JAMES EMERY
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Third Stream • United States

James Emery, guitarist and composer, has been active on the international jazz and contemporary music scene since 1975. He has recorded 26 CDs as a leader or co-leader and has performed his works in over 25 countries worldwide. He has received international critical acclaim for his work leading various ensemble formations, and he is recognized for his work with the String Trio of New York, which celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2012. Emery has become known for his distinctive and highly original approach to both improvisation and composition. His sound and ideas are immediately recognizable, leading the distinguished music critic Francis Davis to observe "Absolutely nobody sounds like Emery". This unique artistic expression has resulted in many awards, grants and commissions, most notably a Guggenheim Fellowship for music composition in 1995. His sensibility as a musician draws in nearly equal measures on formal notions of structure and technique and a robust read more...