Robert Black (bassist)
Robert Black is an East Coast-based double bassist, electric bassist, improvisor and educator.[1][2]
A student of Gary Karr, Black has performed with the Hartford Symphony, the Ciompi and Miami String Quartets and the orchestras of the Monadock and Moab Festivals. He is a founding member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars. As a solo and chamber musician, Black has collaborated with and commissioned artists as diverse as John Cage, Evan Ziporyn, Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon, David Lang, Meredith Monk, DJ Spooky amidst a slew of others.
Black lives in Hartford, Connecticut and is currently on the faculty of the Hartt School and the Manhattan School of Music.
References[]
- ^ Robert Black biography on the Bang on a Can website
- ^ Robert Black biography on the Hartt School website
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