Jonathan Kane

Jonathan Kane
Kane playing drums energetically at the Transfiguration Festival in Asheville, North Carolina, in 2009
Kane in 2013
Background information
Born (1956-11-04) November 4, 1956 (age 68)
New York City, New York, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Drums, guitar, bass
Member ofJonathan Kane's February
Formerly ofSwans

Jonathan Kane (born November 4, 1956) is an American musician and composer. Coming out of New York's Downtown No Wave music scene of the early 1980s,[1] Kane is known for his work with minimalist composers La Monte Young[2] and Rhys Chatham,[3] and was a founding member of NYC band Swans.[4][5] He also leads his own minimalist Blues band called Jonathan Kane's February.[6]

Kane began his professional career while in high school in 1974. Along with his brother, harmonica player Anthony Kane, they formed the Kane Brothers Blues Band.[7] They worked at east coast USA clubs and opened concerts for James Cotton, Willie Dixon, Dr. John, Koko Taylor, and Muddy Waters, amongst others.[8]

Kane playing drums at the Transfiguration Festival, Asheville, NC, in 2009

Other groups and artists Kane has toured and recorded with includes Dave Soldier, The Kropotkins,[9] Gary Lucas,[2] Transmission, Elliott Sharp,[10] Soldier String Quartet, John Zorn, Jean-Francois Pauvros, Jac Berrocal, and Tony Hymas. He also composed music for choreographers Bebe Miller, Lisa Fox and Wally Cardona.

Kane has released two solo albums, February (2004)[11] and Jet Ear Party (2009), and also an EP, The Little Drummer Boy (2007).[12]

  1. ^ [1] Jonathan Kane at Discogs
  2. ^ a b Jacks, Kelso (October 19, 1998). "Record News – Single Artists" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 56, no. 592. Great Neck, NY: College Media Inc. p. 10. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Layne, Joslyn. "Jonathan Kane Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Carden, Andrew (February 12, 2020). "Jonathan Kane and Swans". Table of the Elements. Retrieved January 3, 2022. First published in February 2002 issue of Mojo magazine.
  5. ^ Browne, David (2008). Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth. New York: Da Capo Press. p. 85. ISBN 9780306815157. OCLC 1330336664. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ [2]Jonathan Kane February at Discogs
  7. ^ Dollar, Steve (August 26, 2008). "P.S.1 'Warm Up' Cools Down With Jonathan Kane". The New York Sun. New York. p. 12.
  8. ^ Young, La Monte (1993). "Jonathan Kane". Just Stompin': Live at the Kitchen (PDF) (booklet). La Monte Young & The Forever Bad Blues Band. Gramavision. p. 24. ISBN 156826125X. R2 79487. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ Rapport, Evan (2014). "Hearing Punk As Blues" (PDF). Popular Music. 33 (1). Cambridge University Press: 39–67. doi:10.1017/S0261143013000524. ISSN 0261-1430. S2CID 162955109. ProQuest 1476202890. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via ProQuest.
  10. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). "Sharp, Elliott". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7 (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 385. ISBN 9780195313734. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ Mitchell, John E. (August 29, 2008). "Music Box". North Adams Transcript. North Adams, MA. p. 9.
  12. ^ "Jonathan Kane Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2023.