For the American real estate owner, see Charles S. Cohen. For the British soldier, barrister and politician, see Charles Waley Cohen.
Charles Cohen
Charles Cohen
Background information
Born
(1945-10-09)October 9, 1945
Died
(2017-09-29)September 29, 2017
Genres
Ambient, avant garde, glitch, noise
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Buchla Easel
Website
www.colorisluxury.org
Musical artist
Charles Cohen (1945-2017) was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area-based free jazz musician and composer.[1][2] Creating music since 1971, his music was entirely improvisational and produced solely on a vintage Buchla Music Easel synthesizer, an extremely rare integrated analog performance instrument made by synthesizer pioneer Don Buchla.[3][4] He has been increasingly recognized for his artistry performing internationally and was one of a handful of musicians who has mastered the Buchla Music Easel.[5][6][7][8][9] Only twenty-five of the instruments were produced in the early 1970s and only a few have survived.[2] He was also considered a pioneer in synthesizers and performance music. In 2011, Cohen was named a Pew Fellow by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage for his contributions to improvised and electronic music.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
He says he was inspired by free jazz pianist Cecil Taylor. Cohen worked for many years with musician Jeff Cain in their group The Ghostwriters.[18] He worked with other media artists in improvisational settings such as the Red Room, Knitting Factory and Tonic.[19] Cohen concentrated on creating electronic music in the setting of the live performance space.[20] He was openly gay and has performed in LGBT-specific performances, events and venues.[21][22][23]
^"A Dramatic 'Odyssey' on the Temple Stage", Philadelphia Inquirer, April 21, 1987.
^ abHolmes, 224.
^"Duo's Sound is Eerie, Yet Provocative", Philadelphia Inquirer, February 25, 1983.
^"Bhundo Boys Offer Some 'Jit' African Pop Group at Chestnut Cabaret.", Philadelphia Inquirer, August 26, 1988.
^Keyboard, Volume 29, Issues 7-12, 2003.
^"Charles Cohen - June 2010 Chicago", Matrix Synth, June 23, 2010.
^Holmes, 225.
^"The Lowdown on the High Zero Festival", CMJ:New Music Monthly, page 81, Oct 2001.
^Elliott Sharp, "Noise Storm", Ars Nova, September 20, 2010.
^Holmes, 16.
^The Wire, page 40, Issues 203-208, 2001.
^Signal to noise, page 54, Issue 35, 2004.
^"Charles Cohen: Music for Dance and Theater", Option magazine, page 123, Volume 20, 1988.
^Ear, Volume 15, page 59, New Wilderness Foundation, 1990.
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