Biography
Taylor Ho Bynum is a performer on cornet and various brass instruments, composer, bandleader, and interdisciplinary collaborator with artists in dance, film, and theater. Bynum is committed to the further exploration of the extensions of composition and improvisation pioneered by 20th century masters like Ellington, Ives, and the AACM, but with a third millennial flavor and a trickster sensibility. He presently leads his Trio, his Sextet, the chamber ensemble SpiderMonkey Strings, and the little big band Positive Catastrophe, and has developed a body of solo music for cornet and duo work with dancer/choreographer Rachel Bernsen. In addition to leading his own groups, Bynum regularly performs with some of the most innovative figures in creative music, such as Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, and Bill Dixon, and has ongoing collaborations with such artists as Bill Lowe, Jason Kao Hwang, and Joe Morris. His work with Anthony Braxton spans over ten years and ranges from duo to orchestra, with recent tours throughout Europe and North America and over a dozen recordings; their collaborative CD Duets (Wesleyan) 2002 received wide critical acclaim. Other recent recordings as a leader include Other Stories (Three Suites) with SpiderMonkey Strings, True Events with drummer Tomas Fujiwara, and two albums with his Sextet and Trio: The Middle Picture and Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths.
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With "a quiet energy that propels" (All About Jazz) and a style that is "both volatile and watchful" (New York Times), Tomas has worked as a sideman with a broad spectrum of artists in a wide range of styles and settings. His current projects include: Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up, Taylor Ho Bynum / Tomas Fujiwara Duo (True Events, 482 Music, 2007), The Thirteenth Assembly ((un)sentimental, Important Records, 2009), Taylor Ho Bynum Trio and Sextet (The Middle Picture, 2007), Matana Roberts' Mississippi Moonchile, Coin Coin, and Quartet (The Calling, 2006), Ideal Bread (Ideal Bread, KMB Jazz, 2008), Nate Wooley / Taylor Ho Bynum Quartet (The Throes, CIMP, 2009), Matt Bauder's Day In Pictures, Exegesis, and Aji No Moto. He has performed at venues across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and has appeared on over a dozen recordings to date. From 2000-2005, Tomas was a cast member of both the touring (2000-2003) and New York (2003-2005) companies of the Off Broadway hit STOMP. As a teacher, Tomas has taught workshops, master classes, and drum clinics throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Middle East as well as private instruction for over 10 years. TomasFujiwara.com
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With "a quiet energy that propels" (All About Jazz) and a style that is "both volatile and watchful" (New York Times), Tomas has worked as a sideman with a broad spectrum of artists in a wide range of styles and settings. His current projects include: Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up, Taylor Ho Bynum / Tomas Fujiwara Duo (True Events, 482 Music, 2007), The Thirteenth Assembly ((un)sentimental, Important Records, 2009), Taylor Ho Bynum Trio and Sextet (The Middle Picture, 2007), Matana Roberts' Mississippi Moonchile, Coin Coin, and Quartet (The Calling, 2006), Ideal Bread (Ideal Bread, KMB Jazz, 2008), Nate Wooley / Taylor Ho Bynum Quartet (The Throes, CIMP, 2009), Matt Bauder's Day In Pictures, Exegesis, and Aji No Moto. He has performed at venues across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and has appeared on over a dozen recordings to date. From 2000-2005, Tomas was a cast member of both the touring (2000-2003) and New York (2003-2005) companies of the Off Broadway hit STOMP. As a teacher, Tomas has taught workshops, master classes, and drum clinics throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Middle East as well as private instruction for over 10 years. TomasFujiwara.com
