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'''James Cheng Ting Fei''' (Chinese name: [[wikt:費|費]][[wikt:正|正]][[wikt:廷|廷]]; pinyin: Fèi Zhèngtíng; b. [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]], 1974) is a composer and performer working in the fields of [[contemporary classical music]] and [[electronic music]]. He lives in the [[San Francisco Bay area]]. He plays the [[soprano saxophone|soprano]], [[alto saxophone|alto]], and [[baritone saxophone|baritone]] saxophones, [[bass clarinet]] and [[contrabass clarinet]].
'''James Fei''' or '''Fei Cheng-ting''' ({{zh|c=費正廷|p=Fèi Zhèngtíng}}; born [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]], 1974) is a [[contemporary classical music]] and [[electronic music]] composer and performer. He lives in the [[San Francisco Bay area]]. He plays the [[soprano saxophone|soprano]], [[alto saxophone|alto]], and [[baritone saxophone|baritone]] saxophones, [[bass clarinet]] and [[contrabass clarinet]].


Recordings of his music have been released by Leo Records, Improvised Music from Japan, [[Composers Recordings, Inc.|CRI]], and Organized Sound labels.
Recordings of his music have been released by Leo Records, Improvised Music from Japan, [[Composers Recordings, Inc.|CRI]], and Organized Sound labels.


He has worked with the composers [[Anthony Braxton]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.otherminds.org/recording/duet-other-minds-2021/ |title=Duet (Other Minds) 2021| publisher=Other Minds |access-date=2024-02-22}}</ref> and [[Alvin Lucier]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p380257|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: James Fei|last=Wilmoth|first=Charlie|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=15 June 2010}}</ref> Fei received a [[Foundation for Contemporary Arts]] Grants to Artists award (2014).<ref>http://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grant_recipients/james-2.html</ref> Fei joined the faculty of [[Mills College]] in [[California]] in 2006. He graduated from [[Princeton University]] in 1996 and received his M.A. from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mills.edu/academics/faculty/iart/jfei/jfei.php |title=Mills College – James Fei |website=mills.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013064759/http://mills.edu/academics/faculty/iart/jfei/jfei.php |archive-date=2008-10-13}}</ref> He has collaborated with [[Harald Bode]] (posthumously).<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Harald-BodeCarrier-BandAndrew-DeutschJames-FeiAaron-MillerScannerSteina-VasulkaStephen-Vitiello-Bode/release/3994448 Harald Bode, Carrier Band, Andrew Deutsch, James Fei, Aaron Miller, Scanner, Steina Vasulka, Stephen Vitiello]</ref>
He has worked with the composers [[Anthony Braxton]] and [[Alvin Lucier]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p380257|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: James Fei|last=Wilmoth|first=Charlie|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=15 June 2010}}</ref>

Fei received a 2014 [[Foundation for Contemporary Arts]] Grants to Artists Award.<ref>http://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grant_recipients/james-2.html</ref>

Fei joined the faculty of [[Mills College]] in [[California]] in 2006. He graduated from [[Princeton University]] in 1996 and received his M.A. from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1999.<ref>http://www.mills.edu/academics/faculty/iart/jfei/jfei.php</ref>


==Discography==
He has collaborated with [[Harald Bode]] (posthumously).<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Harald-BodeCarrier-BandAndrew-DeutschJames-FeiAaron-MillerScannerSteina-VasulkaStephen-Vitiello-Bode/release/3994448 Harald Bode, Carrier Band, Andrew Deutsch, James Fei, Aaron Miller, Scanner, Steina Vasulka, Stephen Vitiello]</ref>
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;With [[Anthony Braxton]]
* ''Duet (Other Minds) 2021,'' ([[Other Minds (organization)|Other Minds]] Records [OM 1033-2])
* ''[[Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997 Vol. 1]]'' (Leo, 1997 [2002])
* ''[[Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997 Vol. 2]]'' (Leo, 1997 [2003])
* ''[[Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997 Vol. 3]]'' (Leo, 1997 [2005])
* ''[[Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997 Vol. 4]]'' (Leo, 1997 [2007])
'''With [[Roscoe Mitchell]]'''
*''[[Bells for the South Side]]'' (ECM, 2017)


== References ==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:36, 10 November 2024

James Fei or Fei Cheng-ting (Chinese: 費正廷; pinyin: Fèi Zhèngtíng; born Taipei, Taiwan, 1974) is a contemporary classical music and electronic music composer and performer. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area. He plays the soprano, alto, and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet.

Recordings of his music have been released by Leo Records, Improvised Music from Japan, CRI, and Organized Sound labels.

He has worked with the composers Anthony Braxton[1] and Alvin Lucier.[2] Fei received a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award (2014).[3] Fei joined the faculty of Mills College in California in 2006. He graduated from Princeton University in 1996 and received his M.A. from Wesleyan University in 1999.[4] He has collaborated with Harald Bode (posthumously).[5]

Discography

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With Anthony Braxton

With Roscoe Mitchell

References

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  1. ^ "Duet (Other Minds) 2021". Other Minds. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ Wilmoth, Charlie. "Biography: James Fei". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  3. ^ http://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grant_recipients/james-2.html
  4. ^ "Mills College – James Fei". mills.edu. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008.
  5. ^ Harald Bode, Carrier Band, Andrew Deutsch, James Fei, Aaron Miller, Scanner, Steina Vasulka, Stephen Vitiello
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