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Elise Wood biography ELISE WOOD - a flutist who hails from Philadelphia, has appeared as featured soloist, band-leader and band-member with such notables as David Murray, Archie Shepp, Butch Morris and Arthur Blythe, Sir Roland Hanna, Spirit of Life Ensemble and most frequently with her partner of two decades, John Hicks. She has recorded for Mapleshade Records, Landmark Records, Evidence Records and the recently established record company with John Hicks, HiWood Records. International festivals and tours include Japan, Finland, Italy, France, and most recently Taiwan. Documentary films such as "Femme du Jazz" and books "Madame Jazz" as well as magazine articles in WindPlayer and Fa La Lut and Jazz Hot place Ms Wood in the cutting edge of this creative American art form, Jazz. With Mr. John Hicks was a further collaborative album called "Beautiful Friendship," a duet cd which is composed of standard love songs and was also released on their label HiWood. A further Sextet recording called "Sweet Love of Mine" (Highnote) with John Hicks was released in Jan. 2007 - the first album to be released in his memory. For the last two years Ms. Wood has dedicated herself to memorializing the life and music of her late-husband/partner with creation of the John Hicks Legacy Band. This five- to six-piece band is composed largely of alumni of the John Hicks ensembles and plays exclusively the repertoire of John Hicks. A recording of his music as performed by the Legacy Band will soon be released on Highnote records. Ms. Wood also works with Jazz Foundation of America in the Education program with children from the ages of 8- 14. She is also and active member of the NY Jazz Flutet, a six flute jazz ensemble that includes an instrumentation from contra-bass flute to piccolo w/drums (to be featured in the National Flute Convention 2006). Elise Wood: Flute, Alto Flute, Piccolo, Double Alto Sax and Composer, Arranger Performances w/ John Hicks - Pianist FESTIVALS 1984 - present Pori Jazz Festival Nice Jazz Festival Harrisburg Friends of Jazz Tarrytown, NY Jazz Festival Ferrara, Italy St. Louis Jazz Festival Detroit Jazz Festival Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Clubs Birdland, NY Blue Note, NY Vanguard, NY Sweet Basil, NY Blues Alley, NY Catalina;s LA Athenneum, San Diego Lush Life, NY Bradleys, NY Painted Bride, Phila. Zinc Bar, NY An die Music, Baltimore Jazz Showcase, Chicago Cecil’s Jazz Club, NJ Iridium Jazz Club, NY Trumpets, NJ Tavern on the Green, NY Kimballs, San Francisco Bach Dancing Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay Knitting Factory, NY International Tours 1985-2000 Tours of Japan 1993-2004 Italy Brass Group Society 5 concerts 2003 France, Paris, South of France, French Pyranees 1995 Germany 17 cities West and East Germany 1993 Puerto Rico 2004 Blue Note, Beirut Lebanon 2005 Taipei, Taiwan