selected works

briggan krauss solo

art of the Saxophone

My solo saxophone work is an ongoing series project under the blanket title “Art of the Saxophone”.

These are selections from three solo saxophone albums. Note that no audio effects were used for any of these recordings apart from reverb, EQ, and compression.

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Art of the Saxophone:

The Lethe Lounge Sessions

(Iluso Records)

Briggan Krauss - solo alto saxophone

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Art of the Saxophone:

Live at the Saalfelden Jazz Festival 2017

(Object Records)

Briggan Krauss - solo alto saxophone

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Art of the Saxophone:

vol 1 The Tunnel recordings

(Object Records)

Briggan Krauss - solo alto saxophone

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Briggan Krauss’

String and Reed Quartet

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Briggan Krauss - alto saxophone and guitar, Beth Fleenor - clarinet and vocals,

Wayne Horvitz - piano and electronics, Dylan van der Schyff - drums and percussion

Selected tracks from a live performance at the Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle, WA.

Greg Campbell plays drums and percussion on these tracks.

New studio recording will be released soon on Iluso Records.

 
 
 

Briggan Krauss’ H-alpha

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Briggan Krauss - alto saxophone, Ikue Mori - laptop, Jim Black - drums

Selections from the CD “Red Sphere” (Skirl Records)

This is entirely improvised music. Composition credit is shared equally.

 
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descending to end

Descending to end is a solo studio recording project.

All instruments and compositions by Briggan Krauss.

Selections from the album “Descending To End” (Knitting Factory Records)

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Briggan Krauss’ 300

Briggan Krauss - alto saxophone, Wayne Horvitz - keyboards and electronics, Kenny Wollesen - drums

Selections from “300” (Knitting Factory Records)

This is entirely improvised music. Composition credit is shared equally.

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Briggan Krauss’ Good Kitty

Briggan Krauss - alto saxophone, Chris Speed - tenor saxophone, Mike Sarin - drums

Selections from “Good Kitty” (Knitting Factory Records)

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with Steven Bernstein’s Sexmob

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Steven Bernstein - slide trumpet (leader, composer, and arranger), Briggan Krauss - alto and baritone saxophones and guitar, Tony Scherr - bass and guitar, Kenny Wollesen - drums and percussion

The following are excerpts from just three of the more than eight albums that

Sexmob has released so far.

 

Selections from “Cultural Capital” (Rex Records) 2017

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Selections from “Sexotica” (Thirsty Ear)

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Selections from “Dime Grind Palace” (Ropeadope Records)

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other Projects featuring Guitar

 

Briggan krauss’ The Need

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Briggan Krauss - guitar, Keisuke Matsuno - guitar, Eli Rojas - drums

 
 
 

Sarah Mannings’

Underworld Alchemy

Sarah Manning - alto saxophone, compositions, Briggan Krauss - guitar,

Simon Jermyn - bass, Gerald Cleaver - drums

Sarah Manning's UNDERWORLD ALCHEMY (with Briggan Krauss, Simon Jermyn, and Gerald Cleaver) performing "Lullaby of Lost Time" at The Firehouse Space in Brooklyn, NY. Video by Scott Friedlander

 
 

miracle and wonder:

Krauss-Tammen-Rojas

Live: Hans Tammen - buchla, Briggan Krauss - alto saxophone and guitar, Eli Rojas - drums

(guitar begins around 14:00)

"Miracle of Wonder" is a trio with Briggan Krauss (alto saxophone / guitar), Hans Tammen (Buchla + Klangbureau's Bodycontact Interface) and Eli Rojas (drums). Special thanks to Stephen Gauci at Happy Lucky #1!

 
 

Sound art with video ART

 

object #2: systems

Selections from “Object#2: Systems” (Object Records)

music and video by Briggan Krauss

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"Object #2 Systems" is a suite of electroacoustic compositions that are inspired by and dedicated to the work of abstract painter and filmmaker Raha Raissnia. The accompanying visual components of the "Object" series here represent my first experiments with digital video.

 
 

"Object #2 Systems" is a suite of electroacoustic compositions that are inspired by and dedicated to the work of abstract painter and filmmaker Raha Raissnia. The accompanying visual components of the "Object" series here represent my first experiments with digital video.

 
 

"Object #2 Systems" is a suite of electroacoustic compositions that are inspired by and dedicated to the work of abstract painter and filmmaker Raha Raissnia. The accompanying visual components of the "Object" series here represent my first experiments with digital video.

 
 

"Object #2 Systems" is a suite of electroacoustic compositions that are inspired by and dedicated to the work of abstract painter and filmmaker Raha Raissnia. The accompanying visual components of the "Object" series here represent my first experiments with digital video.

 

Object #1

Selections from “Object #1” (Object Records)

music and video by Briggan Krauss

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"Object #1" is a suite of fourteen electroacoustic compositions that were inspired by and dedicated to the work of the American artist Joseph Cornell. The accompanying visual components of the "Object" series represent my first experiments with digital video

 
 

"Object #1" is a suite of fourteen electroacoustic compositions that were inspired by and dedicated to the work of the American artist Joseph Cornell. The accompanying visual components of the "Object" series represent my first experiments with digital video.

 
 

"Object #1" is a suite of fourteen electroacoustic compositions that were inspired by and dedicated to the work of the American artist Joseph Cornell. The accompanying visual components of the "Object" series represent my first experiments with digital video.

 
 

"Object #1" is a suite of fourteen electroacoustic compositions that were inspired by and dedicated to the work of the American artist Joseph Cornell. The accompanying visual components of the "Object" series represent my first experiments with digital video.