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Biography
BLP sources|date=June 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Erik Friedlander| image = Erik_Friedlander.jpg| caption =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| origin = New York City, New York|New York City , New York United States | instrument = Cello , guitar | genre = Jazz | occupation = Musician , composer | years_active =| label = Brassland Records | associated_acts = John Zorn , Laurie Anderson , Courtney Love , Alanis Morissette , Bar Kokhba | website = http://www.erikfriedlander.com/ Erik Friedlander official site| notable_instruments = Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City .cite news | first=Ben | last=Sisario | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=An Avant-Gardist’s View of America, as Seen From the Back Seat | date=2007-07-17 | publisher= | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/arts/music/17frie.html | work =The New York Times | page = | accessdate = 2011-04-30 | language =
A veteran of NYC's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with saxophonist/composer John Zorn . The LA Times wrote,Citation needed|date=February 2008 "Friedlander's performance clearly positions him as the first potential star performer on his instrument."
Friedlander grew up in a home filled with art and music: his father is photographer Lee Friedlander , noted for the cover photographs he took for Atlantic Records . His father's fondness for R& B and jazz helped shape Friedlander's taste in music.
Friedlander started playing guitar at age six and added cello two years later. Apart from his work with Zorn, Friedlander has worked with Laurie Anderson , Courtney Love and Alanis Morissette , and is a member of the jazz/fusion quartet Topaz.cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p77811/biography|pure_url=yes|title=Biography: Erik Friedlander|last=Layne|first=Joslyn|publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=9 June 2010
Discography
Chimera (with Chimera) ( Avant Records|Avant , 1995)
The Watchman (with Chimera) ( Tzadik Records|Tzadik , 1996)
Topaz (with Topaz) (SIAM, 1999)
Skin (with Topaz) (SIAM, 2000)
Grains Of Paradise (Tzadik, 2002)"Cellist Erik Friedlander’s best recording as a leader is also one of the most distinctive jazz-with-strings albums ever made." – Ed Hazell, The Boston Phoenix
He created the original music for the historical documentary Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites ( Public Broadcasting Service|PBS ) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457671/fullcredits#cast
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External links
http://www.erikfriedlander.com/ Erik Friedlander official site
http://www.brassland.org/artist.php? id=139 Erik Friedlander on Brassland Records
The Mountain Goats Use dmy dates|date=August 2010 Persondata | NAME = Friedlander, Erik | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1960 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Friedlander, Erik Category:Chamber jazz cellists Category:Tzadik Records artists Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Avant-garde jazz cellists
