Mark Feldman
Mark Feldman is an American jazz violinist.
Biography
Feldman worked in Chicago from 1973–1980, in Nashville, Tennessee from 1980–1986, in New York City and Western Europe from 1986. He has performed with John Zorn, John Abercrombie, The Masada String Trio, Dave Douglas, Uri Caine, and Billy Hart.He was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and played in many bar bands in Chicago. He played on over 200 recordings in Nashville as a studio musician, was a member of the Nashville Symphony, and was a member of the touring groups of country western entertainers Loretta Lynn and Ray Price.
In 2003, he was soloist with Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in Guus Janssen's Violin Concerto and with the WDR Jazz Orchestra in Concerto for Violin and Jazz Orchestra by Bill Dobbins. At New York's Lincoln Center he performed in duo with pianists Paul Bley and Muhal Richard Abrams.
He has recorded with Michael Brecker, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, and Chris Potter and has played on over 100 recordings in New York City as a soloist in contemporary music and modern jazz.
Feldman has released several albums, including Music for Violin Alone ; Book of Tells ; What Exit with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Gerry Hemingway; and Oblivia with his wife, Swiss pianist Sylvie Courvoisier.
Discography
As leader/co-leader
Music for Violin Alone Music for Violin and Piano Book of Tells What Exit Secrets with Uri Caine, Greg Cohen, Joey BaronTo Fly to Steal Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet with Thomas Morgan and Gerry HemingwayOblivia with Sylvie Courvoisier Hôtel du Nord Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet with Thomas Morgan and Gerry HemingwayLive at Theatre Vidy–Lausanne – Sylvie Courvoisier–Mark Feldman Duo Birdies for Lulu–Sylvie Courvoisier–Mark Feldman Quartet with Scott Colley and Billy Mintz Miller's Tale–Sylvie Courvoisier–Mark Feldman - Evan Parker- Ikue MoriWith the Arcado String TrioArcado (album) Behind the Myth For Three Strings and Orchestra with Kölner Rundfunk Orchester conducted by David de VilliersGreen Dolphy Suite with Trio De Clarinettes
- ''Live in Europe''
As sideman
With John AbercrombieOpen Land Cat 'n' Mouse Class Trip The Third Quartet Wait Till You See HerWith Muhal Richard AbramsOne Line, Two Views The Visibility of Thought
With Ray Anderson
- Big Band Record with the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
With Don Byron
With Uri CaineUrlicht / Primal Light Wagner e Venezia The Sidewalks of New York: Tin Pan Alley Gustav Mahler in Toblach Gustav Mahler: Dark Flame
With The Chromatic PersuadersThe Chromatic Persuaders Extrospection
With Sylvie CourvoisierAbaton
With Marilyn CrispellSantuerio
With Dave DouglasParallel Worlds Five Charms of the Night Sky Convergence A Thousand Evenings El Trilogy Witness
With Billy HartAmethyst Oceans of Time
With One Ring ZeroPlanets
With Marc RibotSoundtracks Volume 2
With Dave SoldierMark Twain's War Prayer / Ultraviolet Railroad The Kropotkins
With They Might Be GiantsFlood
With Tom VarnerThe Mystery of Compassion
With Jarek Śmietana
- Jarek Śmietana Band – A Tribute To Zbigniew Seifert
- ''The Concealed''