Elliott Sharp

Person · Open Library

Born

1951-03-01

Works

1

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Listeners

17,218

Total plays

123,653

Sharp is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer. A central figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City for over 30 years, Elliott Sharp has released over eighty-five recordings ranging from orchestral music to blues, jazz, noise, free improvisation, no wave, and electronic music. Having played in a number of bands; Hi Sheriffs Of Blue, Mofungo, Semantics; and Bootstrappers, he leads the projects Elliott Sharp / Carbon and Elliott Sharp / Orchestra

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Key dates

Born

1 March 1951

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Family name

Sharp

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Cleveland

Occupation

conductor

Educated at

Cornell University

Award

Guggenheim Fellowship

Genre

contemporary classical music

Instrument

saxophone