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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