Jimmy Halperin
| Jimmy Halperin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 (age 58–59) Queens, New York City |
| Origin | U.S.A |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments |
Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone |
| Associated acts |
Lennie Tristano Warne Marsh Dominic Duval |
| Website | www |
Jimmy Halperin (born 1958 in Queens, New York City) is an American Saxophonist (tenor and soprano) and composer in avant-garde jazz and new improvised music.
Halperin has since 1970 been involved in the music of Lennie Tristano, and he got lessons with Tristano selv and Sal Mosca at a young age. The first recordings in 1986 he did within the Warne Marsh Quintet (Back Home at the label CrissCross). Since 1982, Halperin worked with bassist Dominic Duval and the first joint recordings were made until 2003.
In 1997 Halperin released his debut album under his own name on the label Zinnia: a Tristano dedicated duet with Sal Mosca (Psalm). In 1998 he joined the Thomas Andersen Quintet (NorCD), and in 2001, he participated in a trio with bassist Don Messina and drummer Bill Chattin at Cadence Jazz Records. At this time he also worked at CIMP as a session musician with Duval and Jay Rosen.
In 2003 the result of closer cooperation in CIMP-was released on the album Joy And Gravitas, with interpretations of Jazz Standards, i.e. "A Night in Tunisia", "Love for Sale", "My Funny Valentine", "Don't Explain", "Naima" og "Round Midnight!, followed by the Duo album Monkinus by Halperin and Duval on the label CIMP. In 2009 Halperin and Duval recorded the music of Thelonious Monk on the albumet Monk Dreams, released on the Lithuanian label NoBusiness Records. In June 2009 they played at the Jazzfest Villach.
Halperin has also played with pianist Andreas Schmidt, Alex Hagen Stringproject and in Duo with guitarist Joe Giglio. In 2015 the album "Snow Tiger" was released, a collaboration with Swedish guitarist Pål Nyberg, with whom he toured extensively in 2015 to 2017. In 2016 he was featured artist with the Norwegian Kristoffer Eikrem Quintet at the Moldejazz.
(Klangverk Recordings)
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