Andrew D'Angelo


Andrew D'Angelo is an American jazz musician.

Career

D'Angelo was raised in Seattle, where he met Chris Speed and Jim Black, before he moved to New York City in 1985. He worked again with Speed in Boston, where they collaborated with the guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel in the band Human Feel. He also played in the Either/Orchestra. The band members then moved to Brooklyn in the early 1990s. D'Angelo played in the bands of Erik Friedlander, Bobby Previte, Jamie Saft/Cuong Vu, Reid Anderson, and Ed Schuller in the band Orange Then Blue and began a long collaboration with the drummer Matt Wilson.
D'Angelo has composed music for big band, chamber music, string ensembles, and soloists. His trio Morthana released the albums Skadra Degis with Jim Black and Trevor Dunn. With his band Make Music he collaborated with pianist Josh Roseman and tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry.
With his trio of drummer Jim Black and bassist Trevor Dunn he released Skadra Degis and Norman.

Discography

As leader

Terpsichorea #2 Torn Between Two Horses Skadra Degis Norman DNA Orchestra
With Human FeelHuman Feel Scatter Welcome to Malpesta Speak to It Galore Gold
With Bureau of Atomic TourismArco Idaho Second Law of Thermodynamics Scintigraphy Spinning Jenny
  • ''Hapax Legomena''

As sideman

With Erik FriedlanderChimera Iza The Watchman
With Hilmar JenssonDofinn Kerfill Tyft Ditty Blei
With Matt WilsonGoing Once Going Twice Humidity Smile That's Gonna Leave a Mark
With others