Elise Wood

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Elise Wood is a jazz flautist.

Biography

Wood studied classical flute in Philadelphia.[1] In the 1970s, she moved from there to New York.[1] There, she played in jazz groups, including with bassist Vishnu Wood.[1] They married, but were leading separate lives by the early 1980s.[1]

From 1983, Wood was frequently a member of groups led by pianist John Hicks.[2] As a duo, they played mostly jazz, but also some classical music.[3] They formed a business partnership – John Hicks-Elise Wood, Inc. – and toured the US, Europe and Japan in the 1980s.[1] The couple married in 2001.[2] Her first album as (co-)leader was Luminous,[1] on which she played C and alto flute.[4] A further album co-led with Hicks was Beautiful Friendship, recorded in 2000.[5]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

As sidewoman

With John Hicks

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Gourse 1995, p. 114.
  2. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Stokes, W. Royal (February 12, 1984) "Hicks' Licks". The Washington Post. p. L3.
  4. ^ Wynn, Ron "John Hicks & Elise Wood – Luminous". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  5. ^ Wynn, Ron "John Hicks – Beautiful Friendship". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.

Bibliography

  • Gourse, Leslie (1995). Madame Jazz. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508696-1.