Ken Vandermark – reeds
Christof Kurzmann – electronics [loopp]
Jasper Stadhouders – bass
Tim Daisy – drums



Recorded by Christoph Amann, on November 11th, 2014, at Amann Studios, Vienna.

Mixed by Christoph Amann, Christof Kurzmann and Ken Vandermark.
Mastered by Christoph Amann.
Album design by Federico Penalva

Trost 141

Released November 2015

Available for purchase at <a href="http://catalyticsound.com/shop/made-to-break-before-the-code/">catalyticsound.com</a>

Made to Break : Dial The Number (For Agnes Varda)

STAYING HUMBLE, STAYING POSITIVE, AND STAYING MENTALLY FOCUSED...

Born in Warwick, Rhode Island on September 22nd, 1964, Ken Vandermark began studying the tenor saxophone at the age of 16. Since graduating with a degree in Film and Communications from McGill University during the spring of 1986, his primary creative emphasis has been the exploration of contemporary music that deals directly with advanced methods of improvisation. In 1989, he moved to Chicago from Boston, and has worked continuously from the early 1990′s onward, both as a performer and organizer in North America and Europe, recording in a large array of contexts, with many internationally renowned musicians (such as Fred Anderson, Ab Baars, Peter Brötzmann, Tim Daisy, Hamid Drake, Terrie Ex, Mats Gustafsson, Devin Hoff, Christof Kurzmann, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Joe McPhee, Paal Nilssen-Love, Paul Lytton, Andy Moor, Joe Morris, and Nate Wooley). His current activity includes work with Made To Break, The Resonance Ensemble, Side A, Lean Left, Fire Room, the DKV Trio, and duos with Paal Nilssen-Love and Tim Daisy; in addition, he is the music director of the experimental Pop band, The Margots. More than half of each year is spent touring in Europe, North America, and Japan, and his concerts and numerous recordings have been critically acclaimed both at home and abroad. In addition to the tenor sax, he also plays the bass and Bb clarinet, and baritone saxophone. In 1999 he was awarded the MacArthur prize for music.

Music scribe (mostly jazz + semi-, non-, un- & plain popular) for Musikkmagasinet/Klassekampen, ENO and others. Blog at https://chrismonsen.substack.com