Tristan Honsinger
Tristan Honsinger (October 23, 1949 – August 5, 2023) was an American cellist active in free jazz and free improvisation. He is perhaps best known for his long-running collaboration with free jazz pianist Cecil Taylor and guitarist Derek Bailey.
Born in
Honsinger had a striking appearance, with body language reminiscent of that of a slapstick actor.
Honsinger experimented with a combo of three string-players (
Tentet.According to Dutch
Tristan Honsinger died in Trieste on August 5, 2023, at the age of 73.[2] [3]
Discography (selected)
Year | Title | Label | Notes |
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1976 | Duo | Incus Records | Duo with Derek Bailey |
1981 | Lavoro | Materiali Sonori | Duo with Sean Bergin |
1988 | The Hearth | FMP/Free Music Production | Trio with Cecil Taylor and Evan Parker |
1988 | Alms/Tiergarten (Spree) | FMP/Free Music Production | As part of Cecil Taylor European Orchestra |
1993 | Conduction #38: in Freud's garden | New World Records | Under the direction of Butch Morris |
1995 | Instant | CrossTalk (US) / RecRec Music (Netherlands) | The Ex & Guests |
1993 | Always a Pleasure | FMP/Free Music Production | As part of the Cecil Taylor Ensemble |
1996 | Almeda | FMP/Free Music Production | As part of the Cecil Taylor Ensemble |
1996 | Map of Moods | FMP/Free Music Production | With the Tristan Honsinger 5tet |
1998 | Lifting the Bandstand | Fundacja Słuchaj! | As part of the Cecil Taylor Quintet |
1999 | Incarnation | FMP/Free Music Production | Quartet with Cecil Taylor, Franky Douglas, and Andrew Cyrille |
2000 | A Camel's Kiss | Instant Composers Pool | Solo cello |
2003 | The Light of Corona | FMP/Free Music Production | As part of the Cecil Taylor Ensemble |
2003 | Broomriding | Psi | Alexander von Schlippenbach |
2011 | Stretto | FMP/Free Music Production | With guitarist Olaf Rupp |
2012 | Hanam Quintet feat. Tristan Honsinger | Aut Records | Hanam Quintet feat. Tristan Honsinger |
2021 | Small Talk | Setola di Maiale | Tristan Honsinger Italian octet |
References
- ^ a b "Tristan Honsinger". European Free Improvisation pages. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ Schindelbeck, Frank (6 August 2023). "RIP Tristan Honsinger". Jazz Pages. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Genio del jazz, il violoncellista Tristan Honsinger si è spento a Trieste". (in italian)
External links
- Discography and biography Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Honsingers FMP releases
- Tristan Honsinger discography at Discogs
- Tristan Honsinger at IMDb