Erik Friedlander’s SENTINEL
Erik Friedlander cello, Ava Mendoza guitar, Diego Espinosa percussion
Erik Friedlander’s Sentinel has the feel of a garage band, raw and live. The group mines the stylings of the electric guitar virtuosi that provided the soundtrack to the band leader’s teenage years. New York-based cellist Friedlander recorded the first Sentinel album in Brooklyn last year, with guitarist Ava Mendoza and drummer Diego Espinosa. The same three-piece will now perform at the BIMHUIS.
Cellist Erik Friedlander is a prolific solo artist, bandleader and film composer. Having been a sought after studio musician and improviser in New York’s downtown music scene for years, Friedlander has recently become known for his work scoring film and television. He has performed and recorded with artists as diverse as The Mountain Goats, John Zorn, Dave Douglas and Courtney Love. Erik’s desire to actively participate in the swirl of musical styles he was surrounded by led him to find new ways of playing the cello. This discovery drives his work, which is varied and unusual.