Biography
John Arthur Lindberg III, 16 March 1959, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. Taking up the bass while still very young, Lindberg studied at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbors but in his late teens moved to New York where his studies continued, with David Izenzon. Izenzon died in 1979, and Lindberg would later dedicate Luminosity to him. Lindberg played and recorded with Joseph Bowie and Charles ‘Bobo’ Shaw in the Human Arts Ensemble and also at this time, the late 70s, he co-founded the String Trio Of New York. He began a fruitful association with Anthony Braxton that continued into the middle of the next decade. In 1980 he worked in a trio with Jimmy Lyons and Sunny Murray and then, in Paris, led his own band and also played in a group led by Murray that also included John Tchicai. Other musicians with whom he has worked include Billy Bang, trombonist George Lewis, Albert Mangelsdorff and Hugh Ragin. Possessing a remarkable technique,...
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