Guerino Mazzola
Encyclopedia
Guerino Mazzola is a Swiss
mathematician
, musicologist
, jazz
pianist as well as book writer
.
He graduated at the University of Zürich
in Mathematics, Theoretical Physics and Crystallography and completed his PhD in Mathematics in 1971. In 1980, he habilitated in Algebraic Geometry
and Representation theory
. In 2000, he was awarded the medal of the Mexican Mathematical Society. In 2003, he habilitated in Computational Science
at the University of Zürich
.
Mazzola has recorded several Free Jazz
CDs with musicians like Mat Maneri
, Heinz Geisser, Sirone
, Jeff Kaiser
, Scott Fields
, Matt Turner and Rob Brown
.
Mazzola is well-known for his application of sophisticated mathematical concepts such as topos theory to music theory, described in his book The Topos of Music. The result has been somewhat controversial, drawing praise from some mathematicians and music theorists, and dissent from others.
Currently he is Professor at the School of Music
at the University of Minnesota
. Since 2007 he is the president of the Society for Mathematics and Computation in Music.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
mathematician
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, musicologist
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
pianist as well as book writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
He graduated at the University of Zürich
University of Zurich
The University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy....
in Mathematics, Theoretical Physics and Crystallography and completed his PhD in Mathematics in 1971. In 1980, he habilitated in Algebraic Geometry
Algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which combines techniques of abstract algebra, especially commutative algebra, with the language and the problems of geometry. It occupies a central place in modern mathematics and has multiple conceptual connections with such diverse fields as complex...
and Representation theory
Representation theory
Representation theory is a branch of mathematics that studies abstract algebraic structures by representing their elements as linear transformations of vector spaces, and studiesmodules over these abstract algebraic structures...
. In 2000, he was awarded the medal of the Mexican Mathematical Society. In 2003, he habilitated in Computational Science
Computational science
Computational science is the field of study concerned with constructing mathematical models and quantitative analysis techniques and using computers to analyze and solve scientific problems...
at the University of Zürich
University of Zurich
The University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy....
.
Mazzola has recorded several Free Jazz
Free jazz
Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and 1950s...
CDs with musicians like Mat Maneri
Mat Maneri
Mat Maneri, born on October 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York is an American composer, improviser and jazz violin and viola player, specifically derivatives such as the five-string viola, the electric six-string violin, and the baritone violin...
, Heinz Geisser, Sirone
Sirone
Sirone is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km southwest of Lecco...
, Jeff Kaiser
Jeff Kaiser
Jeffrey Patrick Kaiser is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of seven seasons in the majors for five different teams between and . During those seasons, he never pitched more than 15 games, nor more than 16.2 innings at the major league level. He finished his career with an...
, Scott Fields
Scott Fields
Scott Fields , is a guitarist, composer and band leader. He is best known for his attempts to blend music that is composed and music that is written and for his modular pieces...
, Matt Turner and Rob Brown
Rob Brown
Rob Brown may refer to:* Rob Brown , member of the UK electronic band, Autechre* Rob Brown , National Hockey League player* Rob Brown , Finding Forrester* Rob Brown , reporter and anchor for CTV News-See also:...
.
Mazzola is well-known for his application of sophisticated mathematical concepts such as topos theory to music theory, described in his book The Topos of Music. The result has been somewhat controversial, drawing praise from some mathematicians and music theorists, and dissent from others.
Currently he is Professor at the School of Music
University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts
__FORCETOC__The University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts is the largest college of the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Established in 1868, the College of Liberal Arts offers more than 65 majors and 70 minors to its more than 14,200 undergraduate students, as well as...
at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. Since 2007 he is the president of the Society for Mathematics and Computation in Music.
Discography
- Mazzola/Piano Solo Kelvin Null OMP Records 1001 LP
- Mazzola/Piano Solo Akroasis Wergo SM 1024 LP
- Mazzola/Moor/Sollberger Aus dem Hinterhalt OMP Records 1002 LP
- Q4 Orchestra Lyons' Brood Creative Works CW 1018 CD
- Guerino Mazzola Synthesis SToA music ST-71.1001 CD
- Jan Beran Immaculate Concept SToA music ST-71.1002 CD
- Q4 Orchestra Yavapai Creative Works CW 1028 CD
- Rissi-Mazzola-Geisser Fuego Creative Works CW 1029 CD
- Brown-Mazzola-Geisser Orbit Music & Arts CD-1015 CD
- Mazzola-Geisser Toni's Delight Cadence Jazz RecordsCadence Jazz RecordsCadence Jazz is an American record label specializing in noncommercial jazz music. It is associated with Cadence Magazine.Cadence Jazz was founded by Bob Rusch in Redwood, New York in 1980...
1090 CD - Mazzola/Geisser/Fields/Turner Maze Quixotic Records 5002 CD
- Mazzola/Geisser /Fields/Maneri Heliopolis Cadence Jazz RecordsCadence Jazz RecordsCadence Jazz is an American record label specializing in noncommercial jazz music. It is associated with Cadence Magazine.Cadence Jazz was founded by Bob Rusch in Redwood, New York in 1980...
1122 CD - Mazzola/Geisser Folia Silkheart, Silkheart RecordsSilkheart Records- External links :* *...
SHCD 153 CD - Mazzola/Geisser/Rissi Tierra Cadence Jazz RecordsCadence Jazz RecordsCadence Jazz is an American record label specializing in noncommercial jazz music. It is associated with Cadence Magazine.Cadence Jazz was founded by Bob Rusch in Redwood, New York in 1980...
1130 CD - Mazzola/Geisser/Rissi Agua Cadence Jazz RecordsCadence Jazz RecordsCadence Jazz is an American record label specializing in noncommercial jazz music. It is associated with Cadence Magazine.Cadence Jazz was founded by Bob Rusch in Redwood, New York in 1980...
, 1150 CD - Mazzola/Geisser Someday Silkheart RecordsSilkheart Records- External links :* *...
154 CD - Mazzola/Geisser/Fields/ManeriMat ManeriMat Maneri, born on October 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York is an American composer, improviser and jazz violin and viola player, specifically derivatives such as the five-string viola, the electric six-string violin, and the baritone violin...
Chronotomy BlackSaint 120173-2 CD - Mazzola/Geisser/Kato/Saga Live at Airegin Ayler RecordsAyler RecordsAyler Records is a record label which specializes in free jazz and improvised music recordings.Founded in 2000 in Sweden by Jan Ström and painter Åke Bjurhamn, it has gained recognition among free jazz fans over the years by releasing both archive and contemporary recordings from artists as diverse...
aylDL-056 CD - Mazzola/Geisser/Rissi Herakleitos Ayler RecordsAyler RecordsAyler Records is a record label which specializes in free jazz and improvised music recordings.Founded in 2000 in Sweden by Jan Ström and painter Åke Bjurhamn, it has gained recognition among free jazz fans over the years by releasing both archive and contemporary recordings from artists as diverse...
aylDL-069 CD - Mazzola/Geisser/Rissi Aire Cadence Jazz RecordsCadence Jazz RecordsCadence Jazz is an American record label specializing in noncommercial jazz music. It is associated with Cadence Magazine.Cadence Jazz was founded by Bob Rusch in Redwood, New York in 1980...
1130 CD - Mazzola/Geisser/Kaiser/Sirone Liquid Bridges CD in Springer book Flow, Gesture, and Spaces
- Mazzola/Geisser/Onuma Dancing the Body of Time Cadence Jazz RecordsCadence Jazz RecordsCadence Jazz is an American record label specializing in noncommercial jazz music. It is associated with Cadence Magazine.Cadence Jazz was founded by Bob Rusch in Redwood, New York in 1980...
, to appear 2011 - Mazzola/Park Passionate Message, Silkheart RecordsSilkheart Records- External links :* *...
, to appear 2012
External links
- http://www.encyclospace.org/CV/mazzola.html
- http://www.music.umn.edu/directory/facProfiles/MazzolaGuerino.php
- http://www.encyclospace.org/