Anders Griffen

Anders Griffen is a drummer, composer, and trumpet player from Brooklyn, New York. Griffen works in a range of contexts including folk, jazz, pop, improvised music, and modern dance theater.[1]

Career

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Griffen is known for his work with songwriters and jazz musicians, playing the drum set sensitively and quietly enough to accompany acoustic music. His first appearance on record was in 1997, a tribute to Charles Moffett entitled Vision Blue[2] with tenor saxophonist, Frank Lowe. They also completed two European tours with bassist, Bernard Santacruz.[3] Other notable artists that have sought Griffen's accompaniment include Regina Spektor, Paleface, Jeffrey Lewis and Kimya Dawson, and their "super-group", The Bundles,[4] and bands like Dufus and Death to Anders.

In recent years Griffen has formed a partnership with singer-songwriter Diane Cluck.[5] They perform as a duo and have toured the Pacific Northwest and the United Kingdom.[6][7][8] He also performs monthly with various other musicians and choreographers in and around New York.[9]

Reviews

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  • "Anders Griffen is a very different drummer than Moffett, far quieter and unobtrusive." Derek Taylor, 2001[10]
  • "drummer Anders Griffen ... brings backing rhythm to the solo pieces with ghostly finesse ... Griffen's technique is so understated and tailored to [the] music that sometimes it feels like he isn't playing at all." Sam Wolby, 2010[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Anders Griffen | Biography". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  2. ^ "Vision Blue - Creative Improvised Music Projects". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  3. ^ "Denis Charles: En Memoire". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  4. ^ "The Bundles: Anti-Folk's Answer to the Supergroup - Seattle Music - Reverb". Archived from the original on 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  5. ^ Babcock, Jay (2009-06-07). "FEY PRESENTS: June Happenings! (Portland, OR) | Arthur Magazine". Arthurmag.com. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  6. ^ "Letters With Mixtapes.: Diane Cluck". Lettersmixtape.blogspot.com. 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2011-06-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Diane Cluck and Anders Griffen announce new UK shows | for Folk's Sake". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  9. ^ "Anders Griffen | Calendar". Archived from the original on 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  10. ^ "Bodies & Soul + Vision Blue : Frank Lowe : CD Reviews : One Final Note". Archive.is. 2012-09-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  11. ^ Sam Walby, Now Then, Issue 31, p.25, October 2010, ""Now then | Issue 31. |". Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-06-16."
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