James Ilgenfritz
Bassist and multi-instrumentalist James Ilgenfritz was born in Monroe, Michigan, November 16, 1978. Originally he was influenced by non--musical artists as beat poets William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, writers Herman Hesse, Franz Kafka, Ken Wilber and Thich Nhat Hanh, comic book artists Matt Wagner and Frank Miller, visual artists Egon Schiele, Andrew Wyeth, Marcel Duchamp, and filmmakers David Lynch, John Waters, Stanley Kubrick. His educational experiences were as diverse as his influences, including summer studies at the Interlochen Center for the Arts from 1992-1996, graduating from St. Mary Catholic Central High School in 1997, followed by a short stint at Eastern Michigan University.
He earned a B.A. in jazz and contemporary improvisation from the University of Michigan in 2002, where he studied with Ed Sarath, Steve Rush, Diana Gannett, and Stuart Sankey. While still in Michigan he played with several ensembles, most prominently Bill Brovold's Larval, and with saxophonist Dan Bennett. He moved to New York State and sought guidance over the years from bassists Norm Damschroder, John Lindberg, Mark Helias, and Mark Dresser. A brief stay in San Diego from 2005-2006 saw Ilgenfritz enrolled in the Master's performance program at the University of California/San Diego, working and studying specifically with bassist Dresser, as well as cellist Charles Curtis, and Max/MSP creator Miller Puckette.
He then relocated to Brooklyn, New York, and has found a home working with like minded improvisers Gary Lucas, Andrew D'Angelo, Chris Speed, Lukas Ligeti, Steve Swell, Michael Formanek, David Krakauer, Eyal Maoz and Tim Berne. A variety of ensembles he leads or co-leads include the Anagram Ensemble, Trio Caveat, Trichotomy, the Sound Infusion Creative Music and Hypercolor. He is also involved as a facilitator with the International Society for Improvised Music, founded by Sarath and Sarah Weaver, dedicated to the promotion of creativity and improvisation across disciplines. He has toured cross-country, in Canada, frequently in New York City with many ensembles, and has also recently become a conductor of Soundpainting, the multidisciplinary language for conducting improvisation created by Walter Thompson. He co-conducts and performs in Weave, a touring ensemble with trombonist and fellow sound painter Sarah Weaver.
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Discografia
21 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Altamirage
Pauline Oliveros, James Ilgenfritz
Classical - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 21 de out. de 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Opalescence
Norbert Rodenkirchen, Robbie Lee, James Ilgenfritz
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Telegraph Harp em 22 de jun. de 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Loss and Gain
James Ilgenfritz, Brian Chase, Robbie Lee
Jazz - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 5 de nov. de 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beeferman: Four Parts Five
Gordon Beeferman, Peter Hess, Anders Nilsson, James Ilgenfritz, Adam Gold
Contemporary Jazz - Lançado por Innova em 30 de out. de 2015
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Origami Cosmos
Jazz - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 24 de mar. de 2017
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Subject-Object-Abject
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 29 de abr. de 2024
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Apophenia V: A
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 20 de mar. de 2024
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V
Lucie Vítková, James Ilgenfritz
Electronic - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 4 de mai. de 2021
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Trust Fall
James Ilgenfritz, New Thread Quartet
Jazz - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 11 de set. de 2020
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The Ticket That Exploded
Jazz - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 25 de set. de 2020
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Aging
Lucie Vítková, James Ilgenfritz
Electronic - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 14 de mai. de 2021
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Compositions (Braxton) 2011
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 1 de jan. de 2012
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You Scream a Rapid Language
Classical - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 13 de dez. de 2019
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The Ticket That Exploded: An Opera
Rock - Lançado por CON D'OR RECORDS em 10 de mar. de 2015
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III
Lucie Vítková, James Ilgenfritz
Electronic - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 29 de mar. de 2021
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Cerebral Sex Scenes
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 4 de set. de 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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no answer
James Ilgenfritz, Brian Chase, Robbie Lee
Jazz - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 28 de set. de 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Floorplan I
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Infrequent Seams em 2 de set. de 2016
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo