Gerry Hemingway

Gerry Hemingway
Gerry Hemingway, Moers Festival 2007
Gerry Hemingway, Moers Festival 2007
Background information
Born (1955-03-23) March 23, 1955 (age 69)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.[1]
GenresAvant-garde jazz, Free jazz, Free improvisation
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, record label owner
Instrument(s)Drums, percussion, vibraphone, harmonica, voice, vocals, tape, sampler, electronics, live electronics
Years active1970s–present
LabelsAuricle
Websitegerryhemingway.com

Gerry Hemingway (born March 23, 1955)[1] is an American drummer and composer.[2]

Hemingway was a member of the Anthony Braxton quartet from 1983 to 1994.[3] He has also performed with Ernst Reijseger, Anthony Davis, Earl Howard, Leo Smith, George E. Lewis, Ray Anderson, Mark Helias, Reggie Workman, Michael Moore, Oliver Lake, Marilyn Crispell, Christy Doran, John Wolf Brennan, Don Byron, Cecil Taylor, and Cuong Vu.[1]

Hemingway received a Guggenheim Fellowship for his work in music composition in 2000,[4] and was a student of Alan Dawson. He is a graduate of Foote School in New Haven. He has recorded on over one hundred albums for the labels Clean Feed, Enja, hatArt, Palmetto, Random Acoustics, and Tzadik. He owns his own label, Auricle.

  1. ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 197. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ Lynch, Dave. "Gerry Hemingway: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  3. ^ Harms, Ted. "An Interview With Gerry Hemingway". Critical Studies in Improvisation. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Gerry Hemingway". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 16 June 2020.