Franklin Kiermyer
Encyclopedia
Franklin Kiermyer in Montréal, Canada, is a drummer
/composer
who came to prominence in the 1990s during his long residency in New York City. Kiermyer's work is inspired by a variety of spiritual musics including the late period of John Coltrane
. Kiermyer’s album Solomon’s Daughter', featuring saxophonist and Coltrane band member Pharaoh Sanders, received a great deal of media attention and helped establish his reputation as a drummer and band leader.
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
/composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
who came to prominence in the 1990s during his long residency in New York City. Kiermyer's work is inspired by a variety of spiritual musics including the late period of John Coltrane
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
. Kiermyer’s album Solomon’s Daughter', featuring saxophonist and Coltrane band member Pharaoh Sanders, received a great deal of media attention and helped establish his reputation as a drummer and band leader.
Discography
As a leader:- Break down the Walls (1992, Konnex)
- In the House of My Fathers (1993, Konnex)
- Solomon’s Daughter (1994, Evidence)
- Kairos (1995, Evidence)
- Auspicious Blazing Sun (1999, Sunship)
- Sanctification (1999, Sunship)
- Great Drum of the Secret Mirror (2002, Sunship)