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'''Scott Fields''' (b. September 30, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois), is a guitarist, composer and band leader. He is best known for his attempts to blend music that is composed and music that is written and for his modular pieces (see ''48 Motives'' |
'''Scott Fields''' (b. September 30, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois), is a guitarist, composer and band leader. He is best known for his attempts to blend music that is composed and music that is written and for his modular pieces (see ''48 Motives,'' ''96 Gestures,'' and "OZZO"). He works primarily in [[avant-garde jazz]], [[experimental music]], and [[Contemporary classical music|New Music]].<ref>Ludwig von Trier. Scott Fields Interview. Cadence Magazine Vol. 29: September 2003</ref> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 30, 1956 |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois USA |
| Genres | avant-jazz, New Music |
| Years active | 1970s — present |
Scott Fields (b. September 30, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois), is a guitarist, composer and band leader. He is best known for his attempts to blend music that is composed and music that is written and for his modular pieces (see 48 Motives, 96 Gestures, and "OZZO"). He works primarily in avant-garde jazz, experimental music, and New Music.[1]
Biography
Fields was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He started as a self-taught rock musician [2] but soon was influenced by the musicians of the Association for the Advancement for Creative Musicians, which was active in the Hyde Park neighborhood in which he grew up. Later he studied classical guitar, jazz guitar, music composition and music theory.[3] In 1973 Fields co-founded the power avant-jazz trio Life Rhythms. When the group disbanded two years later he played sporadically, but soon was institutionalized for an extended period. He all but quit music until 1989.[4]
Since then he has performed and composed actively. His ensembles and partnerships have included such musicians as Marilyn Crispell, Hamid Drake, John Hollenbeck, Joseph Jarman, Myra Melford, Jeff Parker, and Elliott Sharp.[5]
Selected discography
- 1993 - Running with Scissors (Geode)
- 1995 - Fugu (Clean Feed Records)
- 1996 - 48 Motives (Cadence Jazz Records)
- 1996 - Disaster at Sea (Music & Arts)
- 1997 - Five Frozen Eggs (Music & Arts)
- 1997 - Sonotropism (Music & Arts)
- 1999 - Dénouement (Clean Feed Records)
- 1999 - Fields-Houle-Roebke: Hornets Collage (Nuscope)
- 2001 - 96 Gestures (Composers Recordings, Inc.)
- 2001 - Mamet (Delmark Records)
- 2001 - this that (Accretions)
- 2002 - From the Diary of Dog Drexel (Rossbin)
- 2004 - christangelfox (482 Music)
- 2004 - Jeff Parker and Scott Fields: Song Songs Song (Delmark Records)
- 2007 - We Were The Phliks (Rogue Art)
- 2007 - Beckett (Clean Feed Records)
- 2008 - Bitter Love Songs (Clean Feed Records)
- 2008 - Elliott Sharp and Scott Fields: Scharfefelder (Clean Feed Records)
- 2008 - Drawings (Creative Sources)
- 2008 - Music for the radio program This American Life (NEOS Music)
- 2009 - Samuel (New World Records)
- 2010 - Elliott Sharp and Scott Fields: Afiadacampos (NEOS Music)
- 2010 - Scott Fields and Stephan Rath: what we talk (NEOS Music)
- 2011 - Scott Fields and Matthias Schubert: "Minaret Minuets" (Clean Feed Records)
- 2011 - "Frail Lumber" (NotTwo Records)
- 2011 - Scott Fields and the Multiple Joyce Orchestra: "Moersbow/OZZO" (Clean Feed Records)
References
- ^ Ludwig von Trier. Scott Fields Interview. Cadence Magazine Vol. 29: September 2003
- ^ Ludwig von Trier. Scott Fields Interview. Cadence Magazine Vol. 29: September 2003
- ^ Harvey Pekar. March 1997 Jazziz Magazine article
- ^ Harvey Pekar. March 1997 Jazziz Magazine article
- ^ Joslyn Layne. Scott Fields biography at Allmusic. AllMusic.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.