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Peter Apfelbaum
Apfelbaum at the Moers Festival 2022
Apfelbaum at the Moers Festival 2022
Background information
Born (1960-08-21) August 21, 1960 (age 64)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Tenor saxophone, piano, keyboards, drums
Years active1970s–present

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]

Career

Apfelbaum and Paul Shapiro

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]

Discography

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

References

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  1. ^ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-141-00646-8.
  2. ^ a b c Kernfeld, Barry; Kennedy, Gary W. (2002). "Apfelbaum, Peter (Noah)". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Down Beat Profile Archived 2006-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
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