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JAMES EMERY Guitarist • Composer
Current Projects
All of the following projects are available for concert performance and educational outreach programs. Each project has it’s own distinct identity and repertoire which has been created specifically for the performers and instrumentation involved.
Quartet
Recording:
Standing on a Whale
Fishing for Minnows
(Enja, 1996) |
personnel:
James Emery, acoustic guitar and composer
Marty Ehrlich, saxophones and clarinet
Drew Gress, acoustic bass
Gerry Hemingway, percussion |
Quartet
Recording:
Luminous Cycles
(Between the Lines, 2000) |
personnel:
James Emery, acoustic guitar and composer
Marty Ehrlich, alto saxophone and flute
J. D. Parran, tenor saxophone and clarinet
Drew Gress, acoustic bass
Kevin Norton, drums, marimba, vibes |
Sextet
Recording:
Luminous Cycles
(Between the Lines, 2000) |
personnel:
James Emery, acoustic guitar and composer
Marty Ehrlich, alto saxophone and flute
Chris Speed, tenor saxophone and clarinet
Drew Gress, acoustic bass
Kevin Norton, marimba, vibes and percussion
Gerry Hemingway, percussion
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Septet
Recording:
Spectral Domains
(Enja, 1998) |
personnel:
James Emery, acoustic guitar and composer
Marty Ehrlich, alto saxophone and flute
Chris Speed, tenor saxophone and clarinet
Mark Feldman, violin
Drew Gress, acoustic bass
Kevin Norton, marimba, vibes and percussion
Gerry Hemingway, percussion |
| Trio |
personnel:
James Emery, acoustic guitar and composer
Robert DeBellis, saxophones, clarinet, flute
Drew Gress, acoustic bass (or Jay Anderson)
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| Duo |
personnel:
James Emery, acoustic guitar and composer
Drew Gress, acoustic bass (or Jay Anderson) |
Emery/Lovano/Silvano/Gress
Recording:
Fourth World
(between the lines, 2001) |
personnel:
James Emery, acoustic guitar and composer
Joe Lovano, saxophones, drums, composer
Judi Silvano, voice, flute
Drew Gress, acoustic bass |
String Trio of New York
Recording:
16 CDs on
various labels (1979-2001) |
personnel:
James Emery, guitar and composer
Rob Thomas, violin and composer
John Lindberg, bass and composer |
Orchestra
Recording:
Transformations
(between the lines, 2003) |
personnel:
Music for three improvisers and orchestra titled Transformations. Premiered Transformations at the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria on September 25, 2001 with Klangforum Wien. Soloists include Emery, Tony Coe and Franz Koglmann. |
Symphony Orchestra
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personnel:
Concerto for trio and full orchestra titled
Cobalt Blue. Premiered by the String Trio of NY and the Air Force Symphony at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, Feb. 27, 1999. Program also includes orchestrations of works by Monk, Ellington and Gillespie. |
Solo Guitar
(recordings on FMP and Lumina, 1983, ‘87) |
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