Ted Reichman was born in Aroostook County, Maine in 1973. He began studying jazz piano at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School in 1987 and went on to study experimental music and ethnomusicology at Wesleyan University with Alvin Lucier, Sumarsam, and his most important early mentor, Anthony Braxton. At Braxton’s urging, Reichman began playing accordion, the instrument that would become the basis of his work in music. After beginning his professional career with Braxton while still a student, Reichman moved to New York City where he worked with a panoply of musical greats in styles ranging from improvised music and jazz to rock and roll and various forms of Jewish music. In addition to his work with Braxton, which includes the first recordings and performances of “Ghost Trance Music,” he is best known for his ten-year-plus tenure with John Hollenbeck’s Claudia Quintet. He also founded the music series at alt.coffee which would evolve into Tonic, one of the world’s most crucial venues for avant-garde music. He has been on the faculty of the New England Conservatory for over ten years and spent four years as an Assistant Professor of Film Scoring at Berklee. He currently lives outside Boston where he records, produces and mixes records and composes music for films.

Selected Discography

Oren Bloedow & Jennifer Charles “La Mar Enfortuna” (Tzadik)
Oren Bloedow & Jennifer Charles, “Convivencia” (Tzadik)
Anthony Braxton, “4 (Ensemble) Compositions 1992″ (Black Saint)
Anthony Braxton/Ted Reichman, “Duo (Leipzig) 1993″ (Music & Arts)
Anthony Braxton, “Sextet (Istanbul) 1996″ (Braxton House)
Anthony Braxton, “Composition No. 193″ (Braxton House)
Anthony Braxton, “Four Compositions (Quartet) 1995″ (Braxton House)
Anthony Braxton, “Octet (New York) 1995″ (Braxton House)
Anthony Braxton, “Trillium R” (Braxton House)
Laura Cantrell, “Humming By The Flowered Vine” (Matador)
Eugene Chadbourne, “Insect Attracter” (Leo)
Eugene Chadbourne, “Worms with Strings” (Leo)
Sue Garner, “Shadyside” (Thrill Jockey)
John Hollenbeck, “Claudia Quintet” (CRI)
John Hollenbeck/Claudia Quintet, “I, Claudia” (Cuneiform)
John Hollenbeck/Claudia Quintet, “Semi-formal” (Cuneiform)
John Hollenbeck/Claudia Quintet, “For” (Cuneiform)
John Hollenbeck/Claudia Quintet, “Rainbow Jimmies” (GPE)
John Hollenbeck/Claudia Quintet, “Royal Toast” (Cuneiform)
John Hollenbeck/Claudia Quintet, “What Is The Beautiful?” (Cuneiform)
David Krakauer, “Klezmer, NY” (Tzadik)
David Krakauer, “A New Hot One” (Label Bleu)
David Krakauer, “Music From The Winery” (Tzadik)
Ben Perowsky Quartet “Esopus Opus” (Skirl)
Ted Reichman, “Dread Sea” (NNA Tapes)
Ted Reichman, “Emigré” (Tzadik)
Ted Reichman, “My Ears Are Bent” (Skirl)
Ted Reichman, “Orgelwerke” (Touch)
Megan Reilly “Let Your Ghost Go” (Carrot Top)
Marc Ribot, “Scelsi Morning” (Tzadik)
Roberto J. Rodriguez, “El Danzon de Moises” (Tzadik)
Roberto J. Rodriguez, “Baila Gitano Baila” (Tzadik)
Elliott Sharp, “Syndakit” (ZOar)
Paul Simon, “You’re The One” (Warner Bros.)
Slavic Soul Party “In Makedonija” (Knitting Factory)
Skuli Sverrisson “Seria” (12 Tonar)
Sally Timms “In The World Of Him” (Touch & Go)
various artists, “the alt.coffee tapes” (Katahdin Recordings)
various artists, “Great Jewish Music: Mark Bolan” (Tzadik)
various artists, “Great Jewish Music: Sasha Argov” (Tzadik)
various artists, “State of the Union 2.001″ (Electronic Music Foundation)
Sanda Weigl, “Gypsy Killer” (Knitting Factory)
Doug Wieselman, “Dimly Lit: Collected Soundtracks” (Tzadik)