Briggan Krauss

Briggan Krauss is another one of many jazz players who began his career in Seattle in the early '90s, only to move to New York City to make a dent on the Downtown scene. Although he also plays baritone sax and clarinet, Krauss' main instrument is alto sax, and he has developed a totally original sound on it. Krauss first started making a name for himself in the Seattle-based collective <a href="spotify:artist:2FpxdfawSLITizoZyEaz8O">Babkas</a>, with <a href="spotify:artist:5nwU5zeJUPsg0I98bc5516">Aaron Alexander</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4E5LIlL5kfJm9jfQVjj0rF">Brad Shepik</a>. He was soon recruited for transplanted New Yorker <a href="spotify:artist:487HXAyrcmBArKEcj7KYhZ">Wayne Horvitz</a>'s band <a href="spotify:artist:7y79uNijbDN68bIKS5lpZx">Pigpen</a>. Krauss was still performing with both groups when he moved to New York City in 1995. Once in New York, he became a member of several ongoing projects as well as guesting on a number of recordings. He was in the short-lived <a href="spotify:artist:0tIODqvzGUoEaK26rK4pvX">Sun Ra</a> tribute band Myth Science and the Pink Noise Saxophone Quartet, and recorded two albums with <a href="spotify:artist:5SEojsT8fcijQJlS4T1EZs">Jerry Granelli</a>'s band Badlands and several with the Satoko Fujii Orchestra. He is also a member of the <a href="spotify:artist:7wsZpzuchKGLnf1hSFodoM">Andrea Parkins</a> trio with <a href="spotify:artist:6Zn84vmI9vs51dH9UK52bV">Kenny Wollesen</a>, the Resonance Impeders with <a href="spotify:artist:7pxmuMVwMmieckACqaI03G">Chris Dahlgren</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:3ofi3OAlDqPO3p2X0OMO53">Jay Rosen</a>, and EZ Pour Spout, who perform avant-jazz covers of rock tunes.

Krauss' main claim to fame is almost certainly being a member of <a href="spotify:artist:5pCNKFvPUY8L47ExfM4WLj">Steven Bernstein</a>'s <a href="spotify:artist:70g4lA7XM4Wr6a8kGPICrN">Sex Mob</a>. After forming in 1995, word quickly spread about their live shows, resulting in being voted New York City's best band in 2000. He has also released three albums as a leader, all on the Knitting Factory label. The first, Good Kitty, featured a trio with <a href="spotify:artist:2KTHYtycTGrBi1xcLaQ2AO">Chris Speed</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6eD8XJUf8iUaOTiNoX0SPP">Michael Sarin</a>. 300 followed with a different trio of Krauss, <a href="spotify:artist:487HXAyrcmBArKEcj7KYhZ">Wayne Horvitz</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:6Zn84vmI9vs51dH9UK52bV">Kenny Wollesen</a>. In 1999, he released Descending to End, a solo recording that incorporated elements of electronica with his trademark blowing. ~ Sean Westergaard, Rovi