Marty Ehrlich's Traveler's Tales

Biography

Martin Lewis Ehrlich, 31 May 1955, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Ehrlich was raised in various parts of the Midwest but it was in St. Louis, Missouri, that he developed his interest in music. He started out on clarinet, gradually adding other reed instruments and also the flute. He had begun playing professionally while still a high school student, with the Human Arts Ensemble, but it was mainly through his exposure to the Black Artists Group of St. Louis that the young musician’s concepts were formed. He studied at various colleges, including the New England Conservatory. In the 70s, he was active with many jazz musicians, predominantly those working in the field of free music that had made its first impact late in the previous decade. Among the artists with whom he worked and studied, were Muhal Richard Abrams, Ran Blake, Jaki Byard, George Russell, Gunther Schuller and Leo Smith. In 1978, Ehrlich joined Chico Hamilton’s group and became a regular in...

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