"Michael Chorney does Michael Chorney things..." Seven Days Vermont
Michael Chorney is a musician from Lincoln Vermont. He has worked as a composer, bandleader, librarian, orchestrator, assembly line worker, Tony award winner, arranger, janitor, dance accompanist, carpenter, engineer, house painter, teacher and sideman. His work spans genre, from avant-garde prepared guitar pieces to arrangements of Paul Bowles, Kurt Weill and Sun Ra. His newest project, a seven-piece psychedelic jazz-rock collective called Freeway Clyde will release their first album in early 2023.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Chorney
2020 to present Freeway Clyde - instrumental psych rock film scores for non existent movies
2011 to present Hollar General - folk jazz quartet playing original songs.
2007 to present Hadestown Orchestra - guitarist, arranger, band leader
2005 to present Magic City - acoustic sextet playing arrangements of Sun Ra, original material
2004 to present Collaborations with Anais Mitchell as guitarist, producer, arranger
2004 to present Solo performances of original songs
2003 to present Collaborations with Miriam Bernardo
2001 to present Orchid - original pieces for two saxophones, drums and bass
2009 to 2010 MC6 - instrumental sextet playing original compositions
2004 Seven Deadly Sins - septet playing arrangements of Kurt Weill
1995 to 2000 ViperHouse - band leader and original pieces for eleven piece electric big band
1990 to 1995 So-called Jazz Sextet - band leader, original compositions
1988 to 1990 Sun Dog - guitarist, saxophonist
1980 to 1985 Feast or Famine - original and traditional acoustic music
Discography of original works
1980's
Brecon Beacon – Feast or Famine
Bussoftlthemememormee – Feast or Famine
Tomorrow the Birds Will Sing – Feast or Famine
Rara Avis - solo
You Needn’t Act So Wild - Sundog
Solo Concert
1990's
Bell Recipe – So-Called Jazz
Outset – So-Called Jazz
Agricultures – So-Called Jazz
Vermont Avenue – So-Called Jazz
viperHouse - viperHouse
Shed - viperHouse
Ottawa - viperHouse
Lap hen - viperHouse
2000's
Orchid
Orchid v2
Songs and Music of Paul Bowles – with Miriam Bernardo
Songs in Secret Ink
The June Book - Magic City
Magic City at Nectars
Mother Tongue
It Disappears – with Seth Eames
Oom-pah of the Ghost Parade
Wonder
2010's on
Dispensation of the Ordinary – Holler General
Shameless Light – Holler General
Luxembourg Antennae – with Jeremy Harlos, Bill Heminway
Sunflower – Freeway Clyde
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Chorney
2020 to present Freeway Clyde - instrumental psych rock film scores for non existent movies
2011 to present Hollar General - folk jazz quartet playing original songs.
2007 to present Hadestown Orchestra - guitarist, arranger, band leader
2005 to present Magic City - acoustic sextet playing arrangements of Sun Ra, original material
2004 to present Collaborations with Anais Mitchell as guitarist, producer, arranger
2004 to present Solo performances of original songs
2003 to present Collaborations with Miriam Bernardo
2001 to present Orchid - original pieces for two saxophones, drums and bass
2009 to 2010 MC6 - instrumental sextet playing original compositions
2004 Seven Deadly Sins - septet playing arrangements of Kurt Weill
1995 to 2000 ViperHouse - band leader and original pieces for eleven piece electric big band
1990 to 1995 So-called Jazz Sextet - band leader, original compositions
1988 to 1990 Sun Dog - guitarist, saxophonist
1980 to 1985 Feast or Famine - original and traditional acoustic music
Discography of original works
1980's
Brecon Beacon – Feast or Famine
Bussoftlthemememormee – Feast or Famine
Tomorrow the Birds Will Sing – Feast or Famine
Rara Avis - solo
You Needn’t Act So Wild - Sundog
Solo Concert
1990's
Bell Recipe – So-Called Jazz
Outset – So-Called Jazz
Agricultures – So-Called Jazz
Vermont Avenue – So-Called Jazz
viperHouse - viperHouse
Shed - viperHouse
Ottawa - viperHouse
Lap hen - viperHouse
2000's
Orchid
Orchid v2
Songs and Music of Paul Bowles – with Miriam Bernardo
Songs in Secret Ink
The June Book - Magic City
Magic City at Nectars
Mother Tongue
It Disappears – with Seth Eames
Oom-pah of the Ghost Parade
Wonder
2010's on
Dispensation of the Ordinary – Holler General
Shameless Light – Holler General
Luxembourg Antennae – with Jeremy Harlos, Bill Heminway
Sunflower – Freeway Clyde