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Liberty Ellman

Jazz band from Brooklyn, NY · formed 1971

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Liberty Ellman photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
24
Rooms played
21
Cities
17
Releases
13
Last show
Apr 1, 2020Alphabet City @ City of Asylum

About

Liberty Ellman is a band from Brooklyn, NY, formed in 1971, tagged composer, free jazz, jazz by its sources. Shows on record run from 2017 to 2020, across 21 rooms in 17 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

24 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 201710 shows
  2. 20183 shows
  3. 201910 shows
  4. 20201 show
Show history
DateVenue
Apr 1, 2020Alphabet City @ City of Asylum · PittsburghSupportwith Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Stephan Crump, Jamie Fox
Jun 27, 2019Jazz Gallery · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Stephan Crump
Jun 26, 2019Jazz Gallery · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Stephan Crump
May 5, 2019Rhizome DC · WashingtonSupportwith Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Stephan Crump, Jamie Fox
May 4, 2019Birdland Theater · New York (NYC)Supportwith Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Stephan Crump, Jamie Fox
May 3, 2019Birdland Theater · New York (NYC)Supportwith Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Stephan Crump, Jamie Fox
Apr 15, 2019Rhizome DC · WashingtonSupportwith Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Stephan Crump, Jamie Fox
Mar 2, 2019Chapel Performance Space, Good Shepherd Center · SeattleSupportwith Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Stephan Crump, Jamie Fox
Mar 1, 2019Disjecta · PortlandSupportwith Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Stephan Crump, Jamie Fox
Feb 28, 2019San Diego · San DiegoSupportwith Stephan Crump, Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Jamie Fox
Feb 27, 2019Mr. Musichead Gallery · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Stephan Crump, Jamie Fox
Jun 2, 2018The Cell Theatre · New York (NYC)Supportwith Lisanne Tremblay, Stephan Crump, Ches Smith
Apr 14, 2018Utrecht · UtrechtSupportwith Liberty Ellman Trio, Stephan Crump, Damion Reid
Apr 13, 2018Crescent Arts Centre · BelfastSupportwith Liberty Ellman Trio, Stephan Crump, Damion Reid
Dec 16, 2017Flemington DIY - Old Location · FlemingtonSupportwith Stephan Crump, Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Jamie Fox
Nov 12, 2017Unlimited Festival · WelsSupportwith Stephan Crump
Jul 10, 2017Tivoli · TivoliSupportwith Stephan Crump, Steve Lehman, Jonathan Finlayson, +2
Jul 9, 2017North Sea Jazz Festival · RotterdamSupportwith Stephan Crump
Jun 30, 2017Greenwich House Music School · New York (NYC)Supportwith Stephan Crump, Rez Abbasi, Julian Lage, +7
May 7, 2017City of Asylum · PittsburghSupportwith Stephan Crump, Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Jamie Fox
May 6, 2017Comrade · ChicagoSupportwith Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Stephan Crump, Jamie Fox
May 5, 2017Bop Stop · ClevelandSupportwith Stephan Crump, Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Jamie Fox
May 4, 2017Kerrytown Concert House · Ann ArborSupportwith Stephan Crump, Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Jamie Fox
May 3, 2017Burdock · TorontoSupportwith Stephan Crump, Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Jamie Fox

Where they play

21 rooms in 17 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • New York (NYC)6 shows
  • Pittsburgh2 shows
  • Washington2 shows
  • Ann Arbor1 show
  • Belfast1 show

and 12 other cities

Releases

13 releases, 1997–2026

  • Cut You Where You Was

    2026

  • This Brings Us To (Volumes I & II)

    2024

  • The Other One

    2023

  • Poof

    2021

  • Last Desert

    2020 · Album

  • Water Walkers

    2020 · Album

  • Double Up, Plays Double Up Plus

    2018

  • Radiate

    2015 · Album

  • Ophiuchus Butterfly

    2006 · Album

  • Ophiuchus Butterfly cover

    Ophiuchus Butterfly

    Nov 1, 2005 · Album · 10 tracks

  • Tactiles

    2004 · Album

  • Tactiles cover

    Tactiles

    Oct 21, 2003 · Album · 9 tracks

  • Orthodoxy

    1997 · Album

Lineup

  • Dual Identity
  • Rosetta Trio · acoustic guitar
  • Henry Threadgill’s Zooid · guitar
  • Myra Melford's Snowy Egret · guitar
  • Go: Organic Guitar Orchestra · electric guitar
  • Henry Threadgill’s 14 or 15 Kestra: Agg · guitar

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 6 plays, 2015-08-31–2020-12-14 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Jazz Theatre' (John Gilbreath) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Liberty Ellman — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Liberty Ellman — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Liberty Ellman — Ophiuchus Butterfly
Release art · Ophiuchus Butterfly — release
Liberty Ellman — Tactiles
Release art · Tactiles — release
Liberty Ellman — San Diego, 2019-02-28
Poster · San Diego, 2019-02-28 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Liberty Ellman on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
Liberty Ellman on Last.fmArtist facts
Liberty Ellman on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
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.