Liz Allbee (b. 1976) is a trumpet player, composer, performer, and improviser, originally from Vermont, in the United States, and now living and working in Berlin, Germany.
Allbee lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for 14 years (1995-2009), before moving to Berlin. She received her BA in Intermedia Arts at Mills College in Oakland, California in 2004. [1][2]
Allbee's works can mainly be assigned to genres such as new music, improvisation, electroacoustic music, and noise music. She also writes music for film and theater, and has taken part in numerous international festivals. Her interests extend to playing quadrophonic and multiphonic compositions, via a self-designed modified trumpet that can play several individual parallel channels of sound simultaneously.[3][4][5][6]
^Wecker, Frank (January 14, 2013). "Neue Konzertreihe der Friedenskirche" [New concert series in the Friedenskirche]. Berliner Woche (in German). Retrieved May 21, 2024. Seit 2009 lebt und arbeitet sie in Berlin, wo sie sich vor allem in der Szene der Neuen Improvisationsmusik einen Namen machte. [“She has been living and working in Berlin since 2009, where she made a name for herself primarily in the new improvisation music scene.”]
^Hamilton, Andy (February 1, 2022). "Soundcheck". The Wire. No. 456. p. 46. [The] broad stylistic range is beautifully distilled, capturing a uniquely less-is-more aesthetic. Each note – each sound – is perfectly placed, acutely heard and felt.
^Weingarten, Christopher (2006) [2006-01-10]. "Skzzz!". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 137. p. 47.