Joel Futterman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Joel Futterman

American musician

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1946

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession: pianist, saxophonist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Joel Futterman

  • Joel Futterman (born April 30, 1946 in Chicago) is an American jazz pianist and soprano saxophonist. A native of Chicago, Joel Futterman was influenced both musically and philosophically by Gene Shaw, with whom he worked with and studied for a few years.
  • Futterman was also influenced by Joseph Schwarzbaum, a writer, poet, and philosopher, as well as his brother Ronald.
  • His influences include Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, and Eric Dolphy. From 1964 to 1969, Joel Futterman played bebop and other forms of jazz in various settings in Chicago.
  • He played with artists affiliated with the AACM, but eventually left Chicago, moving to Virginia Beach in 1972.
  • His first album, Cafeteria, was released in 1979.
  • Since then, Futterman's recordings have included Jimmy Lyons, Richard Davis, and Hal Russell.
  • In the 1980s he released several albums of material on his own label, JDF.
  • After Lyons's death in 1986, Futterman quit working professionally for a time; some of their performances together were reissued in the 1990s. Joel eventually returned to active performance.
  • Some of his older material was reissued on Ear-Rational, Konnex Records, Bellaphon Records and Silkheart Records around this time.
  • In 1994 Joel Futterman met Kidd Jordan, who introduced him to Alvin Fielder, and this trio has performed and recorded together for years.
  • Also, Joel Futterman has performed with Greg Foster, Paul Murphy, Joseph Jarman, Jay Oliver, Ike Levin, and William Parker.
  • Labels that have released his music include JDF, Silkheart, Charles Lester Music, and others. Futterman is the author of three books.

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