Carla Kihlstedt

Carla Kihlstedt

Carla Kihlstedt performing with Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Austria, November 2007
Background information
Born 1971 (age 4445)[1][2]
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres Avant-garde, experimental, free improvisation, contemporary classical
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Violin, keyboards, vocals
Years active 1998–present
Labels Tzadik, Twelve Cups, Intakt
Associated acts Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Tin Hat, Causing a Tiger, Charming Hostess, 2 Foot Yard, Stolen Babies, The Book of Knots, Cosa Brava, Rabbit Rabbit
Website www.carlakihlstedt.com

Carla Kihlstedt (born 1971)[1][2] is an American composer, violinist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and currently working from a home studio on Cape Cod.[3]

She is a founding member of Tin Hat Trio (1997, renamed Tin Hat), Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, The Book of Knots, Causing a Tiger and Rabbit Rabbit. Other musical projects include 2 Foot Yard, Charming Hostess and Minamo (Carla Kihlstedt & Satoko Fujii). She is a recognized classical composer who has performed with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE),[4] has worked occasionally on projects with Tom Waits and Fred Frith, and recorded numerous albums as a guest or session musician. Kihlstedt has studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and Oberlin Conservatory of Music.[5]

In February 2012 she founded Rabbit Rabbit with her husband (and former Sleepytime Gorilla Museum drummer) Matthias Bossi. Rabbit Rabbit released their debut album, Rabbit Rabbit Radio – Vol. 1 in 2013. The band revolves around a song-a-month subscription website called Rabbit Rabbit Radio.[6]

Discography

Collaborations and bands

Phil Gelb, Carla Kihlstedt, John Shiurba, Matthew Sperry
Charming Hostess
Tin Hat
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
2 Foot Yard
Lesli Dalaba, Fred Frith, Eric Glick Rieman & Carla Kihlstedt
The Book of Knots
Carla Kihlstedt & Shahzad Ismaily
Carla Kihlstedt, Fred Frith & Stevie Wishart
Carla Kihlstedt & Satoko Fujii
Cosa Brava
Causing a Tiger
Carla Kihlstedt & Matthias Bossi
Rabbit Rabbit

As a guest or session musician

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Carla Kihlstedt". Celebrity Networth. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  2. 1 2 "Carla Kihlstedt". Other Minds. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  3. "WNYC Sound Check". Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  4. "New York Times". Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  5. "The official Carla Kihlstedt website". Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  6. "Rabbit Rabbit Radio". Rabbit Rabbit Radio. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
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