Austin Lewellen

Portrait of bassist Austin Lewellen

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Biography

My interests lie primarily in the creation of living music, through active collaboration with composers. I am most at home in small ensembles, recording studios, and opera pits, though my technique has a firm grounding in the orchestral tradition of the Common Practice Era. I take these skills both as a basis of communal understanding and as a point of departure.

In the past year, I’ve had the good fortune to take part in the world premiere of a new opera from Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, to perform the music of Dev Hynes at BAM and NYFW, and to record the music of Tyondai Braxton, Julius Eastman, Patrick Harlin, Éliane Radigue, and Nicky Sohn for releases on labels that include Nonesuch and Furious Artisans. At present, I split my time between Brooklyn and Houston.

Recent Appearances

At Play
May 17, 2024

New from Old
March 1, 2024

Album Release Party
November 3, 2023

The Joyful Mysteries
October 7, 2023

Her Story
March 3, 2023

The Wilderness Anthology
October 9, 2022

Two Streams
September 10, 2021