Edmund Welles | |
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Origin | Oakland |
Instrument | Bass Clarinet |
Years active | 1999-2015 |
Members | Cornelius Boots, Jonathan Russell, Jeff Anderle, Aaron Novik |
Website | http://www.edmundwelles.com |
Edmund Welles (full name Edmund Welles: The Bass Clarinet Quartet) was an American bass clarinet quartet from Oakland, California. Its members were Cornelius Boots, Jonathan Russell, Jeff Anderle, and Aaron Novik, playing what the group refers to as "heavy chamber music."[1] The group performed many different genres of music, including avant-garde, gospel, jazz, and heavy metal. They have performed cover versions of songs by such groups as Radiohead, Primus, Black Sabbath, The Residents, Iron Maiden and Spinal Tap, as well as approximately 50 original compositions.