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Nels Courtney Cline (born January 4, 1956) [1] is an American guitarist and composer. He has been a guitarist for the band Wilco since 2004. In the 1980s he played jazz, often in collaboration with his twin brother Alex, a percussionist.
On Share The Wealth, the sonic explorer and guitar renegade delivers a potent and provocative program of spontaneous, uncompromising music with an expanded edition of his long-running project The Nels Cline Singers featuring saxophonist and punk-jazz iconoclast Skerik, keyboard marvel Brian Marsella, bass powerhouse Trevor Dunn, longtime ...
Guitar explorer Nels Cline is best known these days as the lead guitarist in the band Wilco. His recording and performing career — spanning jazz, rock, punk and experimental — is well into its fourth decade, with over 200 recordings, including at least 30 for which he is leader.
Jun 25, 2021 · The guitarist's guitarist on his musical beginnings, favorite guitars, the secret to Wilco's longevity and his stunningly diverse 2020 solo album, Share the Wealth. (Image credit: Taylor Hill/WireImage) To many, Nels Cline is the warbling lead guitarist for the prolific Chicago-borne alternative rock band, Wilco.
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Oct 7, 2023 · Watch and listen to an interview with Nels Cline, who has been a member of Wilco for almost 20 years. He discusses the band's latest release, Cousin, and how it differs from previous records due to the involvement of Cate Le Bon.
Sep 8, 2016 · September 13, 2018 • Nels Cline has earned his place as a guitar hero for our times, with a track record stretching back four decades and a marquee gig with Wilco. Nathan West/Blue Note...
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With Currents, Constellations, Cline’s second Blue Note release, we hear the debut of The Nels Cline 4, made up of Cline and Lage plus the fierce and versatile rhythm section of bassist Scott Colley and drummer Tom Rainey. All of the music is Cline’s, save for a haunting and rare Carla Bley gem from the Jimmy Giuffre 3 songbook.