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Ken Vandermark
Warwick, United States
Ken Vandermark is credited on 191 releases across 103 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
191
Pressings credited
103
Albums
5
Decades active
56
In collections
Biography
Ken Vandermark (born September 22, 1964) is an American composer and reedist. A fixture on the Chicago-area music scene since the 1990s, Vandermark has earned wide critical praise for his playing and his multilayered compositions, which typically balance intricate orchestration with passionate improvisation. He has led or been a member of many groups, has collaborated with many other musicians, and was awarded a 1999 MacArthur Fellowship. He plays tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, and baritone saxophone. He was also a member of NRG Ensemble.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
191 releases · 103 albums · active 1984–2025
- Performance · 373
- Other credits · 59
- Engineering · 19
- Production · 15
- Mastering · 8
Studios: Airwave Recording Studios · Steamroom, Chicago · Solid Sound Studios, Hoffman Estates, IL · Acme Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- The Vandermark 5
- Jim O'Rourke
- The Flying Luttenbachers
- Superchunk
- Steam (5)
- Gastr Del Sol
- The Denison/Kimball Trio
- Boxhead Ensemble
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