such as Andrew Barker's "ACID BIRDS" with Jaime Fennelly and Charles Waters.
Since moving from Atlanta, Ga. to New York City in 1997, Andrew held the drum chair for several months with trumpeter ROY CAMPBELL JR'S quintet, "TAZ" in a weekly engagement at the legendary Halem jazz club, the Lenox Lounge. In addition, Andrew has performed with MacArthur Foundation award winner KEN VANDERMARK, saxophonist / composer JOHN ZORN, ASSIF TSAHAR'S "ZOANTHROPIC ORCHESTRA," violinist MAT MANERI, pianist MYRA MELFORD, and the legendary bassist of the "Revolutionary Ensemble," SIRONE (Norris Jones), Andrew's mentor.
Other colaborations have included performances with MATTHEW SHIPP, BUTCH MORRIS' "CONDUCTION ORCHESTRA," guitarist THURSTON MOORE of Sonic Youth, and recorded with legendary saxophonist SONNY SIMMONS.
Festivals:
2005 Victoriaville Musique Actuelle festival. With William Parker's "Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra"
2005 Vision Festival.
2002 Vision Festival in NYC with William Parker and the "Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra," the Rob Brown Quartet, and with the Gold Sparkle Trio.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
ANDREW BARKER / MATTHEW SHIPP / CHARLES WATERS "Apostolic Polyphony" 2003 Drimala Records.
SONNY SIMMONS' "RENEGADE SOCIETY NYC 2002" Parallactic Recordings. 2003.
GOLD SPARKLE TRIO "Thunder Reminded Me: Live NYC" Clean Feed. 2003.
WILLIAM PARKER and the LITTLE HUEY CREATIVE MUSIC ORCHESTRA "Raincoat in the River" Eremite Records 2002.
WILLIAM PARKER and the LITTLE HUEY CREATIVE MUSIC ORCHESTRA "The Mayor of Punkville" Aum Fidelity Records. 2000
ANDREW BARKER/DANIEL CARTER DUO "Common Soldier" Qbico Records. 2001.
ANDREW BARKER/CHARLES WATERS DUO "Dialogues in Now!"
QBICO Records. LP. Recorded in 2000.
ANDREW BARKER/CHARLES WATERS DUO "s/t". lp EARMARK-23. 1993.
ASSIF TSAHAR-ZOANTHROPIC ORCHESTRA "Embracing the Void"
Hopscotch Records. 2002.
CHRIS JONAS' THE SUN SPITS CHERRIES featuring MYRA MELFORD "The Vermilion" Hopscotch Records. 2001.
GOLD SPARKLE BAND "Fugues and Flowers" Squealer Records. 2002.
TARA JANE O'NEAL "Perigrine" Touch&Go / Quarterstick Records. 1999.
KELLY HOGAN "The Whistle Only Dogs Can Hear" Long Play Records. 1996.
PRESS QUOTES:
"Making like Tony Williams, circa 'Out to Lunch,' Barker fills infinitesimally small gaps with dexterous counter-rhythms, while Carter plays up and over the top with odd, lightning zig-zags and sweet, honeyed cries." Review of ANDREW BARKER/DANIEL CARTER DUO "Common Soldier." WIRE MAGAZINE. February 2002.
"Andrew Barker, the savagely sharp drummer..." TIMEOUT NEW YORK. April 2000.
"At times the music recalled Charles Mingus at his wildest, especially in William Parker's connection with his drummer, Andrew Barker." THE NEW YORK TIMES. Tuesday May 30, 2000.
Other record releases:
Rob Brown / Andrew Barker Duo
"Live in Chicago"
Ruby Red Editora. Recorded 2000. at the Empty Bottle.
GOLD SPARKLE TRIO + KEN VANDERMARK "Brooklyn Cantos" on Squealer Records. CD.
QBICO U-NITE IN NEW YORK. WITH DANIEL CARTER. ARTHUR DOYLE. PERRY ROBINSON. CHARLES WATERS. SHANIR BLUMENKRANZ. ANDREW BARKER
Upcoming concerts:
June 4th. 2008 at Union Pool.
484 Union Ave. Brooklyn, NY.
Rob Brown / Andrew Barker duo
plus Talibam! and George Steeltoe Ensemble.
