Chris Speed
| Chris Speed | |
|---|---|
 Speed at Moers Festival in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1967 |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres |
Avant-garde jazz Free jazz Free improvisation |
| Occupation(s) |
Bandleader Composer |
| Instruments |
Saxophone Clarinet |
| Labels | Skirl |
| Associated acts | Orange Then Blue |
| Website | http://www.chrisspeed.com/ |
Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson
Chris Speed (b. Seattle, Washington, 1967) is an American saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.[1]
He studied classical piano from the age of five, and began clarinet at eleven. In high school he took up the tenor saxophone and began studying jazz. He later attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.
Speed has lived in New York City since 1992.[1]
He leads or co-leads the groups Pachora (with Jim Black, Skúli Sverrisson, and Brad Shepik); Human Feel (with Andrew D'Angelo, Black, and Kurt Rosenwinkel); yeah NO (with Black, Sverrisson, and Cuong Vu); and Trio Iffy (with Ben Perowsky and Jamie Saft). The latter two groups predominantly feature Speed's compositions.
Well-known avant-jazz groups Speed has performed with are Tim Berne's Bloodcount (with Berne, Jim Black, Michael Formanek, and sometimes Marc Ducret); The Claudia Quintet (with John Hollenbeck, Matt Moran, Ted Reichman and Drew Gress); Jim Black's Alasnoaxis (with Black, Sverrisson, and Hilmar Jensson); and The Clarinets (with Oscar Noriega and Anthony Burr).
Discography
As a leader:
- 1997 - Yeah No (Songlines)
- 1999 - Deviantics (Songlines)
- 2000 - Trio Iffy (Knitting Factory Records)
- 2000 - Emit (Songlines)
- 2004 - Swell Henry (Squealer)
- 2006 - The Clarinets (Skirl)
- 2014 - Really OK (Skirl)
- 2014 - Ruins (Skirl)
with Pachora:
- 1997 - Pachora (Knitting Factory Records)
- 1999 - Unn (Knitting Factory Records)
- 2000 - Ast (Knitting Factory Records)
- 2003 - Astereotypical (Winter & Winter)
with Human Feel:
- 1989 - Human Feel (Human Use)
- 1992 - Scatter (GM Recordings)
- 1994 - Welcome to Malpesta (New World)
- 1996 - Speak to It (Songlines)
- 2007 - Galore (Skirl)
With Tim Berne's Bloodcount
- Lowlife: The Paris Concert (JMT, 1995)
- Poisoned Minds: The Paris Concert (JMT, 1995)
- Memory Select: The Paris Concert (JMT, 1995)
- Unwound (Screwgun, 1996)
- Saturation Point (Screwgun, 1997)
- Discretion (Screwgun, 1997)
- Seconds (Screwgun, 2007)
With Jim Black's AlasNoAxis
- AlasNoAxis (Winter & Winter, 2000)
- Splay (Winter & Winter, 2002)
- Habyor (Winter & Winter, 2004)
- Dogs of Great Indifference (Winter & Winter, 2006)
- Houseplant (Winter & Winter, 2009)
With Uri Caine
- Uri Caine Ensemble Plays Mozart (Winter & Winter, 2006)
- The Othello Syndrome (Winter & Winter, 2009)
With Dave Douglas
- In Our Lifetime (New World, 1995)
- Sanctuary (Avant, 1997)
- Stargazer (Arabesque, 1997)
- Soul on Soul (RCA, 2000)
- Freak In (RCA, 2003)
With Erik Friedlander
- Chimera (Avant, 1995)
- The Watchman (Tzadik, 1996)
With Jamie Saft
- Sovlanut (Tzadik, 2000)
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