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 Feel
  • Human Feel
  • Scatter
  • Welcome to Malpesta
  • Speak to It
  • Galore
  • Gold
With Bureau of Atomic Tourism
With Erik Friedlander
  • Chimera
  • Iza
  • The Watchman
With Hilmar Jensson
  • Dofinn
  • Kerfill
  • Tyft
  • Ditty Blei
With Matt Wilson
With others