ERIK FRIEDLANDER
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Third Stream, Eclectic Fusion, World Fusion, Post Bop, Jazz Related Soundtracks, Jazz Related Improv, Composition, Classic Fusion, 21st Century Modern • United States

Cellist Erik Friedlander is a composer, an improviser, and a veteran of NYC's Downtown scene. Friedlander started studying music at an early age, beginning at 5 with guitar, and then at 8, cello lessons. He grew up in a house filled with music, as his father, the photographer Lee Friedlander is an avid music lover, and made countless mixtapes which played daily in their home. Erik spent his twenties honing his skills as a player and an improviser and quickly became a sought after studio musician, performing with The Mountain Goats, John Zorn, Dave Douglas and Courtney Love. Erik's desire to actively participate in the swirl of music styles he was surrounded by led him to find new ways to play the cello and drives his solo work which is varied and unusual. Friedlander's recent projects includes Nighthawks, a new cd that was conceived during the blackout in lower Manhattan caused read more...