Anthony Coleman
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Pianists · b. 1955

Anthony Coleman

American musician

Born
30 August 1955
Brooklyn
Country
United States
Active
1977–
Record labels
Tzadik Records
Discography
13 albums

Biography

Anthony Coleman is a jazz musician who plays piano, guitar, drum kit and trombone. Anthony Coleman was born on 30 August 1955 in Brooklyn. The music is usually filed under jazz and soul. Record labels: Tzadik Records. The discography here lists 13 albums, from “Disco by Night” (1992) to “Sounding Board” (2025).

Anthony Coleman (born August 30, 1955) is an American composer and avant-garde jazz pianist. During the 1980s and 1990s he worked with John Zorn on Cobra, Kristallnacht, The Big Gundown, Archery, and Spillane and helped push modern Jewish music into the 21st century.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Disco by Night 1992
Sephardic Tinge 1995
Selfhaters 1996
The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same 1998
Pushy Blueness 2006
Shmutsige Magnaten: Coleman Plays Geburtig 2006
Lapidation 2008
Freakish 2009
The End Of Summer 2013
You 2015
Catenary Oath 2019
Arcades 2022
Sounding Board 2025

Also plays on

Albums where Anthony Coleman is credited as a sideman

1986 The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone — John Zorn harpsichord, organ, piano, vocals
1987 Spillane — John Zorn celesta, organ, piano
1990 Filmworks I: 1986-1990 — John Zorn keyboard, celesta, harpsichord, organ, piano
1990 Rootless Cosmopolitans — Marc Ribot keyboard, piano, organ, sampler
1995 Filmworks II: Music for an Untitled Film by Walter Hill — John Zorn keyboard, prepared piano
1995 John Zorn's Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory — John Zorn sampler
1996 Bar Kokhba — John Zorn piano
1997 Duras:Duchamp — John Zorn piano
1997 Filmworks IV: S/M + More — John Zorn organ
1997 Shoe String Symphonettes — Marc Ribot organ
1998 Music for Children — John Zorn celesta, musical box
2003 Scelsi Morning — Marc Ribot organ, piano, sampler, trombone

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Anthony Coleman play?

Anthony Coleman is known for playing piano, guitar, drum kit and trombone.

When and where was Anthony Coleman born?

Anthony Coleman was born 30 August 1955 in Brooklyn.

What are Anthony Coleman's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Disco by Night (1992), Sephardic Tinge (1995), Selfhaters (1996), The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same (1998) and Pushy Blueness (2006).

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