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Heathfield, Sussex, England, UK
English musician, composer and professor, who is known for his avant-garde works involving electric guitars, film soundtracks and using improvisations in his music. He first gained prominence as a member of progressive rock band Henry Cow, in the 1970s, and collaborated with various musicians and bands throughout his career. Since the 1980s, he has composed music for film, theatre and dance. In…
Known for
- Attwenger Adventure2007
- Touch the Sound — Himself2004
- A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn — Self2002
- Step Across the Border — Self1990
- John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990 — Themself
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1949-02-17
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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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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Frith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Heathfield
- Sibling
- Chris D. Frith
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Educated at
- Christ's College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz fusion
- Instrument
- bass
- Record label
- Tzadik Records
- Official website
- www.fredfrith.com
- Image
- FredFrith August2006.jpg
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- Fred Frith
- date of birth
- 1949-02-17
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- Category:Fred Frith
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- 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
Article · Español
Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (Heathfield, Reino Unido, 17 de febrero de 1949) es un compositor, multiinstrumentista e improvisador inglés. Comenzó su carrera en 1968 con su compañero de universidad Tim Hodgkinson, con quien fundó Henry Cow. Pasarían cinco años hasta el álbum debut del grupo. Desde entonces Frith es una de las principales figuras de la escena Avant-prog y Rock in Opposition. Fundó Art Bears con dos ex-Henry Cow y grabó con Robert Wyatt, Brian Eno, Mike Oldfield, The Residents y John Zorn, entre muchos otros. Además grabó decenas de álbumes de improvisación en vivo con músicos de todo el mundo y tiene una extensa carrera en solitario. En 2001 fundó su propia discográfica, Fred Records.
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