Mark Feldman
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Mark Feldman is a violinist active in the areas of jazz, chamber music and quartets, improvised music, and 20th century classical music. In 2002 he premiered the Violin Concerto of Guus Janssen as soloist with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in the Contemporary Music Festival Nederland Muziek Dagen, and the Concerto for Violin and Jazz Orchestra with the WDR Big Band in a concert at the Vienna Concert House.
In years past he has been a soloist with the WDR Radio Orchestra and the Basil Symphonetta.
In chamber music he has performed and recorded the Complete String Quartets of John Zorn (Tzadik Records) and his own works for string quartet, Book of Tells (Enja Records). With the Trio “Abaton” he performs the works of composer Sylvie Courvoisier resulting in a CD for ECM.
He is currently a member of the John Abercrombie Quartet. In addition to international concert tours, the resulting recordings Open Land and Cat n’ Mouse are on ECM.
In concert he has performed with Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Paul Bley, Billy Hart, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Dave Douglas, Richard Galliano, Tim Berne, Lee Konitz, Bobby Previte, The Arcado String Trio, Louis Sclavis, Muhal Richard Abrams, Ray Anderson, Wolfgang Puschnig and Uri Caine among others.
Composer John Zorn has included him in many concert and recording projects over the past 10 years including Massada String Trio, Bar Kakhba, film scores, chamber music and performances of the Game Piece Cobra among others.
Mr. Feldman is found on over 100 jazz recordings as a soloist including his own releases Music for Violin Alone (Tzadik), Music for Violin and Piano (avant), Book of Tells (Enja).
As a composer he has been commissioned and performed by the Kronos Quartet and the WDR Radio Orchestra.
In 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2001 he received the First Place award for "Talent Deserving Wider Recognition" in Down Beat magazine's critics poll.
In commercial music he has appeared as a studio musician with such groups as Sheryl Crow, The Manhattan Transfer, Diana Ross and Carol King among others.
Before moving to New York City in 1986 Mr. Feldman lived in Nashville, Tennessee where he was a member of the ensembles that traveled and accompanied country western singers Loretta Lynn and Ray Price. In Nashville he appeared on over 200 Recordings including albums by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and George Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis and television evangelist Jimmy Swaggart.