Ike Sturm

Ike Sturm
Born	(1978-06-29) June 29, 1978 Wisconsin, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Upright bass
Associated acts	Ted Poor Quartet, Jostein Gulbrandsen Trio

Ike Sturm (born 29 June 1978 in Wisconsin) is a bassist, composer, and bandleader in New York. He serves as Music Director for the Jazz Ministry at Saint Peter's Church in Manhattan.^[1]

Biography

Raised in a musical home in Wisconsin, Sturm learned from his father, composer and arranger Fred Sturm. He received degrees from the Eastman School of Music and has performed with Gene Bertoncini, Donny McCaslin, Bobby McFerrin, Ben Monder, Ingrid Jensen, Steve Lehman, Maria Schneider, Kenny Wheeler and many others. He has played on four Down Beat award-winning recordings as well as Steve Reich's albums for Cantaloupe Music and Nonesuch Records. He has appeared with the International Contemporary Ensemble, Signal and Alarm Will Sound.^[1]

Commissioned by Saint Peter's Church, he composed Jazz Mass as a large-scale work featuring choir, string orchestra, and saxophonist Donny McCaslin.^[2] The recording received 4 1/2 stars rating and was named among the Best of 2010 in Down Beat magazine. Jazz Mass premiered in Europe in 2011 at the Gedächtniskirche in Berlin.^[3]

Discography

Solo albums

2004: Spirit (Ike Sturm)
2009: Jazzmass (CD Baby)

Collaborations

With Steve Reich

2002: Tehillim / The Desert Music (Cantaloupe)

With Ted Poor Quartet

2004: All Around (Trier)

With Kira Fontana

2007: The Inner Revolution (Spark the Fire)

With Alan Ferber

20110: Music for Nonet and Strings / Chamber Songs (Sunnyside)

With Jostein Gulbrandsen Trio

2011: Release of Tension (CD Baby)^[4]

With J.J. Wright

2014: Inward Looking Outward (Ropeadope)^[5]

References

1 2 "Ike Sturm". Biography. SmallsJazzClub.com. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
↑ Mergner, Lee (2009-07-11). "The Double Life of Jazz Bassist Ike Sturm". JazzTimes. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
↑ Kvalevaag, Geir Kåre (February 2, 2012). "Ike Sturm Ensemble (New York) og Jazzå Storband konsert Mandag 12. mars kl. 20.00 i Storsalen" (in Norwegian). Storsalen.no. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
↑ "Jostein Gulbrandsen trio". Biography. CDbaby.com. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
↑ "Ike Sturm". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved June 14, 2014.

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