music. especially obscure and underrated stuff. good coffee. good (dark) beer. great films. smart comedy. great thinkers. literature. the shadow (1930's pulp fiction character). the comic book daredevil. impressionist artwork. art deco design. gothic (apparently). liberal causes. wine. pool and chess. biking hiking and rock climbing.
Oh god. You don't even know. You've opened the motherlode. You've unleashed the f---in' fury. Pandora's Box and all that. Blah.
miles davis. peter gabriel. pink floyd. u2. pete townshend. weather report (RIP joe zawinul). the allman brothers band. the blue nile. jeff buckley. ecm records. jon brion. herbie hancock. daniel lanois. david sylvian. joe henry. porcupine tree. aimee mann. cream. the who. wayne shorter. jellyfish. marc ribot. david bowie. rune grammophon records. bill frisell. sigur ros. the band. the flaming lips. tori amos. counting crows. chuck prophet. morphine. elvis costello. tears for fears. erik truffaz. bjork. trevor horn. soul coughing. john coltrane. john scofield. brian blade. zero 7. steve jordan. dave douglas. booker t and the mg's. 90's duran duran. james brown. wendy & lisa. led zeppelin. david torn. the zombies. genesis. janes addiction. eric clapton. alice cooper. joseph arthur. wilco. van halen. yes. tommy bolin. elbow. andy summers. the edge. warren cuccurullo. glenn hughes. steely dan. moby grape. mmw. whitesnake. ani difranco. nils petter molvaer. jonatha brooke. pino palladino. pearl jam. mark isham. kurt rosenwinkel. missing persons. tony levin. radiohead. larry klein. joni mitchell (post la express). seal. beck. jeff beck. the police. sly & robbie. portishead. brand x. the roots. chris botti. david bowie. jason falkner. brad mehldau. talk talk. tina dico. sam phillips. glen phillips. grant-lee phillips. charles mingus. lou reed. squeeze. the meters. red house painters. aerosmith. suzanne vega. dominic miller. stax records. duncan sheik. bruce springsteen (sans e-street band). tom petty (sans heartbreakers mostly.) massive attack. joe jackson band. american music club. patrick o'hearn. redd kross. ben monder. pj harvey. ilhan ersahin. michael penn. bill bruford. eric serra. eddie henderson. richard thompson. air. ben folds. rem. depeche mode. cake. talking heads. chris cornell (pre audioslave). kenny wheeler. king crimson. donnie hathaway. incubus (post dirk). robert plant and the strange sensation. toy matinee. modest mouse. tom jones. jack dejohnette. james taylor. foo fighters. chicago. kneebody. mick karn. motown records. johnny marr. turin brakes. robben ford. sting. kate bush. ray wilson. david holmes. nick cave. tortoise. prince. smashing pumpkins. xtc. ryan adams. art of noise. paul motian. and after all that...hanz erik and the hims:
Film
high fidelity. the big lebowski. withnail and i. lost in translation. wes anderson films. magnolia. pushing tin. about a boy. the work of directors series. todd solondz stuff. grosse point blank. broken flowers. babel. lock, stock and two smoking barrels. little miss sunshine. kevin smith films. star wars. coffee and cigarettes. criterion collection films. james bond movies.
UPDATE JUNE 2007: Children of Men, Little Children, and Notes on a Scandal are pretty wonderful films that I urge you to check out.
Televisione
hmm. i don't have a working tv. but...adult swim. vh1 classic. bet on jazz. ifc. a&e. bravo. HBO programming (specifically da ali g show and six feet under.) bbc shows like the office, monty python and fawlty towers. extras. spaced.
family guy and simpsons of course. highlander the series was amazing when i was ten, and probably still is. i'm not down with reality tv, so best not to talk to me about that. except surviving nugent. that one was good.
and i'm trying to curb an addiction to the o.c. (hangs head in shame; as of july 07 has finished it and is 'over it.')
Update January 2007: I have now watched (and enjoyed!) the first two seasons of Desperate Housewives. Damn.
Update September 2007: How is it that I have JUST discovered Seinfeld?
Update October 2007: Working my way through Twin Peaks.
Update August 2008: Devoured all Twin Peaks and Carnivale...hungry for more weirdness.
Libri
nick hornby douglas coupland irvine welsh douglas adams haruki murakami j.r.r. tolkien phillip pullman sir arthur conan doyle oscar wilde toni morrison and yes, j.k. rowling.
Eroi
miles davis (musically, not personally). herbie hancock. wayne shorter. joni mitchell. david sylvian. david bowie. bono. peter gabriel. pete townshend. daniel lanois. sting. richard pryor. the dalai lama. my parents. probably you.
University Of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis,Minnesota
Diplomato: 2002
Stato studente: Ex alunno
Diploma: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Music Performance
Materia secondaria: Philosophy (almost, but cut it short)
Associazioni: Band/orchestra/jazz ensembles, short lived brass quintets, etc.
Playing in "rockin' bands."
1998 per 2002
Champlin Park Sr.
Champlin,Minnesota
Diplomato: 1998
Stato studente: Ex alunno
Diploma: High School Diploma
Associazioni: Avant Garde Brass Quintet, National Honor Society, Drama Club, Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band, Pep Band, Orchestra, Choir, Wind Ensemble, National Merit Scholar.
Chi sono: Profile edited with:CricketSoda Myspace Profile Editor
Musician and citizen of the world. Living in the fine borough of Brooklyn, NY (originally from Minneapolis, MN). Liberal thinker, intellectual for the most part and proud as hell of it. Play trumpet, electric bass, keyboards, guitar, drums, some harmonica, and sing a mean tune, kid. Love irreverent humour.
Current musical projects I am involved in are:
Department of Good and Evil featuring Rachel Z: Trumpet
Hanz Erik and the Hims: Bassist and throat.
The Aries Project: Trumpet, textures, squeaks, gurgles and other effects.
Gabriel James Band: Trumpet, occasional vocals and auxiliary instrumentation (guitars, percussion)
International artists I have performed with include Grammy winning singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, guitarist Shane Fontayne (Springsteen, Sting), English pop singer Julia Fordham, and more recently with jazz pianist Rachel Z as a member of the Department of Good and Evil. I have performed at venues including the Blue Note NYC, the Jazz Standard (with special guest Tony Levin!), and the Dakota in Minneapolis with the band. Check out our Department of Good and Evil album on Savoy Records which also features guest bassist Tony Levin. Also check out this clip from the touring trio version of the band live in Cincinnati!
I have performed at the Guthrie Theatre, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Fitzgerald Theatre, the Historic State Theatre, the Artist's Quarter, the Dakota, and countless other Twin Cities and regional venues. I have also appeared alongside Michael Monroe, photographer Jim Brandenburg, Tony Axtell, Pete Whitman's X-tet, and Jason Peterson DeLaire.
Mi piacerebbe conoscere: People of like minds and interests. As far as celebrities...see my heroes list, I guess.
Hey Erik, wassup? I know I said I would like to use you on some tracks and you were gracious enough to not offend me and said "sure, call me". Well, I still have your card here on my desk...and I will call you. Now, just when, is a really good question... ;) -- AK
I see you're playing with Rachel again soon, wish I could make it. I will, however, be in town around the 23rd for bit. We should catch a show, play some muzik, or at the very least, grab an adult beverage.
My summer classes start the monday after we get back unfortunately..I'm going to try to come up when possible, maybe a weekend, but definitely in August at some point.
Yes, Facebook requires copious amounts of Bahama Mama's before it will open up enough for you to "get with it." I've tried and its still threatening to disable my account whenever I try to mix business with pleasure. Myspace is way easier.
That's a fantastic idea, even though those keyboards look oppressively massive. I wonder how many back surgeries they have endured as a result..thanks for the birthday wishes, I feel old.
Speaking of old, I'm going on tour soon, you're probably not going to be in any of the cities...but don't you have a sister in Pittsburgh? If she likes jazz you should mention it to her..we don't know anything about Pittsburgh (except for that the kid in Weeds is infatuated with it). http://www. nmquintet. com
Oh also, I just found out that Facebook is a terrible place to guerilla market shows to people. I got a stern warning that my account would be deactivated if I continued "spamming." I guess you gotta pay to take advantage of Facebook's built-in demographic targeting ability..
