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Tristan Honsinger (born October 23, 1949) is an American cello player active in free jazz and free improvisation. He is perhaps best known for his long-running collaboration with free jazz pianist Cecil Taylor and guitarist Derek Bailey. Honsinger has a striking appearance, with body language reminiscent of that of a slapstick actor.

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  • Tristan Honsinger (* 23. Oktober 1949 in Burlington, Vermont) ist ein US-amerikanischer Free-Jazz-Cellist. (de)
  • Tristan Honsinger (born October 23, 1949) is an American cello player active in free jazz and free improvisation. He is perhaps best known for his long-running collaboration with free jazz pianist Cecil Taylor and guitarist Derek Bailey. Born in Burlington, Vermont, United States, Honsinger was given music lessons from a very early age, as his mother had hopes of creating a chamber orchestra together with his brother and sister. At the age of 12, Tristan would give concerts on a nearly weekly basis. He studied classical cello at the New England Conservatory in Boston before moving to Montreal in 1969 to avoid the draft. While in Canada, he became interested in improvisational music. Honsinger moved to Europe in 1974 and was active throughout the continent. He operates from Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Honsinger has a striking appearance, with body language reminiscent of that of a slapstick actor. He has experimented with a combo of three string-players (violin, cello and double bass) and drums in 1991, under the name , and has worked in other musical fields, including collaborations with UK post punk band The Pop Group in 1979, The Ex during the early 1990s and Ig Henneman Tentet. According to Dutch Volkskrant journalist Erik van de Berg, "Honsinger is someone who hasn't lost his childhood fantasy entirely. His compositions are like a child's drawing, or even more like a story from Winnie The Pooh: awkward and touchingly simple, yet full of deeper meanings for those who want to see them." In the same article, Honsinger commented: "Simple things fascinate me, simple stories and simple characters. It's not that I write for children in particular, but I think they would understand it very well. I usually get the best reactions from an audience with a good mix of children and adults. I don't like to play for one particular age group. It is almost a necessity for me to compose in the form of stories and texts. It gives me ideas and it does help the musicians in their improvisation if they can think: this story is about a little man who takes a walk and experiences this, that and the other. It also helps the audience, it gives them something to hold on to." (en)
  • Tristan Honsinger (Burlington (Vermont), 23 oktober 1949) is een Amerikaanse cellist en componist in de free jazz. Honsinger speelt sinds zijn negende cello. Hij studeerde kort aan het New England Conservatory en vanaf 1968 aan het conservatorium van Baltimore, maar was niet gelukkig in de klassieke muziek. In 1969 verhuisde hij naar Montreal, waar hij ging improviseren. In 1974 vestigde hij zich in Amsterdam en kort daarop in Parijs. Terug in Nederland speelde hij in de (ICP) van Misha Mengelberg en Han Bennink. Ook werkte hij met Derek Bailey. Eind jaren zeventig vertrok hij naar Italië, waar hij werkte met een theatergroep en waar hij een eigen band oprichtte, This, That, and the Other, met daarin onder meer , Michael Vatcher en Sean Bergin. De groep bestond maar kort, maar kende later verschillende wederopstandingen. Ook werkte hij in Italië met bijvoorbeeld en Gianluigi Trovesi. Eind jaren tachtig ging hij samenwerken met Cecil Taylor. In de jaren erna speelde hij in allerlei groepen van de pianist. In de jaren negentig speelde hij met een strijkkwartet en werkte hij met de Nederlandse groep The Ex. In de jaren nul van de eenentwintigste eeuw speelde hij onder meer met Tobias Delius, Sean Bergin, Ig Henneman en ICP. (nl)
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  • Tristan Honsinger (* 23. Oktober 1949 in Burlington, Vermont) ist ein US-amerikanischer Free-Jazz-Cellist. (de)
  • Tristan Honsinger (born October 23, 1949) is an American cello player active in free jazz and free improvisation. He is perhaps best known for his long-running collaboration with free jazz pianist Cecil Taylor and guitarist Derek Bailey. Honsinger has a striking appearance, with body language reminiscent of that of a slapstick actor. (en)
  • Tristan Honsinger (Burlington (Vermont), 23 oktober 1949) is een Amerikaanse cellist en componist in de free jazz. Honsinger speelt sinds zijn negende cello. Hij studeerde kort aan het New England Conservatory en vanaf 1968 aan het conservatorium van Baltimore, maar was niet gelukkig in de klassieke muziek. In 1969 verhuisde hij naar Montreal, waar hij ging improviseren. In 1974 vestigde hij zich in Amsterdam en kort daarop in Parijs. Terug in Nederland speelde hij in de (ICP) van Misha Mengelberg en Han Bennink. Ook werkte hij met Derek Bailey. (nl)
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  • Tristan Honsinger (nl)
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