Joel Zifkin Explained

Joel Zifkin
Background:solo_singer
Occupation:Electric violinist, musician, composer, singer-songwriter
Years Active:1972–present
Birth Date:1954 4, mf=yes
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Joel Zifkin (born April 14, 1954) is a Canadian musician and songwriter.[1] [2] His primary instrument is the electric violin and he is best known as a session musician and live performer.[3] [4] [5]

Career

Zifkin has performed and/or recorded with the following artists: Kate & Anna McGarrigle,[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Richard Thompson,[12] [13] [14] Rufus Wainwright,[15] [16] Martha Wainwright,[17] Emmylou Harris,[18] [19] [20] Buddy Guy,[21] Big Mama Thornton,[22] Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson,[23] Philip Glass, Lou Reed,[24] [25] Townes Van Zandt, Rational Youth, Joe Dassin, Roma Baran, Elvis Costello,[26] Wade Hemsworth, Pierre Marchand, Robert Charlebois, Les Colocs,[27] Yaya Diallo, Chaim Tannenbaum,[20] Joe Boyd,[15] [28] The Chieftains, Pat Donaldson, Ravens & Chimes, Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited,[29] among others.

He also appeared in the film (1980) and the documentary "", directed by Lian Lunson (2013).

Zifkin released the self-titled solo album Joel Zifkin in 2004, Five Songs More in 2008, and the singles "When Insanity Reigns It Pours" and "The Glow" in 2013, all on iTunes.

Selected credits

Solo
With Kate & Anna McGarrigle
With World Café
With Richard Thompson
With Rufus Wainwright
With The Wainwright Sisters
With Les Colocs

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Richard Thompson, Royal Festival Hall, review – Telegraph . London Telegraph . August 26, 2019. January 1, 2011. Chilton . Martin .
  2. Web site: AllMusic Credits Songs Zifkin . All Music Guide . August 26, 2019.
  3. Web site: Zifkin . Joel . All Music Credits . AllMusic . August 26, 2019.
  4. Web site: McGarrigles.info . Kate & Anna McGarrigle A Concert Chronology . August 26, 2019.
  5. Web site: zifkin discography and songs . discogs.com . August 27, 2019.
  6. Web site: Kate and Anna McGarrigle : Ce Matin. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/vtyNy-mlwXk . 2021-12-21 . live. limeyloop. July 5, 2007. YouTube.
  7. News: 'A Celebration of Kate McGarrigle' at Town Hall – Review. Jon. Pareles. The New York Times . May 15, 2011 .
  8. Web site: McGarrigles' Insight Improves With Age. STEVE. HOCHMAN. February 24, 1997. LA Times.
  9. News: REVERBERATIONS; For Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Music Is a Family Affair. John. Rockwell. The New York Times . October 17, 2003 .
  10. Web site: Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Discography – Matapedia. www.mcgarrigles.info.
  11. Web site: Kate & Anna McGarrigle – a Concert Chronology. www.mcgarrigles.info.
  12. Web site: Interview: Richard Thompson on recording an album in front of a live audience. January 26, 2011 .
  13. News: DVD review: The Richard Thompson Band: Live at Celtic Connections. Montrealgazette . April 10, 2012.
  14. News: Review: Guitar takes the lead on Thompson's latest. Steven. Wine. August 30, 2010. The Boston Globe. Boston.com.
  15. Web site: Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle – Various Artists – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  16. News: Pop and Rock Listings. The New York. Times. The New York Times . December 4, 2008 .
  17. Web site: Joel Zifkin – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  18. Web site: Emmylou Harris & The McGarrigle Sisters – Skip Rope Song. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/UxFaqybHW4s . 2021-12-21 . live. peters332home. September 10, 2006. YouTube.
  19. Web site: I Eat Dinner – Rufus Wainwright and Emmylou Harris – Meltdown 2010 Celebration of Kate McGarrigle. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Rrf8_CR1dk0 . 2021-12-21 . live. Sam Epstein. August 26, 2015. YouTube.
  20. Web site: Nonesuch Records Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle. Nonesuch Records Official Website. April 30, 2013 .
  21. Web site: Buddy Guy ! with Joel Zifkin, Andrew Cowan, Paquito D'Rivera, Tony Jones (2 songs). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/zMJWVEq2etU . 2021-12-21 . live. Joel Zifkin. July 2, 2015. YouTube.
  22. Web site: Doudou Boicel. www.facebook.com.
  23. Web site: Archived copy . February 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160215061159/http://collections.banq.qc.ca:81/lapresse/src/cahiers/1984/02/09/03/82812_1984020903.pdf . February 15, 2016 . dead .
  24. News: At Carnegie Hall, a Commuting Christmas. Stephen. Holden. The New York Times . December 12, 2008 .
  25. Web site: LOU REED sings Blue Christmas At the Knitting Factory NY. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xIYtlzAJUcg . 2021-12-21 . live. GERARD SCHMIDT. October 29, 2013. YouTube.
  26. Web site: Joel Zifkin – The Elvis Costello Wiki . Elviscostello.info . September 20, 2018.
  27. Web site: Danser la misère: une tournée pour le 20e anniversaire des Colocs. Julie. Ledoux. November 13, 2012 .
  28. Web site: The McGarrigle Hour – Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  29. Web site: The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited – Various Artists – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  30. Web site: Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards – LA Times. Los Angeles Times. March 1, 2014.
  31. Web site: Official list of the 53rd Grammy nominees, announced December 2010. April 3, 2017.

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