Peter Apfelbaum - Wikiwand
- ️Sun Aug 21 1960
Peter Noah Apfelbaum (born August 21, 1960) is an American avant-garde jazz pianist, tenor saxophonist, drummer, and composer born in Berkeley, California.[1][2]
Quick Facts Background information, Born ...
Peter Apfelbaum | |
|---|---|
Apfelbaum at the Moers Festival 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 21, 1960 (age 64) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor saxophone, piano, keyboards, drums |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
Close
Apfelbaum formed the Hieroglyphics Ensemble in 1977.[2] He performed with Carla Bley from 1978 to 1982 and toured with Warren Smith and Karl Berger.[3]
He has composed for the Hieroglyphics Ensemble and for Don Cherry.[3] In 1990 he toured and recorded with Cherry in the band Multikulti, playing piano and saxophone.[3]
Apfelbaum's main instruments are tenor saxophone, piano, and drums.[2] His work is influenced by world music with experimental jazz.[3]
As leader
- Pillars (Jewish Matador, 1979)
- Signs of Life (Antilles, 1991)
- Jodoji Brightness (Antilles, 1992)
- Luminous Charms (Gramavision, 1996)
- It Is Written (ACT, 2005)
As sideman
With Trey Anastasio
- Bar 17 (Rubber Jungle, 2006)
- Plasma (Elektra, 2003)
- Seis De Mayo (Elektra, 2004)
- The Horseshoe Curve (Rubber Jungle, 2007)
With Karl Berger
- Live at the Donaueschingen Music Festival (MPS, 1980)
- New Moon (Palcoscenico, 1980)
- Stillpoint (Double Moon, 2002)
With Steven Bernstein
- Diaspora Soul (Tzadik, 1999)
- MTO Volume 1 (Sunnyside, 2006)
- Diaspora Suite (Tzadik, 2008)
- MTO Plays Sly (Royal Potato Family, 2011)
With Dafnis Prieto
- Taking the Soul for a Walk (Dafnison, 2008)
- Live at Jazz Standard NYC (Dafnison, 2009)
- Triangles and Circles (Dafnison, 2015)
- Back to the Sunset (Dafnison, 2018)
With Jai Uttal
- Beggars and Saints (Triloka, 1994)
- Shiva Station (Triloka, 1997)
- Thunder Love (Nutone, 2009)
- Roots, Rock, Rama! (Mantralogy, 2017)
With others
- Ben Allison, Peace Pipe (Palmetto, 2002)
- Cyro Baptista, Beat the Donkey (Beat, 2004)
- Cyro Baptista, Love the Donkey (Tzadik, 2005)
- Jon Batiste, The Process (M.O.D., 2014)
- Will Bernard, Medicine Hat (Antilles, 1998)
- Vinicius Cantuaria, Tucuma (Verve, 1998)
- Don Cherry, Multikulti (A&M, 1990)
- Lisle Ellis, Children in Peril (Music & Arts, 1997)
- Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter (Blue Note, 2000)
- Valerie June, The Order of Time (Concord, 2017)
- Bill Laswell, Kauai: the Arch of Heaven (Metastation, 2014)
- Bill Laswell, Risurrezione Dubopera (ESP Disk, 2016)
- Master Musicians of Jajouka featuring Material, Apocalypse Live (M.O.D., 2017)
- Barney McAll, Release the Day (Michael Watt, 2000)
- Lee "Scratch" Perry, Rise Again (M.O.D., 2011)
- Phish, A Live One (Electra, 1995)
- Phish, Road to Vegas (Jemp, 2007)
- Roberto Juan Rodríguez, El Danzon De Moises (Tzadik, 2002)
- Roberto Juan Rodríguez, The First Basket (Tzadik, 2009)
- Josh Roseman, Treats for the Nightwalker (Enja, 2003)
- Josh Roseman, New Constellations (Enja, 2007)
- Adam Rudolph, Can You Imagine... the Sound of a Dream (Meta, 2011)
- Todd Rundgren, Nearly Human (Warner Bros., 1989)
- Sex Mob, Dime Grind Palace (Ropeadope, 2003)
- Paul Shapiro, Midnight Minyan (Tzadik, 2003)
- Paul Shapiro, It's in the Twilight (Tzadik, 2006)
- Omar Sosa, Eggun (Ota, 2013)
- Cassandra Wilson, Vodou Pt. 1 & 2 (Blue Note, 2002)
- Jah Wobble & Bill Laswell, Realm of Spells (Jah Wobble 2019)
- John Zorn, Voices in the Wilderness (Tzadik, 2003)