circa may09 as a leader:
canada day (clean feed oct09, with nate wooley, matt bauder, chris dingman, eivind opsvik) woodblock prints (brian drye, jose davila, jonathan goldberger, jason mears, mike mcginnis, sara schoenbeck, garth stevenson, mark taylor)
others' bands:
nate wooley quintet, adam rudolph's organic orchestra, jessica pavone quartet, ned rothenberg trio, sean moran's big elephant
collaborative:
saris (duo with sara schoenbeck)
convergence quartet (hawkins/lash/bynum)
plus adhoc groups
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"harris eisenstadt is strong proof that jazz is still young and growing," declared l.a. weekly's greg burk. critics have called him "a rising presence as a composer of note" (troy collins, allaboutjazz.com), "vital and increasingly influential" (glenn astarita, jazzreview.com) and "one of the most creative and skilled musician/composers incorporating traditional material to create new and vital improvised music" (robert iannapollo, allaboutjazz-new york). the village voice's jim macnie adds, "he's perpetually building new ensembles to suit the variety of music he hears in his head—that's what composers do."
one of only a handful of drummers equally well-known for his work as a composer, eisenstadt is among the most versatile and prolific musicians of his generation. his eclectic resume includes studies with some of the most respected names in both improvised music and west african drumming, and performances in genres ranging from film and theater to poetry and dance to contemporary classical and opera. most active in jazz and improvised music, as both an in-demand sideman and a bandleader, he has performed all over the globe, earned commissions from organizations such as meet the composer and the american composers forum, and appeared on more than 35 recordings over the past decade. his latest, guewel (clean feed, 2008), was named one of the year’s best in publications such as allaboutjazz.com, time out new york and the village voice.
Most of the mp3s above are from a fall07 Canada Day gig, with Nate Wooley, Matt Bauder, Chris Dingman, and Eivind Opsvik (studio recording coming fall09 on Clean Feed). Plus one track from Evan Eisenstadt's short film Prism, which I scored.
Hey Hey Harris...hope everything's allright...it was a nice time in Portalegre...hope to see you soon...is always good when you meet good people...that up tempo composition...is on my mind...all the best for you and yours...=)
