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Chris Cochrane "Cochrane is known to weave knives and old guitar strings through his frets to create new dissonances, yet his voice is strong, plain and straightforward… His work led guitarist Marc Ribot to proclaim Cochrane, along with James Blood Ulmer, among his favorite guitar players." -OPTION Magazine- Chris Cochrane is one of the greatest and most inventive musicians in New York City's long-running "Downtown" scene and was the second president of the Improviser's Network (I.N.) which gave birth to the free improv journal the improvisor. Since moving to New York, Chris has performed regularly in bands- including the mighty Curlew- and improvised with hundreds of the scene's leading players. He is considered to be one of the most brilliant, daring, and singular guitarists/songwriters out there. In addition to his rare solo recordings and work with a number of bands- including the legendary, groundbreaking experimental prog unit NO SAFETY, which he co-founded with harpist Zeena Parkins- he has played live and/or recorded with an astounding array of similarly great musicians (John Zorn, Bongwater, Fred Frith, Mike Patton, Marc Ribot, Ikue Mori, et. al.) visual artists, and choreographers. He has also worked with writer/poet/performance artist Dennis Cooper on the theater/dance piece "Them" (1985), directed by Ishmael Houston-Jones, and on the obscure and much despised and/or cultishly adored CD "Weird Little Boy" (feat. John Zorn, Mike Patton, Trey Spruance a.o.).
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