Chris Corsano (b. 1975, USA) is a New York-based drummer who has been active at the intersections of collective improvisation, free jazz, avant-rock, and experimental music since the late 1990's.
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He's been the rim-batterer of choice for some of the greatest contemporary purveyors of "jazz" (Joe McPhee, Paul Flaherty, Mette Rasmussen, Zoh Amba) and "rock" (Sir Richard Bishop, Bill Orcutt, Jim O'Rourke), as well as artists beyond categorization (Björk for her Volta album and world tour, Michael Flower, Okkyung Lee). The Guardian has called him "one of the world's great drummers."
Music Mentions
- Jimi Hendrix
- Captain Beefheart
- Minutemen
- The Meters
- George Hurley
- Mike Watt
Performance dynamics through the years (17:50):
- Ornette Coleman
- John Coltrane
- Cecil Taylor
- Michael Ehlers
- Eremite Records
- Paul Flaherty
- Randall Colbourne
- TEST!
Q&A
- Rolling Stones
- Led Zeppelin
- Androide
Discovering music today (29:30):
- Band Camp
- Zoh Amba
- Farida Amadou
First album ever purchased (31:49):
- “Greatest Hits” by Weird Al Yankovic
Most recent album purchased (32:56):
- “sun lit starlings” by Marta Warelis
Noteworthy artists discovered in the past year (36:18):
- Mabe Fratti
- Earth Ball
- Don Malfon
- Gibrán Andrade
Desert Island Discs (43:58):
- “Curtis/Live!” by Curtis Mayfield
- “Live” by TEST!
- “Body and Soul” by Billie Holiday
Recommendations for future guests (48:36):
- Ben Chesney
- Farida Amadou
