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American composer

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Active from
1952-09-19

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Rhys Chatham (b. New York City) is an American avant-garde composer, guitarist, and trumpet player. He currently lives in France. In the early 1970s Chatham was the first music director of The Kitchen in New York. His early compositions owed a significant debt to La Monte Young and other minimalists. His concert productions included experimenters Maryanne Amacher, Robert Ashley, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros, Steve Reich, and early alternative-rockers such as Brian Eno, Robert

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Instance of
human
Given name
Rhys
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Manhattan
Occupation
trumpeter
Languages spoken
English language
Student of
La Monte Young
Instrument
guitar
Record label
Ninja Tune
Official website
www.rhyschatham.net
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date of birth
1952-09-19
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Rhys Chatham
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start of work period
1971-00-00
social media followers
1749
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