David Fiuczynski
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Guitarists · b. 1964

David Fiuczynski

American musician

Born
5 March 1964
Newark
Country
United States
Active
1983–
Record labels
Free Lance Records, Gramavision Records, RareNoise Records
Discography
9 albums

Biography

David Fiuczynski is a jazz musician who plays guitar. David Fiuczynski was born on 5 March 1964 in Newark. The music is usually filed under jazz and jazz fusion. Record labels: Free Lance Records, Gramavision Records and RareNoise Records. The discography here lists 9 albums, from “Lunar Crush” (1994) to “MikroJazz! Neue eXpressionistische Musik” (2017). Honours include Guggenheim Fellowship.

David Fiuczynski (born March 5, 1964) is an American contemporary jazz guitarist, best known as the leader of the Screaming Headless Torsos and David Fiuczynski's KiF, and as a member of Hasidic New Wave. He has played on more than 95 albums as a session musician, band leader, or band member. Though born in the United States, his family moved to Germany when he was 8 years old and remained until he was 19. He returned to the US to study at Hampshire College and later the prestigious New England Conservatory. He received a Bachelor of Music from the latter in 1989. After living in New York City for more than a decade, he now resides in Massachusetts and is a professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Fiuczynski describes himself as "a jazz musician who doesn't want to play just jazz." Many of his albums have thematic material associated with one or more additional genres.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Lunar Crush 1994
Jazzpunk 2000
Amandala 2001
Black Cherry Acid Lab 2002
Kif 2003
KiF Express 2008
Planet Microjam 2012
Flam! Blam! Pan-Asian MicroJam! 2015
MikroJazz! Neue eXpressionistische Musik 2017

Also plays on

Albums where David Fiuczynski is credited as a sideman

1993 Plantation Lullabies — Me’Shell NdegéOcello guitar, acoustic guitar
1993 Amethyst — Billy Hart guitar
1996 Peace Beyond Passion — Me’Shell Ndegéocello guitar
1997 Oceans of Time — Billy Hart guitar
2003 Another Mind — Hiromi guitar
2005 Boston T Party — Dennis Chambers / Jeff Berlin / Dave Fiuczynski / T Lavitz electric fretless guitar, electric guitar
2021 John Zorn’s Bagatelles, Vol. 5–8 — John Zorn arranger, guitar

Awards

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does David Fiuczynski play?

David Fiuczynski is known for playing guitar.

When and where was David Fiuczynski born?

David Fiuczynski was born 5 March 1964 in Newark.

What are David Fiuczynski's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Lunar Crush (1994), Jazzpunk (2000), Amandala (2001), Black Cherry Acid Lab (2002) and Kif (2003).

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