Ken Vandermark
Ken Vandermark (USA, 1964) is a renowned avant-garde composer, improviser, saxophonist/clarinetist, curator, and writer. He has collaborated and recorded with key figures from the AACM (Fred Anderson), New York’s Downtown scene (Ikue Mori), FMP (Peter Brötzmann), British improvisation (Paul Lytton), post-punk (Terrie Ex), Ethiopian music (Getachew Mekuria), and Japanese free jazz (Akira Sakata). Since 2012, he has directed the Catalytic Sound cooperative and runs Audiographic Records (founded 2014). In 1999, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for his contributions to music.
Latest Recordings & Releases
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October Flowers for Joe McPhee
Ken Vandermark
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El Infierno Musical II
Christof Kurzmann, Katinka Kleijn, Lia Kohl, Dave Rempis, Ken Vandermark
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Pivot
Mats Gustafsson, Tomeka Reid, Chad Taylor, Ken Vandermark
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Fourth Atlas
Ken Vandermark & Tim Daisy
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Broadcast Transformer
Edition Redux
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This Is Not A Holiday!
Terrie Ex & Ken Vandermark
Recent Posts
Austin August Recap
[image of duo with Tim Kerr by Beth Kerr] Just over a month ago I visited Austin for a concert and recording session with the Chicago/Texas Sound Ensemble [with Kory […]
Midwest School 2026 (August)
Though there is much work ahead for the collaborations I have with Ben Hall, a milestone was achieved by the Field Kitchen Uptown Orchestra & Poets concerts at the Green […]
New Detroit Recording Session: June 19, 2026
Ben Hall has called it a residency, and that seems true. Since I got to Detroit on Sunday, June 14th, the time has been filled with rehearsals, performances, recording sessions, […]
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Musician (improviser/composer) who plays saxophones and clarinets, and works with a variety of styles and artists.
