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Elliott Sharp

Experimental & noise band from Cleveland, OH · formed 1951

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Elliott Sharp photo
Photo: Spotify
Shows on record
8
Rooms played
7
Cities
4
Releases
46
Last show
Jun 19, 2018Bowery Electric

About

Elliott Sharp is a band from Cleveland, OH, formed in 1951, tagged avant-garde, composer, contemporary classical by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2018, across 7 rooms in 4 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

8 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20091 show
  2. 20103 shows
  3. 20132 shows
  4. 20151 show
  5. 20181 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jun 19, 2018Bowery Electric · ManhattanSupportwith John Zorn, Zero Times Everything, Vijay Iyer, +1
Nov 5, 2015Alte Feuerwache · MannheimSupportwith Erwin Ditzner, Sebastian Gramss
Oct 28, 2013The Grand Victory · BrooklynSupportwith brandon seabrook, Elliot Sharp, Nels Cline, +2
Sep 17, 2013Santos Party House · New York (NYC)Supportwith Philip Glass, Liquid Blonde
Aug 11, 2010The Stone · New York (NYC)Supportwith JACK Quartet
May 4, 2010The Stone · New York (NYC)Supportwith Alan Licht, Mary Halvorson
Jan 22, 2010St. Ann's Warehouse · BrooklynSupportwith Nothing, Lou Reed, Jolie Holland, +19
Nov 12, 2009Town Hall · ManhattanSupportwith Ghostigital, Blixa Bargeld, Mike Patton, +9

Where they play

7 rooms in 4 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • New York (NYC)3 shows
  • Brooklyn2 shows
  • Manhattan2 shows
  • Mannheim1 show

Releases

46 releases, 1982–2026

Lineup

  • Elliott Sharp - Carbon
  • Hoosegow
  • Mofungo
  • The President
  • Elliott Sharp Trio
  • Elliott Sharp’s Terraplane
  • Elliott Sharp: Tectonics
  • Semantics · guitar
  • Toy Killers
  • Surds
  • Human Error
  • Aggregat · bass clarinet
  • Void Patrol · guitar

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 29+ plays, 2014-07-07–2026-01-12 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Jazz Theatre' (John Gilbreath) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Elliott Sharp — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Elliott Sharp — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Elliott Sharp — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Elliott Sharp — Ere GuitarELLIOTT SHARP - SALLY GATES - TASHI DORJI
Release art · Ere GuitarELLIOTT SHARP - SALLY GATES - TASHI DORJI — release
Elliott Sharp — Ere Guitar (24bit Hi-Res 48khz)ELLIOTT SHARP - SALLY GATES - TASHI DORJI
Release art · Ere Guitar (24bit Hi-Res 48khz)ELLIOTT SHARP - SALLY GATES - TASHI DORJI — release
Elliott Sharp — Transmigration at the Solar MaxElliott Sharp Carbon with Zeena Parkins and Bobby Previte
Release art · Transmigration at the Solar MaxElliott Sharp Carbon with Zeena Parkins and Bobby Previte — release
Elliott Sharp — Err GuitarELLIOTT SHARP with MARY HALVORSON and MARC RIBOT
Release art · Err GuitarELLIOTT SHARP with MARY HALVORSON and MARC RIBOT — release
Elliott Sharp — Err Guitar (24bit 44khz)ELLIOTT SHARP with MARY HALVORSON and MARC RIBOT
Release art · Err Guitar (24bit 44khz)ELLIOTT SHARP with MARY HALVORSON and MARC RIBOT — release
Elliott Sharp — The Age of CarbonELLIOTT SHARP CARBON with Charles K. Noyes, Zeena Parkins, Bobby Previte, Jim Staley, et al
Release art · The Age of CarbonELLIOTT SHARP CARBON with Charles K. Noyes, Zeena Parkins, Bobby Previte, Jim Staley, et al — release
Elliott Sharp — Santos Party House, 2013-09-17
Poster · Santos Party House, 2013-09-17 — Songkick
Elliott Sharp — The Stone, 2010-05-04
Poster · The Stone, 2010-05-04 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
Elliott Sharp on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Elliott Sharp on Last.fmArtist facts
Elliott Sharp on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.