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Elise Wood is a jazz flautist.

Biography

Wood studied classical flute in Philadelphia.^[1] In the 1970s, she moved from there to New York.^[1] There, she played in jazz groups, including with bassist Vishnu Wood.^[1] They married, but were leading separate lives by the early 1980s.^[1]

From 1983, Wood was frequently a member of groups led by pianist John Hicks.^[2] As a duo, they played mostly jazz, but also some classical music.^[3] They formed a business partnership – John Hicks-Elise Wood, Inc. – and toured the US, Europe and Japan in the 1980s.^[1] The couple married in 2001.^[2] Her first album as (co-)leader was Luminous,^[1] on which she played C and alto flute.^[4] A further album co-led with Hicks was Beautiful Friendship, recorded in 2000.^[5]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Luminous (Nilva, 1985–88)
Beautiful Friendship (HiWood, 2000)

As sidewoman

With John Hicks

In Concert (Theresa, 1984)
Single Petal of a Rose (Mapleshade, 1992)
In the Mix (Landmark, 1994)
Piece for My Peace (Landmark, 1996)
Trio + Strings (Mapleshade, 1997)
Sweet Love of Mine (HighNote, 2006)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gourse 1995, p. 114.
^ ^a ^b Ankeny, Jason "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
^ Stokes, W. Royal (February 12, 1984) "Hicks' Licks". The Washington Post. p. L3.
^ Wynn, Ron "John Hicks & Elise Wood – Luminous". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
^ Wynn, Ron "John Hicks – Beautiful Friendship". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.