Performance Background
Mr. Arnold moved to New York City in 1988 where he became an active member of the jazz community, producing many recordings as a sideman and leader. He is one of the few electric guitarists in the world to utilize the computer program SuperCollider in both his compositions and improvisations.
His recordings as a leader include:
- 1994 Blue Eleven MMC Recordings
- 1998 A Few Dozen Muse-eek Recordings
- 2001 Give em' Some Muse-eek Recordings
- 2004 Duets with Olivier Ker Ourio Muse-eek Recordings
- 2007 Blue Lotus Bruce Arnold Trio
- 2009 Multiplicity Bruce Arnold Trio
- 2010 Art of the Blues Bruce Arnold Trio
- 2010 Heavy Mental Bruce Arnold Trio
His recordings as a sideman include:
- 2002 Spooky Actions: Music of Anton Webern for Jazz Quartet
- 2003 Spooky Actions: Songs of the Nations
- 2004 Spooky Actions: Early Music
- 2005 Spooky Actions: Olivier Messiaen Quartet for the end of Time
- 2007 Spooky Actions: plays Arnold Schoenberg Five Piano Pieces Op.23
Mr. Arnold is a co-founding member of Spooky Actions, a jazz group which explores improvisations using classical music repertoire.
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