Art Lande (born February 5, 1947) is an American musician who was born in New York City, United States.
Born in New York, Lande began piano at the age of four. He attended Williams College and moved to San Francisco in 1969. In 1973 he recorded Red Lanta, an album of duets with Norwegian musician Jan Garbarek. With Mark Isham on trumpet, he started the Rubisa Patrol group in 1976. They performed in the Bay Area and toured extensively in Europe by van. This group made two records for ECM: Rubisa Patrol (1976), Desert Marauders (1977), and one for 1750 Arch Records, The Story of Ba-Ku (1978).
In the early 1980s Lande taught at the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. He moved to Switzerland, where he taught at a jazz school in St. Gallen. In 1987 he moved to Boulder, Colorado to teach at Naropa University.
Lande has written many compositions, but is also known for his unusual and distinctive interpretations of popular and jazz standards. He has made several solo piano recordings devoted to such material, including The Eccentricities of Earl Dant in 1977, Hardball! (1987), Melissa Spins Away (1987), Friday the Thirteenth (1996, featuring thirteen Thelonious Monk compositions) and While She Sleeps (2005).
Although he is known as a pianist, Lande has performed and recorded on drums. He appeared in the 2021 film JazzTown, directed by Ben Makinen
Discography As leader/co-leader Year recordedTitleLabelNotes1973Red LantaECMDuo, with Jan Garbarek (soprano sax, bass sax, flutes) The title is an anagram of Art Lande's name.1976Rubisa PatrolECMRubisa Patrol Quartet, with Art Lande (piano), Mark Isham (trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano sax), Bill Douglass (bass, flutes), Glenn Cronkhite (drums, percussion)1977?The Eccentricities of Earl Dant1750 Arch Street Records, Berkeley CASolo piano. "Earl Dant" is an anagram of Art Lande's name.1977Desert MaraudersECMRubisa Patrol Quartet, with Art Lande (piano), Mark Isham (trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano sax), Bill Douglass (bass, flutes), Kurt Wortman (drums)1978The Story of Ba-Ku1750 Arch Street Records, Berkeley CA Art Lande and Rubisa Patrol: (Mark Isham trumpet, Bill Douglas (bass, flute), Kurt Wortman (drums), Bruce Williamson (sax), Mark Miller (saxophone, flute)1980Shift in the WindECMTrio, with Gary Peacock (bass), Eliot Zigmund (drums)1981SkylightECMTrio, with Paul McCandless (soprano sax, English horn, oboe, bass clarinet, wood flute), Dave Samuels (vibraharp, marimba, percussion)1986FrontalPlanisphareLaszlo Spiro (guitar, synthesizer), Reto Giacopuzzi (drums), Dusan Prusak (bass, flute), Walter Hoffmann (sax), Art Lande (piano)1987We BeginECMDuo, with Mark Isham (trumpet, fluegelhorn, piccolo trumpet, synthesizer, percussion)1987HardballGreat American Music HallArt Lande - Solo piano1987Melissa Spins AwayGreat American Music HallArt Lande - solo piano1989The Three Billy Goats Gruff; The Three Little PigsWindham HillTold by Holly Hunter with Music by Art Lande1990Red Riding Hood; GoldilocksWindham HillTold by Meg Ryan with Music by Art Lande1992ZanzibarNguyen Le (guitar), Art Lande (piano), Paul McCandless (soprano saxophone, oboe, English horn and bass clarinet), Dean Johnson (bass), Joel Allouche (drums).1996Friday the ThirteenthVartan JazzArt Lande Plays Monk - solo piano live at Vartan Jazz1996When Kentucky Was IndianaSynergyArt Lande (piano, drums) + The Russian Dragon Band: Khabu Doug Young (guitar), Bruce Williamson (saxophone, flute), Dwight Killan (bass)1999World Without CarsSynergyDuo, with Mark Miller (soprano sax, tenor sax, flute, vocals)2000The Tale of Two Bad Mice (with The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher)Madacy RecordsTold by Meryl Streep with music by Art Lande. (Music for Peter Rabbit and Jeremy Fisher by Lyle Mays)2002The Book of Bhu: The Music of Khabu Doug YoungSynergyArt Lande (drums) + The Russian Dragon Band: Khabu Doug Young (guitar), Bruce Williamson (saxophone, flute), Dwight Killan (bass), Shane Endsley (trumpet, drums), Mark Miller (saxophones, flute)2006Sioux CountryTapestry/CapriArt Lande with Peter Sommer2006Die Blaue Nixe Berlin radio RBBGebhard Ullmann (reeds), Art Lande (piano), Chris Dahlgren (bass)2007When There's LoveCD BabyWendy Fopeano (Author), Art Lande (Performer) 2008While She SleepsBlue CoastArt Lande - solo piano2008Beautiful Love 2.0Christina De Souza (vocals) with Art Lande (piano)2009Shape ShifterSynergy MusicArt Lande (piano), Paul McCandless (oboe), Peter Barshay (bass), Allen Hall (drums)2009Down The Corridor (Chronicle of a Life)(self-released through Bandcamp)Boy Girl Band: Art Lande (drums, melodica), Clare Church (woodwinds), Ken Bernstein (guitar, bass), Emily Takahashi (piano)2009The Russian Dragon Band - Early Years: 1989, 1992(self-released through Bandcamp)Art Lande (piano, drums) + The Russian Dragon Band: Khabu Doug Young (guitar), Dwight Killan (bass), Mark Miller (saxophones, flute)2012Polar Opposites(self-released through Bandcamp)Art Lande (piano), Dave Peterson (guitar)2012A Field Guide to Sleep (Lullabyes For Adults)Albert's Bicycle Music, CD BabyArt Lande & Jon Scoville2013Kiss In A ShadowBlue Coast Art Lande - Solo Piano2016TrilogyGiGi Art Lande (piano), MAREK BA£ATA (vocals, Poland), GÜNTER WEHINGER (flute)2016InvitationCD BabyEvita Cabo (vocals), Art Lande (piano), 2016Mindbender(self-released through Bandcamp)Boy Girl Band: Art Lande (drums, melodica), Clare Church (woodwinds), Ken Bernstein (guitar, bass), Emily Takahashi (piano)2016The Music of Italavia(self-released through Bandcamp)Funko Moderno: Art Lande (drums, melodica), Otis Lande (bass), Matt Flaherty (guitar), Stephen Thurston (piano), Mirco Altenbach (sax), Noah Fulton-Beale (trumpet), Tom Gershwin (trumpet), Sam Williams (sax), Otto Lee (sax)2017Leaping ForwardCD BabyJosh D Reed Quintet with Art Lande 2018LubbockSynergy MusicArt Lande (piano), Khabu Doug Young (guitar), Bruce Williamson (saxophone)2021The Silver Fox(self-released through Bandcamp)Arterik Quartet: Art Lande (piano), Erik Jekabson (trumpet, flugelhorn), Peter Barshay (bass), Alan Hall (drums)2020Resist The Eel Panda(self-released through Bandcamp)Art Lande (piano) + Flex: Dru Heller (drums) & Gonzalo Teppa (bass). The title appears to be an anagram
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As sideman With Gary Peacock Shift in the Wind (ECM, 1980)
With Paul McCandless All the Mornings Bring (Elektra/Asylum, 1979) Heresay (Windham Hill, 1988) The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, and The Tale of Two Bad Mice, with Meryl Streep, narration (Windham Hill/Rabbit Ears, 1987)
With Maurizio Giammarco Love Ballads (Red Records, 1986)
Positions Private Instructor, SF & Berkeley CA (1970–1977) Lone Mountain College, San Francisco (1978–1979) Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle (1979–1983) San Jose State College, San Jose, California (1983–1984) Jazz School of Migros Klubschule, St. Gallen, Switzerland (1984–1987) Jazz School Lausanne, Switzerland (1986–1987) Naropa Institute, Boulder, Colorado (1987–1999) University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (2006–Present)
References
External links Official site short film portrait on Art Lande (2020), shot in Boulder, CO, in 2019