Erik Friedlander
Friedlander started studying music at an early age, beginning at age 5 with folk guitar and then, at age 8, cello lessons. He grew up in a house filled with music as his father, an avid music lover, made countless mix tapes. Erik's desire to actively participate in the swirl of music styles he grew accustom to hearing led him to find new ways to play the cello. His compositions and his improvising style attempt to blend the traditions of classical and popular music styles with an always evolving vision of what a cellist can be pushed to accomplish.
Erik maintains a website the includes video lessons and exercises, free podcasts, and travel and amplification advice. He will be releasing “50 Miniatures for Improvising Quintet” later this year and “Alchemy”, a 10” LP of solo works, was just released in Germany. He will be touring in the USA and Europe including concerts at La Coruna and Ferrol, Spain with the Masada String Trio; an appearance at the Montreal Jazz Festival, and solo concerts at the re:Flux Festival in New Brunswick and the Kilkenny Arts Festival in Ireland.
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July 01, 2020
Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
July 01, 2019
Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
July 01, 2018
Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
July 01, 2017
Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
March 15, 2017
Jazz this week: Ann Hampton Callaway, Erik Friedlander's Black...
March 12, 2017
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Erik Friedlander's Black Phebe Trio
July 01, 2016
Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
July 01, 2015
Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
July 01, 2014
Jazz Musician of the Day: Erik Friedlander
July 01, 2013
Billboard wrote, Friedlander [is] one of today's most ingenious and forward-thinking musical practitioners.
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Primary Instrument
Cello
Location
New York City
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Advanced only
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