poem "What Is the Word", featuring the voice of Jack Bruce.

In 1993 he formed the Chamber Music and Songs ensemble, featuring his trumpet plus Mona Larsen (voice), Bjarne Roupé (guitar), Kim Kristensen (keyboards), and a string quartet consisting of Marianne Sørensen (violin), Mette Winther (viola), Gunnar Lychou (viola), and Helle Sørensen (cello). Kim Kristensen (born January 10, 1975) is a Danish professional football player who is currently playing for Holstebro A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A string quartet is a Musical ensemble of four String instruments &mdash usually two Violins a Viola and Cello &mdash or a piece The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The viola is a bowed String instrument. It is the middle voice of the Violin family, The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ Its premiere took place at the Copenhagen Jazzhouse in September, followed by a studio production at Denmark Radio.

Cerco un Paese Innocente, a "Suite of Songs and Interludes for Voice, Untypical Big Band, and Chamber Ensemble", with words by the Italian poet Giuseppe Ungaretti, had its premiere in concert at Denmark Radio in January 1994. Giuseppe Ungaretti ( February 8, 1888 &ndash June 2, 1970) was an Italian modernist poet journalist essayist critic Featured were the voice of Mona Larsen, Mantler's ensemble, and the Danish Radio Big Band, conducted by Ole Kock Hansen. The work was subsequently recorded in the studio and released by ECM Records in 1995.

The School of Understanding ("sort-of-an-opera") had its première in August 1996 at Arken, the new Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen. Participants included singers Jack Bruce, Mona Larsen, Susi Hyldgaard, John Greaves, Don Preston, Karen Mantler, Per Jørgensen, and Robert Wyatt. John Greaves ( 1602 - October 8, 1652) English Mathematician and antiquary, the eldest son of John Greaves rector Donald Ward Preston also known as Dom DeWilde or Biff Debrie born September 21, 1932 in Flint Michigan The recording was released as a double-CD by ECM Records in November 1997, followed by a new live production at the Hebbel Theater in Berlin.

His One Symphony, commissioned by the Hessischer Rundfunk, was premiered in November 1998 by the Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt, conducted by Peter Rundel. The recording of the work was released in February 2000, together with previously recorded material featuring Mona Larsen and the Chamber Music and Songs ensemble interpreting songs set to texts by Ernst Meister.

Hide and Seek, an album of songs with words by Paul Auster (from his play by the same name) for chamber orchestra and the voices of Robert Wyatt and Susi Hyldgaard, was released in March 2001. Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947, Newark New Jersey) is a Brooklyn -based author known for works blending Absurdism Theatrical productions of the work, conceived by Rolf Heim (who has previously worked with Mantler on the School of Understanding performances), were produced in the Spring of 2002 in Copenhagen (Kanonhallen, February) and Berlin (Hebbel Theater, March).

His Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone (originally commissioned by Portuguese percussionist Pedro Carneiro in 2001), was premiered at the Hessischer Rundfunk in March 2005 with the Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt, conducted by Pascal Rophé. Pedro Carneiro is a Portuguese solo classical Percussionist, Marimba player and Composer.

During September 2006 Porgy & Bess in Vienna presented a series of retrospective portrait concerts with his "Chamber Music and Songs" ensemble

In recognition of his life's work he received several Austrian awards: the State Prize for Improvised Music, the Prandtauer Prize of the City of St. Pölten (where he spent his early youth), and the Music Prize of the City of Vienna.

His latest ECM release is the anthology Review (recordings 1968 - 2000), tracing his musical path during more than 30 years of recordings for JCOA, WATT and ECM.

He appeared at the JazzFest Berlin in November 2007 with his Concertos project, featuring the Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin under the direction of Roland Kluttig, with soloists Bjarne Roupé (guitar), Bob Rockwell (tenor saxophone), Gerhard Gschlössl (trombone), Pedro Carneiro (marimba and vibraphone), Majella Stockhausen (piano), Nick Mason (percussion), and himself on trumpet. A studio recording of the concertos is in preparation, to be released Fall 2008.

Selected discography

As composer or leader

With Carla Bley

With others

References

  1. ^ http://www.mantlermusic.com/Bio/biograph_eng.htm Biography

External links

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