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Also known as Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith

English musician, composer and improvisor

Music · MusicBrainz

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1949-02-17
avant-progchamber musicexperimentalexperimental rockfree improvisationmodern classical

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Fred Frith (born February 17, 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor. Probably best-known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-prog group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew. He has collaborated with a number of prominent musicians, including Robert Wyatt, Brian Eno, Lars Hollmer, The Residents, Lol Coxhill, John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Derek Bailey, Iva Bittová and

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www.fredfrith.com
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FredFrith August2006.jpg
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Fred Frith
date of birth
1949-02-17
name in native language
Fred Frith
start of work period
1968-00-00
birth name
Jeremy Webster Frith
pseudonym
Fred Frith
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Fred Frith, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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