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Misha Mengelberg

January 01, 1970

Misha Mengelberg (5 June 1935 – 3 March 2017) was a Dutch jazz pianist and composer.[2] A prominent figure in post-WWII European Jazz, Mengelberg is known for his forays into free improvisation, for bringing humor into his music, and as a leading interpreter of songs by fellow pianists Thelonious Monk and Herbie Nichols.

Misha Mengelberg
Mengelberg in 1985
Background information
Birth nameMisja Mengelberg[1]
Born(1935-06-05)5 June 1935
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died3 March 2017(2017-03-03) (aged 81)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
GenresJazz, Avant-garde jazz, European free jazz, free improvisation
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Piano
LabelsFMP/Free Music Production
Misha Mengelberg, Detroit International Jazz Festival

Biography edit

Mengelberg was born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR,[2] the son of the Dutch conductor Karel Mengelberg [nl] (1902-1984) and grand-nephew of conductor Willem Mengelberg. Karel Mengelberg was a Dutch composer and conductor, who worked in Berlin, Barcelona, Kiev and Amsterdam. A notable work of his was 'Catalunya Renaixent', written for the Banda Municipal of Barcelona in 1934.[3][4][5]

Misha's family moved back to the Netherlands in the late 1930s and he began learning the piano at age five.[2] He was considered a chess marvel at age nine.[6] He would continue to compete in chess championships in the 1970s despite his musical career.[7] Mengelberg briefly studied architecture before entering the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, where he studied music from 1958 to 1964. While there he won the first prize at a jazz festival in Loosdrecht and became associated with Fluxus. His early influences included Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and John Cage, whom he heard lecture at Darmstadt.[8]

Mengelberg won the Gaudeamus International Composers Award in 1961. Among his first recordings was one of Eric Dolphy's last, Last Date (1964). Also on that record was the drummer Han Bennink, and the two of them, together with saxophonist Piet Noordijk, formed a quartet which had a number of different bassists, and which played at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1966.[8] In 1967 he co-founded the Instant Composers Pool, an organisation which promoted avant garde Dutch jazz performances and recordings, with Bennink and Willem Breuker. He was co-founder of STEIM in Amsterdam in 1969.

Mengelberg played with a large variety of musicians. He often performed in a duo with fellow Dutchman Bennink, with other collaborators including Derek Bailey, Peter Brötzmann, Evan Parker, Anthony Braxton, and (on the flip side of a live recording with Dolphy) his pet parrot. He was also one of the earliest exponents of the work of the once-neglected pianist Herbie Nichols.[8]

He also wrote music for others to perform (generally leaving some room for improvisation) and oversaw a number of music theatre productions, which usually included a large element of absurdist humour. A 2006 DVD release, Afijn (ICP/Data), is a primer on Mengelberg's life and work, containing an 80-minute documentary and additional concert footage.[citation needed]

Mengelberg died in Amsterdam on 3 March 2017, aged 81, from undisclosed causes.[9]

Discography edit

Solo albums edit

 
Mengelberg performing in 2004
  • 1979: Pech Onderweg (BV Haast)
  • 1982: Musica Per 17 Instrumenti / 3 Intermezzi /Omtrent Een Componistenactie Composer's Voice
  • 1994: Impromptus (FMP)
  • 1997: Misha Mengelberg (I Dischi Di Angelica)
  • 1997: The Root Of The Problem (hatOLOGY)
  • 1999: Two Days In Chicago (hatOLOGY)
  • 2000: Solo (Buzz)
  • 2005: Senne Sing Song (Tzadik)

Collaborations edit

As leader

With Eric Dolphy

With Han Bennink

  • 1968: Instant Composers Pool (Instant Composers Pool), with John Tchicai
  • 1971: Instant Composers Pool 010 (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 1972: Een Mirakelse Tocht Door Het Scharrebroekse no. 1-6 (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 1974: EinePartieTischtennis (FMP, Instant Composers Pool), live
  • 1975: Coincidents (Stichting ICP Geluidsdragers, Instant Composers Pool)
  • 1978: Midwoud 77 (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 1979: A European Proposal (Live in Cremona) (Horo), with Paul Rutherford and Mario Schiano
  • 1982: Bennink Mengelberg (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 1994: Mix (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 1996: The Instant Composers Pool 30 Years (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 1998: MiHa (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 2004: Senne Sing Song (Tzadik)

With Louis Andriessen

With ICP Orchestra

  • 1979: Live in Soncino (Instant Composers Pool, AD LIB)
  • 1982: Japan Japon (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 1984: Extension Red, White & Blue (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 1987: Two Programs: Performs Herbie Nichols and Thelonious Monk (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 1990: Bospaadje Konijnehol I (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 1991: Bospaadje Konijnehol II (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 1999: Jubilee Varia (hatOLOGY)
  • 2001: Oh, My Dog (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 2004: Aan & Uit (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 2006: Weer Is Een Dag Voorbij (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 2009: Live at the Bimhuis (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 2010: !ICP! 50 (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 2010: ICP Orchestra (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 2014: East of the Sun (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 2015: Misha Enzovoort (Instant Composers Pool)
  • 2016: Restless in Pieces (Instant Composers Pool)

With Anthony Braxton

With Peter Brötzmann

With Dudu Pukwana

  • 1979: Yi Yole (Instant Composers Pool), with Han Bennink

With Keshavan Maslak

  • 1980: Humanplexity (Leo), with Han Bennink

With Roswell Rudd

With Pino Minafra

  • 1987: Tropic of the Mounted Sea Chicken (Splasc(H)), with Michele Lomuto, Han Bennink, and Unknown Artist

With Franz Koglmann

With Steve Lacy

With Yuri Honing

  • 1998: Playing (Jazz in Motion)
  • 2000: Lively (Buzz), with Ernst Reijseger

With Paul Termos

  • 2003: Termos Sessions Volume I (X-OR, Bimhuis)

With Benjamin Herman

  • 2004: Heterogenity (X-OR, Bimhuis), featuring Bert Joris

With Alessandra Patrucco

With Frank Gratkowski

  • 2006: Frank Gratkowski Vis-à-vis Misha Mengelberg (Leo)

With Ab Baars and Ig Henneman

  • 2009: Sliptong (Wig 16) 2009, [11]

With Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra

References edit

  1. ^ "Misha Mengelberg, Bold and Spirited Jazz Pianist, Dies at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Feather, Leonard & Gitler, Ira (2007) The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, p. 459. Oxford University Press.
  3. ^ Video interview of Karel Mengelberg and his wife on YouTube
  4. ^ Karel Mengelberg profile 30 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, donemus.nl; accessed 3 April 2017.
  5. ^ The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
  6. ^ Lichtveld, Cecilia (2002). Tussen doktershuis en stropaleis [Between doctor's house and straw palace] (in Dutch). Illustrator: Carel Blazer, Maurits Dekker, Eva Besnyö. Reservaat. p. 9. ISBN 978-90-74113-13-7. OCLC 67007562. Wikidata Q63488666.
  7. ^ "Recensie - Misha Mengelberg: Enkele regels in de dierentuin" [Review: Misha Mengelberg: Some rules at the zoo]. Opus Klassiek. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b c Layne, Joslyn. "Misha Mengelberg: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Jazzmuzikant Misha Mengelberg overleden", Parool.nl, 3 March 2017 (in Dutch)
  10. ^ "Four in One – Misha Mengelberg Quartet". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Misha Mengelberg profile". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Misha Mengelberg.
  • 1996 Mengelberg interview conducted by Dan Warburton
  • ICP Orchestra Homepage
  • FMP releases
  • Misha Mengelberg discography at Discogs
  • Misha Mengelberg at IMDb

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Misha Mengelberg 5 June 1935 3 March 2017 was a Dutch jazz pianist and composer 2 A prominent figure in post WWII European Jazz Mengelberg is known for his forays into free improvisation for bringing humor into his music and as a leading interpreter of songs by fellow pianists Thelonious Monk and Herbie Nichols Misha MengelbergMengelberg in 1985Background informationBirth nameMisja Mengelberg 1 Born 1935 06 05 5 June 1935Kiev Ukrainian SSR USSRDied3 March 2017 2017 03 03 aged 81 Amsterdam NetherlandsGenresJazz Avant garde jazz European free jazz free improvisationOccupation s Musician composerInstrument s PianoLabelsFMP Free Music Production Misha Mengelberg Detroit International Jazz Festival Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Solo albums 2 2 Collaborations 3 References 4 External linksBiography editMengelberg was born in Kiev Ukrainian SSR 2 the son of the Dutch conductor Karel Mengelberg nl 1902 1984 and grand nephew of conductor Willem Mengelberg Karel Mengelberg was a Dutch composer and conductor who worked in Berlin Barcelona Kiev and Amsterdam A notable work of his was Catalunya Renaixent written for the Banda Municipal of Barcelona in 1934 3 4 5 Misha s family moved back to the Netherlands in the late 1930s and he began learning the piano at age five 2 He was considered a chess marvel at age nine 6 He would continue to compete in chess championships in the 1970s despite his musical career 7 Mengelberg briefly studied architecture before entering the Royal Conservatory in The Hague where he studied music from 1958 to 1964 While there he won the first prize at a jazz festival in Loosdrecht and became associated with Fluxus His early influences included Thelonious Monk Duke Ellington and John Cage whom he heard lecture at Darmstadt 8 Mengelberg won the Gaudeamus International Composers Award in 1961 Among his first recordings was one of Eric Dolphy s last Last Date 1964 Also on that record was the drummer Han Bennink and the two of them together with saxophonist Piet Noordijk formed a quartet which had a number of different bassists and which played at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1966 8 In 1967 he co founded the Instant Composers Pool an organisation which promoted avant garde Dutch jazz performances and recordings with Bennink and Willem Breuker He was co founder of STEIM in Amsterdam in 1969 Mengelberg played with a large variety of musicians He often performed in a duo with fellow Dutchman Bennink with other collaborators including Derek Bailey Peter Brotzmann Evan Parker Anthony Braxton and on the flip side of a live recording with Dolphy his pet parrot He was also one of the earliest exponents of the work of the once neglected pianist Herbie Nichols 8 He also wrote music for others to perform generally leaving some room for improvisation and oversaw a number of music theatre productions which usually included a large element of absurdist humour A 2006 DVD release Afijn ICP Data is a primer on Mengelberg s life and work containing an 80 minute documentary and additional concert footage citation needed Mengelberg died in Amsterdam on 3 March 2017 aged 81 from undisclosed causes 9 Discography editSolo albums edit nbsp Mengelberg performing in 2004 1979 Pech Onderweg BV Haast 1982 Musica Per 17 Instrumenti 3 Intermezzi Omtrent Een Componistenactie Composer s Voice 1994 Impromptus FMP 1997 Misha Mengelberg I Dischi Di Angelica 1997 The Root Of The Problem hatOLOGY 1999 Two Days In Chicago hatOLOGY 2000 Solo Buzz 2005 Senne Sing Song Tzadik Collaborations edit As leader 1978 Groupcomposing Instant Composers Pool with Peter Brotzmann Evan Parker Peter Bennink Paul Rutherford Derek Bailey and Han Bennink 1978 Fragments Instant Composers Pool with John Tchicai Han Bennink and Derek Bailey 1985 Change of Season Music of Herbie Nichols Soul Note with Steve Lacy George E Lewis Arjen Gorter and Han Bennink 1985 On Escalation 3 Pianopieces Dialogue Summer Attacca with Peter Schat Jan Van Vlijmen and Otto Ketting 1991 Dutch Masters Soul Note with Steve Lacy George Lewis Ernst Reijseger and Han Bennink 1994 Who s Bridge Avant with Misha Mengelberg Trio Brad Jones Joey Baron 1997 Live In Holland 97 X OR with Mats Gustafsson and Gert Jan Prins 1998 No Idea DIW with Misha Mengelberg Trio Greg Cohen Joey Baron 2001 Four in One Songlines with Misha Mengelberg Quartet Dave Douglas Brad Jones Han Bennink 10 2009 Mill Conundrom with Cor Fuhler and Michiel Scheen 2011 It Won t Be Called Broken Chair Psi with Evan Parker 2013 Lucebert Jazz amp Poetry 65 Uitgeverij Huis Clos with Misha Mengelberg Piet Noordijk Kwartet Han Bennink Rob Langereis 2014 Nunc Nemu with Dirk Bell Ryan Carniaux Gerd Dudek Joscha Oetz and Nils Tegen With Eric Dolphy 1964 Last Date Fontana live with Jacques Schols and Han Bennink 1974 Playing Epistrophy 1 June 1964 In Eindhoven Holland Instant Composers Pool including Schols and Bennink With Han Bennink 1968 Instant Composers Pool Instant Composers Pool with John Tchicai 1971 Instant Composers Pool 010 Instant Composers Pool 1972 Een Mirakelse Tocht Door Het Scharrebroekse no 1 6 Instant Composers Pool 1974 EinePartieTischtennis FMP Instant Composers Pool live 1975 Coincidents Stichting ICP Geluidsdragers Instant Composers Pool 1978 Midwoud 77 Instant Composers Pool 1979 A European Proposal Live in Cremona Horo with Paul Rutherford and Mario Schiano 1982 Bennink Mengelberg Instant Composers Pool 1994 Mix Instant Composers Pool 1996 The Instant Composers Pool 30 Years Instant Composers Pool 1998 MiHa Instant Composers Pool 2004 Senne Sing Song Tzadik With Louis Andriessen 1969 Reconstructie STEIM with Hugo Claus Reinbert de Leeuw Harry Mulisch Peter Schat and Jan van Vlijmen With ICP Orchestra 1979 Live in Soncino Instant Composers Pool AD LIB 1982 Japan Japon Instant Composers Pool 1984 Extension Red White amp Blue Instant Composers Pool 1987 Two Programs Performs Herbie Nichols and Thelonious Monk Instant Composers Pool 1990 Bospaadje Konijnehol I Instant Composers Pool 1991 Bospaadje Konijnehol II Instant Composers Pool 1999 Jubilee Varia hatOLOGY 2001 Oh My Dog Instant Composers Pool 2004 Aan amp Uit Instant Composers Pool 2006 Weer Is Een Dag Voorbij Instant Composers Pool 2009 Live at the Bimhuis Instant Composers Pool 2010 ICP 50 Instant Composers Pool 2010 ICP Orchestra Instant Composers Pool 2014 East of the Sun Instant Composers Pool 2015 Misha Enzovoort Instant Composers Pool 2016 Restless in Pieces Instant Composers Pool With Anthony Braxton Anthony Braxton s Charlie Parker Project 1993 HatART 1993 1995 With Peter Brotzmann 1979 3 Points and a Mountain FMP with Han Bennink With Dudu Pukwana 1979 Yi Yole Instant Composers Pool with Han Bennink With Keshavan Maslak 1980 Humanplexity Leo with Han Bennink With Roswell Rudd 1983 Regeneration Soul Note with Steve Lacy Kent Carter and Han Bennink With Pino Minafra 1987 Tropic of the Mounted Sea Chicken Splasc H with Michele Lomuto Han Bennink and Unknown Artist With Franz Koglmann 1991 L Heure Bleue HatART With Steve Lacy 1996 Five Facings FMP with Marilyn Crispell Ulrich Gumpert Fred Van Hove Vladimir Miller With Yuri Honing 1998 Playing Jazz in Motion 2000 Lively Buzz with Ernst Reijseger With Paul Termos 2003 Termos Sessions Volume I X OR Bimhuis With Benjamin Herman 2004 Heterogenity X OR Bimhuis featuring Bert Joris With Alessandra Patrucco 2006 Circus Instant Composers Pool with Tristan Honsinger Ab Baars and Han Bennink With Frank Gratkowski 2006 Frank Gratkowski Vis a vis Misha Mengelberg Leo With Ab Baars and Ig Henneman 2009 Sliptong Wig 16 2009 11 With Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra ECM 1990 References edit Misha Mengelberg Bold and Spirited Jazz Pianist Dies at 81 The New York Times Retrieved 14 March 2017 a b c Feather Leonard amp Gitler Ira 2007 The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz p 459 Oxford University Press Video interview of Karel Mengelberg and his wife on YouTube Karel Mengelberg profile Archived 30 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine donemus nl accessed 3 April 2017 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Lichtveld Cecilia 2002 Tussen doktershuis en stropaleis Between doctor s house and straw palace in Dutch Illustrator Carel Blazer Maurits Dekker Eva Besnyo Reservaat p 9 ISBN 978 90 74113 13 7 OCLC 67007562 Wikidata Q63488666 Recensie Misha Mengelberg Enkele regels in de dierentuin Review Misha Mengelberg Some rules at the zoo Opus Klassiek Retrieved 1 September 2023 a b c Layne Joslyn Misha Mengelberg Biography Allmusic Retrieved 30 January 2011 Jazzmuzikant Misha Mengelberg overleden Parool nl 3 March 2017 in Dutch Four in One Misha Mengelberg Quartet AllMusic com Retrieved 22 February 2014 Misha Mengelberg profile Discography Discogs com Retrieved 30 March 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Misha Mengelberg 1996 Mengelberg interview conducted by Dan Warburton Discography from the European Free Improvisation Pages ICP Orchestra Homepage FMP releases Misha Mengelberg discography at Discogs Misha Mengelberg at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Misha Mengelberg amp oldid 1183639607, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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