Wayne Horvitz
Wayne Horvitz (born September 1, 1955) is an American composer, keyboardist and record producer. He came to prominence in the Downtown scene of 1980s and '90s New York City, where he met his future wife, the singer, songwriter and pianist Robin Holcomb. He is noted for working with John Zorn's Naked City among others. Horvitz has since relocated to the Seattle, Washington area where he has several ongoing groups and has worked as an adjunct professor of composition at Cornish College of the Arts.
Genre: free-jazz, avant-garde
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Top Tracks
- Fever
- Prodigal Son Revisited
- in One time and another
- Nightbirds: Open 24 hours
- SWEETER THAN THE DAY
- Swtter Than the Day
- Julian's Ballad
- Interlude
- With The Hammer Down
- Pliant Plaint
- The House That Brings a Smile: Part 3
- The House That Brings a Smile: Part 2
- The House That Brings a Smile: Part 1
- The Montana Section
- After All
- Mr. Rogers (Live)
- Miss Ann (Live)
- The Very Beginning (Live)
- The Boss (Live)
- Speech (Live)
Albums (40)
- GHOST (2025)
- Live Forever, Vol. 3: Wayne Horvitz, Bill Frisell Duo: Frankfurt, Knitting Factory 89-90 (2024)
- 11 Improvisations for Piano and Amplified Piano (2024)
- Live Forever, Vol. 2: Horvitz, Morris, Previte Trio: New York City, Germany 88-89 (2023)
- Live Forever, Vol. 1: The President: New York in the 80s (2021)
- Scattered Diamonds (2020)
- Cell Walk (2020)
- No Blood Relation (2020)
- The Snowghost Sessions (2018)
- Transcendence (2018)
- Some Places Are Forever Afternoon (11 Places For Richard Hugo) (2015)
- 55: Music and Dance in Concrete (2014)
- Wish The Children Would Come On Home (2014)
- Sweeter Than The Day (2014)
- Wayne Horvitz: Joe Hill: 16 Actions for Orchestra, Voices, and Soloist (2008)
- Whispers, Hymns And A Murmur (2006)
- Film Music 1998-2001 (2002)
- FROM A WINDOW (2001)
- Things I Done Wrong (1970)
- Upper Egypt (1999)
- Forever (1970)
- Brand Spankin' New (1998)
- 4 + 1 Ensemble (1970)
- Daylight (1997)
- Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg (1997)
- Monologue (1997)
- Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach (1997)
- Cold Spell (1997)
- Windham Hill Sampler '96 (1996)
- Live in Poland (1995)
- Miss Ann (1994)
- Halfrack (1993)
- This New Generation (1970)
- The Romantics: Romantic Music of the 19th Century (1990)
- The New York Composers Orchestra (1990)
- Bring Yr Camera (1970)
- Stay Awake (Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films) (1988)
- Caged/Uncaged (A rock, experimental homage to John Cage) (1970)
- Nine Below Zero (1986)
- Long Understood Some Order (1983)
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