Jeremy Kittel

Jeremy Kittel is a contemporary Grammy-nominated American musician and composer.[1][2] His primary instruments are the violin / fiddle and viola and his styles include Celtic, Jazz, Classical, Bluegrass, Folk music, and more.

Jeremy Kittel
Birth nameJeremy David Kittel
Born (1984-04-26) April 26, 1984
OriginMichigan, United States
Genresjazz, Classical, Celtic, bluegrass, folk
Occupation(s)Composer, Arranger, Violinist, Fiddler, Violist, Multi-instrumentalist
InstrumentsViolin, Fiddle, Viola, Voice, Multi-instrumentalist
Years active2000-present
Associated actsKittel & Co., Turtle Island Quartet,
WebsiteJeremyKittel.com

He leads his namesake group, Kittel & Co.[3] He has worked with many prominent musicians, including the Turtle Island Quartet, Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Fleet Foxes, Chris Thile, My Morning Jacket, Paquito D’Rivera, Abigail Washburn, Mark O'Connor, Jon Batiste, the Assad Brothers, Aoife O'Donovan, Yo-Yo Ma, the Silk Road Ensemble, Jars of Clay, Stefon Harris, and Darol Anger.

Biography

Kittel grew up in Saline, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance[4] for his undergraduate degree and earned his master's degree in jazz violin from the Manhattan School of Music in 2007.[1]

Jeremy Kittel has performed as a soloist with many orchestras including the Detroit Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, and Rochester Philharmonic.[1] He was a guest twice on A Prairie Home Companion and has played in the house band for Live From Here and the Late Night with Stephen Colbert. He has also played the Kennedy Center, Bonnaroo, and Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

'Chrysalis,' a track on his group's 2018 album Whorls, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition. He has won other awards throughout his career, some of the more notable being the Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin, the Stanley Medal and Emerging Artist Award at the University of Michigan,[5][6] the Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Folk Artist, Outstanding Jazz Recording and Outstanding Jazz composer,[7] and twice the American String Teacher Association’s Alternative Strings Award. He is a U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion and a two-time Junior National Scottish Fiddle Champion.[8]

Discography

Solo Recordings
YearAlbum
2018 Whorls
2010Chasing Sparks
2005Jazz Violin
2003Roaming
2000Celtic Fiddle

Turtle Island String Quartet
YearAlbum
2013Mike Marshall and the Turtle Island QuartetViola
2010Have You Ever BeenArrangements, violin, viola

Collaborations
YearTitle
2016Sing Me Home (Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble)Arranger, "Going Home" feat. Abigail Washburn
2013Desire Lines (Camera Obscura)Arrangements, violin, viola
2013Fossils (Aoife O'Donovan)String arrangements, violin, viola
2013Inland (Jars of Clay)String arrangements, violin, viola
2011Circuital (My Morning Jacket)String arrangements, violin, viola
2011Send It Down (Kai Welch)String arrangements, violin, viola
2010City of Refuge (Abigail Washburn)String arrangements, violin, viola

Guest Artist
YearTitle
2016Red & White & Blue & Gold (Aoife O'Donovan)Fiddle
2016The Raven's Rock (Cillian Vallely)Fiddle
2014Notify (Padraig Rynne)Violin, viola
2013Dot the Dragon's Eyes (Hanneke Cassel)Fiddle, viola
2013Go Down Singing (single, Michelle Chamuel)Violin, viola
2012Half-Made Man (Ben Sollee)Violin, viola, fiddle
2010Istiqbal Gathering (John Jorgensen and Orchestra Nashville)As a member of the Turtle Island String Quartet
2008This Here (Seth Bernard)Violin, fiddle
2007No Regrets (John Nam)Violin
2006Fiddle Camp (Mark O'Connor and Guests)Violin, fiddle
2006Gypsy Djazz (The Detroit Swingtet)Violin
2005Cinnamon Matinee (Ben Cyllus)Violin
2005Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (Tally Hall)Violin
2004Songs of Innocence and Experience (William Bolcom)Violin

Music for Video Games
YearAlbum
2013Starcraft II: Heart of the SwarmViolin, viola
2012Epic Mickey 2Violin, viola
2011Kinect: Disneyland AdventuresViolin, viola
2011Infamous 2Violin, viola

References
  1. Templeton, David (2012). "The Future is Wide Open". Strings (203): 42–46.
  2. Templeton, David (2005). "Jeremy Kittel Takes a Jazzy Turn". Strings (203): 82. Archived from the original on 2011-12-14.
  3. Cahill TISQ Honored with a Grammy Strings, 2006
  4. Northernscold, Kirstin (March 25, 2004). "Jeremy Kittel plays the fiddle". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. ‘‘Alumni Society Emerging Artists 2010’’ 2010
  6. ‘‘Alumni as Mentors’’ Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine 2010
  7. "DMA Winners". Detroitmusicawards.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  8. Anick. ‘‘Jeremy Kittel: A Scottish Fiddles Champion Jazzes It Up.’’ ‘‘Fiddler,’’ 2008.
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