- Jim Pugliese
Jim Pugliese (born James Pugliese in Newark,
New Jersey ,1952 ) is an Americanpercussionist ,drummer , composer and international recording artist on over seventy five CDs of experimental, Jazz and Rock music.Jim’s performing experience is diverse. As a freelance percussionist he is in much demand and has performed with The New York Philharmonic Horizon Series (guest artist), New York City Ballet and soloist or performer on numerous new music and jazz festivals in Europe, Japan and the USA.Jim has recorded and or performed with
John Cage ,Kent Nagano andPhilip Glass among others. For the last fifteen years, while living in the East Village of New York City, Jim has been performing and recording with many of downtown New York’s most prominent composer/improvisers includingJohn Zorn ,Marc Ribot ,Zeena Parkins andAnthony Coleman . His newest projects “Phase III” and” Italian Doc Remix” are a continuation of his ongoing quest to combine his diverse performing experiences into a single new sound with its base in rhythm and to further enhance cultural exchange through music. His music skirts and shifts along the edges of free improvisation, jazz and deep groove. The music reflects Jim’s ongoing quest to explore the powerful, enlightening and spiritual secrets of drumming and is inspired by his recent association and work with Nii Tettey Tetteh, master musician from Ghana, withMilford Graves , learning drumming and healing through the heartbeat and his study of the spiritual songs of the Mbira Dzavadzimu from Zimbabwe.CDs
DISCOGRAPHY
"Hydrogen Jukebox" Philip Glass, Nonesuch Records (1993)
"Slate" Michael Torke, Decca (xylophone soloist with London Sinfonietta) Kent Nagano, conductor (1990)
"Walter Thomson Big Band" Ottava Records (1990)
"The Walter Thomson Orchestra" Nine Winds (1998)
"Red Shift" Lois Vierk, Ear Rational Records (1990)
"River Beneath The River" Lois Vierk, Tzadik(2000)
"Smut" David Soldier, Avant (1994)
"Construction and Demolition" Rough Assemblage, Avant (featured percussionist) (1995)
"Being And Time" Norman Yamada, Tzadik (1998)
"Rise Up!" Kitty Brazelton, (1994)
"Ribbons of Euphoria" David Watson, Midwest 9 (New Zealand) (1997)
"Skirl" David Watson, Avant (1999)
"Tunnel-Funnel", Daniel Goode; Avant (1998)
"Burt Bacharach, Great Jewish Music" Tzadik (1997)
"Marc Bolan, Great Jewish Music" Eszter Balint, Tzadik (1998)
"Burnt Ivorie and Loose Wires" Annie Gosfield, Tzadik (1998)
"Flying Sparks and Heavy Machinery" Annie Gosfield, Tzadik (2001)
"Syndakit" Elliot Sharp, Zoar(1999)
"Radiolaria" Elliot Sharp, Zoar (2002)
"Burst Blowout" Christina Wheeler (2000)
"Photographs" Eric Qin, Tzadik (2002)
"Dance of Destruction" Cat Martino (2003)
"Gypsy Killer" Sanda Weigl, Knitting Factory Works (2002)
"Dimly Lit" Doug Wieselman, Tzadik(2003)
With EasSide Percussion:
"State of the Union", Elliot Sharp, Atavistic (1996)
"EasSide Percussion", Avant (1997)
With Marc Ribot:
"Shrek" Avant, (1994)
"Fred Frith Marc Ribot" Sub Rosa (1994)
"
Yo! I Killed Your God " Tzadik (1999)With N.J. Percussion Ensemble:
"Ringing Changes" Charles Wuorinen, Nonesuch Records (1972)
"Percussion Music" Nonesuch Records (Grammy nomination) (1974)
"Percussion Symphony" Charles Wuorinen, Nonesuch Records (1978)
"The Abongo" John Becker, New World Records (1979)
With Newband and Harry Partch Ensemble:
"Newband" Mode Records (1988)
"Newband II" Mode Records (1994)
With John Zorn:
"Koroshi No Blues" Toshiba-EMI, (1992)
"Cobra" Knitting Factory Works, (1994)
"Filmworks ll" Toys Factory, (1995)
"Filmworks IV", (1996)
"Redbird" Tzadik, (1995) soloist on Dark River
"Duras" Tzadik, (1997)
"IAO" Tzadik, (2002)
With Lee Hyla:
"Rhonda Rider" CRI (1988)
"In Double Light" Avant (1993)
With Anthony Coleman:
"Disco By Night" Avant, (1993)
"A Confederacy Of Dances" Einstein Records, (1992)
"Knitting Factory At The Whitney Museum" Knitting Factory Works, (1995)
"Selfhaters" Tzadik, (1996)
"The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same", Selfhaters, Tzadik (1998)
"September Song" Sony, (1997)
"With Every Breath The Music of Shabbat" Knitting Factory Works (2000)
With David Shea:
"Shock Corridor" Avant, (1992)
"Prisoner" Sub-Rosa, (1994)
"Hsi-Yu Chi" Tzadik, (1995)
"The Tower Of Mirrors" Sub Rosa (1995)
"Satyricon" Sub Rosa (1997) Opening and Eros recorded and engineered by Jim Pugliese
"Classical Works" Tzadik, (1998)
"Mort Aux Vaches" Staalplaat, (1999)
With Zeena Parkins:
"Mouth=Maul=Betrayer" Tzadik (1996)
"Pan-Acoustican" Tzadik (1999)
External links
* [http://www.jimpugliese.org/jporg.html Official website for Pugliese and Xcellar Records]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:23820r4ar48i~T1 Jim Pugliese on AllMusicGuide]
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