Ken Vandermark
Type
Person
Location
🇺🇸 United States
Formed
22 September 1964
Member of
A Merge Group, Boxhead Ensemble, Bridge 61, Brötzmann Chicago Octet, Chicago Reed Quartet, Cinc, DEK Trio, DKV Trio, Double Tandem, Edition Redux, Eric Revis' 11:11, FME, Free Fall, Hamid Drake / Eddie Prévost / Ken Vandermark Trio, Ikue Mori / Joe Morris / Ken Vandermark / Nate Wooley Quartet, Ikue Mori / Steve Noble / Ken Vandermark Trio, John Butcher / Ken Vandermark Duo, Ken Vandermark & Nate Wooley Duo, Made to Break, Marker, Mat Maneri / Joe McPhee / Ken Vandermark Trio, NRG Ensemble, Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, School Days, Shelter, Side A, Sonore, Spaceways Incorporated, Steelwool Trio, Summit Quartet, Territory Band, The Denison/Kimball Trio, The Flying Luttenbachers, The Vandermark 5, Tom Rainey / Ned Rothenberg / Ken Vandermark / Håvard Wiik Quartet, Tripleplay
Albums69
- 2025
- 2025
- OxygenIvo Perelman • Ken Vandermark • Joe McPhee2025
- Eternal RiverKen Vandermark & Hamid Drake2023
- 2021
- 2021
- TotaalDetails in the Air, Ken Vandermark, Mikołaj Trzaska, Michał Górczyński2019
- Kozmik BazaarKonstrukt & Ken Vandermark2019
- Invitation to a DreamSusan Alcorn, Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark2019
- ScaffoldingKen Vandermark, Terrie Ex2019
- Screen OffKen Vandermark / Paal Nilssen-Love2019
- Largest AfternoonKen Vandermark, Arto Lindsay, Joe McPhee, Phil Sudderberg2019
- Deeply Discounted II / Sequences of SnowKen Vandermark & Nate Wooley2019
- Noise of Our TimeKen Vandermark, Nate Wooley, Sylvie Courvoisier & Tom Rainey2018
- No-Exit CornerVandermark, Kugel, Tokar2018
- DuolVandermark, Snow2018
- 2017
- Wired for SoundMarker: Ken Vandermark, Andrew Clinkman, Steve Marquette, Macie Stewart, Phil Sudderberg2017
- EscalatorKen Vandermark, Klaus Kugel, Mark Tokar2017
- ShelterKen Vandermark, Nate Wooley, Jasper Stadhouders, Steve Heather2017
- O.N.G. CrashGabriele Mitelli, Enrico Terragnoli, Gabrio Baldacci & Cristiano Calcagnile special guest Ken Vandermark2017
- TriptychMichael Thieke - Tim Daisy - Ken Vandermark2017
- Close Up (For Abbas Kiarostami)Lasse Marhaug, Ken Vandermark2016
- SplintersTerrie Hessels, Ken Vandermark2016
- 2016
- Burning Below ZeroDEK Trio: Ken Vandermark, Elisabeth Harnik, Ddkern2016
- Occasional PoemsGuy, Vandermark2015
- ResistanceFred Lonberg-Holm, Ken Vandermark2015
- 2015
- The Lions Have Eaten One of the GuardsVandermark / Nilssen-Love2015
- East by NorthwestNate Wooley, Ken Vandermark2014
- Lightning Over WaterKen Vandermark / Paal Nilssen-Love2014
- Nine Ways to Read a BridgeKen Vandermark Duos W/ Agustí Fernández - Christof Kurzmann - Joe McPhee - Joe Morris Trios W/ Paul Lytton - Nate Wooley - Eddie Prévost - John Tilbury2014
- Interacting FieldsKen Vandermark, Agustí Fernández2013
- Parallax Sounds OSTKen Vandermark, David Grubbs, Parallax Ensemble2013
- LacerbaMade To Break: Ken Vandermark, Christof Kurzmann, Devin Hoff, Tim Daisy2013
- VersesVandermark / Gustafsson2013
- OXAb Baars, Ken Vandermark, Paal Nilssen-Love : Double Tandem2012
- The NowsPaul Lytton ˄ Nate Wooley + Ikue Mori & Ken Vandermark2012
- CementDouble Tandem: Ab Baars, Ken Vandermark, Paal Nilssen-Love2012
- Letter To A StrangerKen Vandermark & Paal Nilssen-Love2012
- 2011
- 2010
- Collected FictionKen Vandermark, Kent Kessler, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Nate McBride, Wilbert De Joode2009
- Fox FireKen Vandermark, Barry Guy, Mark Sanders2009
- C.O.D.E. - Play the Music of Ornette Coleman and Eric DolphyVandermark, Nagl, Thomas, Reisinger2008
- Goofy June BugAb Baars Trio & Ken Vandermark2008
- Foreground MusicKen Vandermark, Pandelis Karayorgis2007
- 4 CornersAdam Lane, Ken Vandermark, Magnus Broo & Paal Nilssen-Love2007
- RebusJoe Morris/Ken Vandermark/Luther Gray2007
- CINCCinc: Paul Lytton, Ken Vandermark, Phillipp Wachsmann2006
- IdeasKen Vandermark / Marcin Oleś / Bartłomiej Brat Oleś2005
- Brooklyn CantosGold Sparkle Trio With Ken Vandermark2004
- Dual Pleasure 2Paal Nilssen-Love & Ken Vandermark2004
- GambitTripleplay: Nate McBride, Curt Newton, Ken Vandermark2004
- DuetsKen Vandermark, Brian Dibblee2003
- 2003
- Dual pleasurePaal Nilssen-Love & Ken Vandermark2002
- Two Days in DecemberTwo Days in December : Ken Vandermark / Raymond Strid / Sten Sandell / David Stackenas / Kjell Nordeson2002
- No Such ThingPandelis Karayorgis / Nate McBride / Ken Vandermark2001
- English SuitesPaul Lytton / Ken Vandermark2000
- Expansion SlangTripleplay - Nate McBride, Curt Newton, Ken Vandermark2000
- I Wonder If I Was ScreamingAALY Trio & Ken Vandermark2000
- A Meeting in ChicagoJoe McPhee, Ken Vandermark & Kent Kessler1998
- Like RaysJoe Morris, Ken Vandermark, Hans Poppel1998
- StumbleAALY Trio + Ken Vandermark1998
- Hidden in the StomachAALY Trio & Ken Vandermark1997
- Utility HitterKen Vandermark, Barrage Double Trio1996
- 1995
EPs2
- The Chicago Manual of StyleKen Vandermark and Nate Wooley Duo2021
- KV-KD 1994Kevin Drumm Ken Vandermark 19942020
Singles2
- Trost Jukebox Series #2Sofia Jernberg, Christof Kurzmann, Martin Brandlmayr, Christof Kurzmann, Ken Vandermark2014
- Abet?! አቤት?!Mats Gustafsson, Ken Vandermark, Ab Baars, Paal Nilssen-Love2012
Live Albums14
- Consequent Duos: Series 2eKen Vandermark, Christof Kurzmann2020
- Consequent Duos: Series 2dFred Lonberg-Holm, Ken Vandermark2020
- Consequent Duos: Series 2bJoe Morris, Ken Vandermark2020
- Consequent Duos: Series 2aTim Daisy, Ken Vandermark2020
- Open BorderLuigi Ceccarelli, Hamid Drake, Gianni Trovalusci, Ken Vandermark2020
- Are We in Diego?Paul Rutherford, Ken Vandermark, Torsten Müller, Dylan Van Der Schyff2018
- 2016
- All Directions HomeNate Wooley / Ken Vandermark2015
- Extended DuosKen Vandermark & Paal Nilssen-Love2014
- Alive in LisbonMagnus Broo / Adam Lane / Paal Nilssen-Love / Ken Vandermark2008
- Immediate SoundThe Thing with Ken Vandermark2007
- HoxhaRutherford, Vandermark, Müller, Van Der Schyff2005
- Live at the Glenn Miller CaféAALY Trio & Ken Vandermark1999
- Concert for Jimmy LyonsKen Vandermark - Curt Newton1992










































































