Jeremy Kittel
Jeremy David Kittel is an American musician and composer.[1][2] His primary instruments are the violin / fiddle and viola and his styles include Celtic, Jazz, Classical, Bluegrass, Folk music, and more.
Jeremy Kittel | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jeremy David Kittel |
| Born | April 26, 1984 |
| Origin | Michigan, United States |
| Genres | acoustic, Classical, Celtic, bluegrass, folk, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Arranger, Violinist, Fiddler, Violist, Multi-instrumentalist |
| Instrument(s) | Violin, Fiddle, Viola, Voice, Multi-instrumentalist |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Website | JeremyKittel.com |
He leads his namesake group, Kittel & Co.[3] and has worked with many prominent artists, including Béla Fleck, Abigail Washburn, Fleet Foxes, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, My Morning Jacket, Yo-Yo Ma, the Silk Road Ensemble, Paquito D’Rivera, Mark O'Connor, Turtle Island Quartet, Jon Batiste, the Assad Brothers, Aoife O'Donovan, Jars of Clay, Stefon Harris, and Darol Anger.
Biography
Kittel grew up in Saline, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance[4] for his undergraduate degree and earned his master's degree in jazz violin from the Manhattan School of Music in 2007.[1]
Jeremy Kittel has performed as a soloist with many orchestras including the Detroit Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, and Rochester Philharmonic.[1] He was a guest twice on A Prairie Home Companion and has played in the house band for Live From Here and the Late Night with Stephen Colbert. He has also played the Kennedy Center, Bonnaroo, and Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
'Chrysalis,' a track on his group's 2018 album Whorls, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition. He has won other awards throughout his career, some of the more notable being the Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin, the Stanley Medal and Emerging Artist Award at the University of Michigan,[5][6] the Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Folk Artist, Outstanding Jazz Recording and Outstanding Jazz composer,[7] and twice the American String Teacher Association’s Alternative Strings Award. He is a U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion and a two-time Junior National Scottish Fiddle Champion.[8]
Discography
Solo recordings
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Whorls [Kittel & Co.] |
| 2010 | Chasing Sparks |
| 2005 | Jazz Violin |
| 2003 | Roaming |
| 2000 | Celtic Fiddle |
w/Turtle Island String Quartet
| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mike Marshall and the Turtle Island Quartet | Viola |
| 2010 | Have You Ever Been | Arrangements, Violin, Viola |
Other Recordings, etc.
| Year | Title | Medium | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Bridge (Jazz Mafia, Otis McDonald, Adam Theis) | Single | Violin solo |
| 2022 | Infinite Space (SÍOMHA) | Album | Strings Arranger, Violin, Viola |
| 2021 | Ascension (Antwaun Stanley and Tyler Duncan) | Album | Violin, Viola |
| 2021 | Ultramodern (Ruen Brothers) | Album | Violin, Viola |
| 2021 | Pin-Up Daddy (Rett Madison) | Album | Violin, Viola |
| 2020 | Wendy (Film, Searchlight Pictures) | Film | Viola |
| 2020 | Bull Frogs Croon (and Other Songs) (Aoife O'Donovan) | Album | Producer, Arranger, Co-composer, Performer |
| 2020 | Modern Johnny Sings: Songs in the Age of Vibe (Theo Katzman) | Album | Strings Arranger, Violin, Viola |
| 2020 | Joel Adams (Joel Adams) | Album | Violin, Viola |
| 2019 | WWE 2K20 (2K Games) | Video Game | Violin, Viola |
| 2019 | Noisy Feelings (Ryan Lerman) | Album | Violin, Viola |
| 2019 | Borderless Lullabies (Esperanza Spalding, Morley, others) | Album | Violin, Viola |
| 2017 | Mother Lion (May Erlewine) | Album | Violin |
| 2017 | A Series of Unfortunate Events (The Ersatz Elevator: Part One) | TV | Violin |
| 2017 | Crack-Up (Fleet Foxes) | Album | Violin |
| 2016 | Sing Me Home (Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble) | Album | Arranger, "Going Home" feat. Abigail Washburn |
| 2016 | The Raven's Rock (Cillian Vallely) | Album | Fiddle |
| 2014 | Notify (Padraig Rynne) | Album | Violin, Viola |
| 2013 | Dot the Dragon's Eyes (Hanneke Cassel) | Album | Fiddle, Viola |
| 2013 | Go Down Singing (single, Michelle Chamuel) | Album | Violin, Viola |
| 2013 | Desire Lines (Camera Obscura) | Album | Strings Arranger, Violin, Viola |
| 2013 | Fossils (Aoife O'Donovan) | Album | Strings Arranger, Violin, Viola |
| 2013 | Inland (Jars of Clay) | Album | Strings Arranger, Violin, Viola |
| 2013 | Warp and Weft (Laura Veirs) | Album | Strings Arranger, Violin, Viola |
| 2013 | Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm | Video Game | Violin, Viola |
| 2012 | Half-Made Man (Ben Sollee) | Album | Violin, Viola, Fiddle |
| 2012 | Epic Mickey 2 | Video Game | Violin, Viola |
| 2011 | Circuital (My Morning Jacket) | Album | Strings Arranger, Violin, Viola |
| 2011 | Send It Down (Kai Welch) | Album | Strings Arranger, Violin, Viola |
| 2011 | Kinect: Disneyland Adventures | Video Game | Violin, Viola |
| 2011 | Infamous 2 | Video Game | Violin, Viola |
| 2010 | City of Refuge (Abigail Washburn) | Album | Strings Arranger, Violin, Viola |
| 2010 | Istiqbal Gathering (John Jorgensen and Orchestra Nashville) | Album | Viola (in Turtle Island Quartet) |
| 2008 | This Here (Seth Bernard) | Album | Violin, Fiddle |
| 2007 | No Regrets (John Nam) | Album | Violin |
| 2006 | Fiddle Camp (Mark O'Connor and Guests) | Album | Violin, Fiddle |
| 2006 | Gypsy Djazz (The Detroit Swingtet) | Album | Violin |
| 2005 | Cinnamon Matinee (Ben Cyllus) | Album | Violin |
| 2006 | Gypsy Djazz (The Detroit Swingtet) | Album | Violin |
| 2005 | Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (Tally Hall) | Album | Violin |
| 2004 | Songs of Innocence and Experience (William Bolcom) | Album | Violin |
References
- Templeton, David (2012). "The Future is Wide Open". Strings (203): 42–46.
- Templeton, David (2005). "Jeremy Kittel Takes a Jazzy Turn". Strings (203): 82. Archived from the original on 2011-12-14.
- Cahill TISQ Honored with a Grammy Strings, 2006
- Northernscold, Kirstin (March 25, 2004). "Jeremy Kittel plays the fiddle". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ‘‘Alumni Society Emerging Artists 2010’’ 2010
- ‘‘Alumni as Mentors’’ Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine 2010
- "DMA Winners". Detroitmusicawards.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- Anick. ‘‘Jeremy Kittel: A Scottish Fiddles Champion Jazzes It Up.’’ ‘‘Fiddler,’’ 2008.