Andy Biskin
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Andy Biskin (né Andrew Barry Biskin; born in San Antonio, Texas), is an American jazz clarinetist, bass clarinetist, composer, and filmmaker based primarily in New York City.
Career
Biskin is a graduate of Yale University and once served as an assistant for Alan Lomax.[1] Biskin's music has often been played on NPR between segments on All Things Considered and Fresh Air with Terry Gross. In 2000, Biskin's album, Dogmental, was named album of the week in The New York Times by Ben Ratliff.[2]
In 2004, he animated and set to music a series of Rube Goldberg machines, including a "self-operating napkin", for his film Goldberg's Variations. The piece was featured in 2013 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Next Wave Festival.[3][4]
Discography
As leader
- Dogmental (GM, 2000), featuring Ron Horton (trumpet), Bruce Eidem (trombone), Ben Allison (bass), Matt Wilson (drums) [2]
- Early American: The Melodies of Stephen Foster (Strudelmedia, 2006), featuring John Hollenbeck (drums), Pete McCann (guitar/banjo), Chris Washburne (trombone/tuba)
- Trio Tragico (Strudelmedia, 2006), featuring Dave Ballou (trumpet), Drew Gress (bass)[5]
- Ibid: Act Necessary (Strudelmedia, 2014), featuring Kirk Knuffke (cornet), Brian Drye (trombone), Jeff Davis (drums)[6]
- The Spokes: Not So Fast (Strudelmedia, 2015), featuring Phillip Johnston (soprano sax), Curtis Hasselbring (trombone)
- 16 Tons: Songs from the Alan Lomax Collection (Andorfin, 2018), featuring John Carlson, Dave Smith, Kenny Warren (trumpets), Rob Garcia (drums)[7]
- Reed Basket (Andorfin, 2024), featuring Peter Hess, Mike McGinnis, and Sam Sadigursky (clarinets)
Video
- Lily Dale: Messages from the Spirit Side of Life (documentary), Cinema Guild (1991); Template:Catalog lookup link
- Produced and directed by Biskin
References
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- ↑ "Andy Biskin (artist profile)" All About Jazz (retrieved May 31, 2010)
- ↑ a b "Album of the Week," by Ben Ratliff, The New York Times, December 22, 2000
- ↑ "Family Fare," by Laurel Graeber, The New York Times, January 9, 2004 (retrieved March 31, 2010)
- ↑ "Jazzing Up Rube Goldberg's Creations," by Geoff Edgers, Boston Globe, December 5, 2003
- ↑ Review: "Andy Biskin Quartet: Early American: The Music of Stephen Foster," Notes, 2nd Series, Vol. 63, No. 4, June 2007, pps. 927–928; Template:Catalog lookup linkScript error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn"., Template:Catalog lookup link
- ↑ Review: "Andy Biskin's Ibid: Act Necessary (2014)," by Dave Wayne, All About Jazz, August 28, 2014 (retrieved June 1, 2015)
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