Marc Ribot: Biography

Marc Ribot
Born:
Jan 1, 1954 in Newark, NJ

Genres:
Music, Electronic & Dance Music, Jazz Music, Avant Garde Jazz Music, Rock Music, Punk and Hardcore Rock Music, Movies and Film Soundtracks, Classical Music

Decades Active:
1980's|1990's|2000's


Artistic Quality
High
Cultural Impact
High
Popularity
Medium



Eclectic guitarist Marc Ribot has recorded a wide variety of music over his career, working with Elvis Costello and on Tom Waits' Rain Dogs. He has also recorded compositions for classical guitar by Haiti's Franz Casseus, a friend of his parents, and has participated actively in New York City's downtown avant-garde music scene for some time, most notably as a member of the Lounge Lizards. Ribot's solo albums include Rootless Cosmopolitans and Requiem for What's His Name; later Ribot worked with his avant-garde jazz/rock fusion band, Shrek, whose eponymous debut was released in 1994. With a new group, he also issued Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos in 1998; Muy Divertido followed two years later. Additionally, Ribot played a major part in initiating ~the Radical New Jewish Culture Festival in Germany and New York City.

- Steve Huey, All Music Guide

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