Coleman Itzkoff
photo: Titilayo Ayangade
I met Coleman Itzkoff when he was on stage playing cello and dancing for the contemporary ballet “Procession” with the National Ballet of Canada; he’d also curated the music and I was immediately curious about his path. I was also aware that he performed quite a bit with a previous guest of mine, Clay Zeller-Townson of Ruckus Early Music. I got into a chat with Coleman backstage about his interest in new music, baroque music, dance and theatre. When we got to this interview several months later I was intrigued to learn about his youth as a serious skate boarder, and you’ll hear us explore several connections between that athleticism and both playing the cello and dancing. You’ll hear Coleman share how he became a co-founder of AMOC, insights about some of the ways he’s been able to access higher levels of creativity, and tributes to many of his mentors including Ralph Kirshbaum, Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber. We start the conversation with some beautiful connections with his very musical family.
Coleman Itzkoff website Video of Duel featured Sonic Alchemy album
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I’ve linked a few suggested episodes for you: with Coleman’s friend and colleague Clay Zeller-Townson, founder of RUCKUS Early Music, violinist Yolanda Bruno with her tribute to Jeanne Lamon, cellist Juliana Soltis, tap dancer and percussionist DeWitt Fleming Jr. composer Anthony Brandt and co-author with neuroscientist David Eagleman of the book The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World, and cellist and composer Margaret Maria, among so many episodes since 2021.
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