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Henry Kaiser
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Guitarists · b. 1952

Henry Kaiser

American guitarist, film director, and scientific diver

Born
19 September 1952
Oakland
Country
United States
Record labels
Drag City, Metalanguage Records
Discography
47 albums

Biography

Henry Kaiser is a jazz musician who plays guitar. Henry Kaiser was born on 19 September 1952 in Oakland. The music is usually filed under funk and free improvisation. Record labels: Drag City and Metalanguage Records. The discography here lists 47 albums, from “Protocol” (1978) to “The Lenoir Investigation” (2022).

Henry Kaiser (born September 19, 1952) is an American guitarist and composer, known as an idiosyncratic soloist, a sideman, an ethnomusicologist, and a film score composer. Recording and performing prolifically in many styles of music, Kaiser is a fixture in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. He is considered a member of the "second generation" of American free improvisers. He is married to Canadian artist Brandy Gale. He is the son of Henry J. Kaiser Jr. and the grandson of industrialist Henry J. Kaiser.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Protocol 1978
Outside Pleasure 1980
Aloha 1981
Who Needs Enemies? 1983
Invite The Spirit 1984
It's a Wonderful Life 1984
Marrying for Money 1986
Devil in the Drain 1987
Alternative Versions 1988
Those Who Know History Are Doomed to Repeat It 1988
Popular Science 1989
Hope You Like Our New Direction 1991
Tomorrow Knows Where You Live 1991
A World out of Time: Henry Kaiser & David Lindley in Madagascar 1992
A World out of Time, Vol. 2: Henry Kaiser & David Lindley in Madagascar 1993
The Five Heavenly Truths 1993
Acoustics 1994
The Sweet Sunny North 1994
Eternity Blue 1995
The Sweet Sunny North, Volume 2 1996
Yo, Miles! 1998
Passwords 1999
Through 1999
Guitar Party 2003
Yo Miles! Sky Garden 2004
Invite The Spirit 2006 2006
Night Sky Day Dream 2007
Where Endless Meets Disappearing 2009
A Little Stroke Of Light 2010 · Live
YO MILES! Lightning 2010
YO MILES! Shinjuku 2010
Ninja Star Danger Rock 2011
The Starbreak Splatterlight 2012
Encounters at the End of the World 2013
Requia and Other Improvisations for Guitar Solo 2013
Plane Crash 2 2015
Plane Crash Two 2015
The Celestial Squid 2015
Igneity: After the Fall of Civilization 2016
Together Apart 2017
More Requia 2019
In the Arctic Dreamtime 2020
At One Time 2021
The Lenoir Investigation 2022
Five Times Surprise
Nostalgia for Infinity
Outside Aloha Pleasure

Also plays on

Albums where Henry Kaiser is credited as a sideman

1984 Sound-System — Herbie Hancock guitar

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Henry Kaiser play?

Henry Kaiser is known for playing guitar.

When and where was Henry Kaiser born?

Henry Kaiser was born 19 September 1952 in Oakland.

What are Henry Kaiser's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Protocol (1978), Outside Pleasure (1980), Aloha (1981), Who Needs Enemies? (1983) and Invite The Spirit (1984).

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