 Nels and his Jazzmaster. Photo by Karen Cline (2000). Nels Cline (born in Los Angeles in 1956) is an American guitarist and composer. He began to play guitar at age 12 when his twin brother, Alex Cline took up the drums; they have recorded and performed together many times. Image File history File links Nelscline. ...
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Cline is known for his improvisational work and for the diversity of his musical projects. He has played with jazz musicians Charlie Haden, Gregg Bendian, Wadada Leo Smith, Tim Berne, Vinny Golia and the late bassist Eric Von Essen, a longtime musical companion in the L.A. jazz group Quartet Music. Cline has also performed and recorded with punk rock hero Mike Watt in his touring bands The Crew of the Flying Saucer and The Black Gang, as well as with members of Sonic Youth and country music legend Willie Nelson, and in the jazz/punk/improv band Banyan with Watt and ex-Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins. Clines current outfit is the improv/free jazz ensamble The Nels Cline Singers, with which he has recorded two albums, Instumentals and The Giant Pin. Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ...
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Cline has performed on over 100 albums in the jazz, pop, rock and experimental music genres. His most recent work as a leader is The Giant Pin by The Nels Cline Singers, released in late 2004 by Cryptogramophone Records. He continues to expand his audience as a member of the Grammy-winning rock band Wilco, which he joined in early 2004. Experimentalism can refer to the state of philosophy, or a particular music style. ...
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Selected Discography
Nels Cline has participated in numerous projects and other bands. The albums listed above are a selection of the releases from Nels' personal projects, trios, and bands. For a more comprehensive list of Nels' recordings, see Nels Cline Discography. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
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1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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