Chris Corsano Explained

Chris Corsano
Birth Date:1975
Birth Place:Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Instrument:drums
Associated Acts:Six Organs of Admittance
Corsano Flaherty Duo
Dimension X
Sunburned Hand of the Man
Rangda
Björk
Chikamorachi
Vibracathedral Orchestra

Chris Corsano is an American improviser.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Corsano has performed with artists including Evan Parker,[4] Sunburned Hand of the Man,[5] Six Organs of Admittance,[6] Dredd Foole,[7] Bill Orcutt,[8] Kim Gordon, Björk (on the studio recording and world tour for Volta),[9] Thurston Moore,[10] Jim O'Rourke,[11] Jandek,[12] Matt Valentine, Nels Cline,[13] Vibracathedral Orchestra,[14] Cold Bleak Heat,[15] Michael Flower,[16] C. Spencer Yeh,[17] Mette Rasmussen,[18] John Edwards,[19] Sylvie Courvoisier,[20] Okkyung Lee,[21] and Nate Wooley.[22]

Corsano has performed with saxophonist Paul Flaherty for more than twenty years and on more than twenty records in a style they call "The Hated Music."[23] He has also recorded several albums each with Rangda (trio with Sir Richard Bishop and Ben Chasny),[24] Chikamorachi (duo with Darin Gray),[25] and Vampire Belt (duo with Bill Nace).[26]

Corsano received a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award in 2017.

Discography

Solo

Year Artist Album Label
2006Chris CorsanoThe Young CricketerHot Cars Warp
2006Chris CorsanoBlood PressureHot Cars Warp
2009Chris CorsanoAnother Dull DawnUltra Eczema
2010Chris Corsano BandHigh and Dry[27] Hot Cars Warp
2012Chris CorsanoCutHot Cars Warp
2020Chris CorsanoQuaranTunes Series no. 003Feeding Tube
2020Chris CorsanoMezzalunaCatalytic

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris Corsano . Foundation for Contemporary Arts . 24 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Margasak . Peter . Versatile percussionist Chris Corsano plays a rare solo show Monday . Chicago Reader . 24 January 2023 . 5 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Barron . Michael . Chris Corsano by Michael Barron . BOMB . 24 January 2023 . 14 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Chinen . Nate . High-Energy Improvising With an Ever-Shifting Cast . The New York Times . 24 January 2023 . 14 October 2009.
  5. Web site: Murphy . Matthew . Sunburned Hand of the Man: Wedlock . Pitchfork . 24 January 2023 . 21 August 2005.
  6. Web site: Mosurock . Doug . Songs We Love: Six Organs Of Admittance, 'Taken By Ascent' . NPR . 24 January 2023 . 5 December 2016.
  7. Web site: Chris Corsano & Dredd Foole - Live @ Feeding Tube Records in Northampton, MA . Tiny Mix Tapes . 24 January 2023 . 28 April 2011.
  8. Web site: Bennett . David . For Bill Orcutt and Chris Corsano, It Was Noise at First Sight . Miami New Times . 24 January 2023 . 18 December 2015.
  9. Web site: Preira . Matt . Drummer Chris Corsano Explains What Makes a Jam Work and Björk . New Times Broward-Palm Beach . 24 January 2023 . 28 November 2013.
  10. Web site: Morris . Dave . Wally Shoup / Paul Flaherty / Thurston Moore / Chris Corsano . Dusted . 24 January 2023 . 8 July 2003.
  11. Web site: Walls . Seth Colter . Merzbow / Jim O'Rourke / Akira Sakata / Chikamorachi: Flying Basket . Pitchfork . 24 January 2023 . 16 September 2015.
  12. Web site: Pareles . Jon . An Elusive Rock Enigma Sings, but Doesn't Speak . The New York Times . 24 January 2023 . 8 September 2005.
  13. Web site: Shanley . Mike . Nels Cline, Wally Shoup, Chris Corsano: Immolation/Immersion . JazzTimes . 24 January 2023 . 25 April 2019.
  14. Web site: Chris Corsano and Vibracathedral Orchestra - Live at Cafe Oto, August 23 2014 . Internet Archive . 24 January 2023.
  15. Web site: Wilmoth . Charlie . Dusted Reviews: Cold Bleak Heat - It's Magnificent, But It Isn't War . Dusted Magazine . 24 January 2023 . 15 March 2005.
  16. Web site: Morgan . Frances . Field Day 2010: Flower Corsano Duo Interviewed . The Quietus . 24 January 2023 . 28 July 2010.
  17. Web site: C. Spencer Yeh A Rock in the Snow/Slow Blind Avalanche (with The Flaherty-Corsano Duo) . Tiny Mix Tapes . 24 January 2023.
  18. Web site: Hareuveni . Eyal . Acquaro . Paul . Mette Rasmussen Chris Corsano Duo - All The Ghosts At Once (Relative Pitch Records, 2015) ****½ . Free Jazz Collective . 24 January 2023 . 9 August 2015.
  19. Web site: John Edwards and Chris Corsano Tsktsking Review. BBC. John . Eyles . 2009-12-01. 2010-10-19.
  20. Web site: Coombs . Philip . Chris Corsano, Sylvie Courvoisier and Nate Wooley - Salt Task (Relative Pitch, 2016) **** . Free Jazz Collective . 24 January 2023 . 21 February 2017.
  21. Web site: Ratliff . Ben . Review: The Cellist Okkyung Lee Tests Extended Technique's Boundaries . The New York Times . 24 January 2023 . 7 January 2016.
  22. Web site: Allen . Clifford . Nate Wooley / Chris Corsano / C. Spencer Yeh The Seven Storey Mountain . Tiny Mix Tapes . 24 January 2023.
  23. Shteamer . Hank . John Coltrane's 'Interstellar Space' at 50: Legacy of a Free-Jazz Masterpiece . Rolling Stone . 24 January 2023 . 22 February 2017.
  24. Web site: Murphy . Matthew . Rangda: Formerly Extinct . Pitchfork . 24 January 2023 . 5 October 2012.
  25. Web site: Margasak . Peter . The agile duo of bassist Darin Gray and drummer Chris Corsano find a new sparring partner in Jeff Tweedy . Chicago Reader . 24 January 2023 . 30 November 2017.
  26. Web site: Meyer . Bill . Susan Alcorn / Chris Corsano / Bill Nace Live At Rotunda . DownBeat . 24 January 2023 . December 2019.
  27. Web site: Masters . Marc . High and Dry . Pitchfork . 24 January 2023 . 13 August 2010.

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