In a letter to Ernie Mansfield, the reknowned American composer John Adams wrote: “. . . you have a very lyrical gift and compose in a very refreshing, tuneful style. I thought all of the melodic ideas were interesting and not at all trite . . . I th [+]In a letter to Ernie Mansfield, the reknowned American composer John Adams wrote: “. . . you have a very lyrical gift and compose in a very refreshing, tuneful style. I thought all of the melodic ideas were interesting and not at all trite . . . I think it’s very pleasing music of its genre . . . I’m pleased you gave me the chance to hear it.”
Ernie Mansfield is a flutist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Classically trained and jazz-infuenced, he has written for, and performed with, many jazz, folk, pop, rock and R&B groups over the last 30 years, both here in the U.S. and in Europe. He has performed with Maria Muldaur, Dan Fogelberg, Vassar Clements, Nanette Fabray, as well as performing with his own groups, which have included Mary Watkins (formerly with Holly Near), Glenn Cronkhite (ECM), and Juan Bibiloni (Polygram). He has composed and performed music for many modern dance companies, including “Company in Flight” and “CazDance”. His credits include albums, soundtracks, children's music, commercials, music for educational software, orchestral works, and works for dance theatre. Ernie also doubles on saxophone, keyboards, EWI (Electric Wind Instrument), and other instruments.
Ernie began his career as a teenager, touring with the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra, playing such venues as Carnegie Hall and World Expo ’67 (Montreal). Progressing through Oberlin Conservatory and University of Illinois School of Music, he began playing with rock and folk groups, and recording with such artists as Dan Fogelberg. In 1971 he left for Europe with the group “Mormos”, who recorded 2 albums and 2 singles on CBS-France, and performed on many other artist’s albums. Returning to the States, Mansfield began performing with the rock band “Skyfarmer” in the Midwest. In 1976 he departed for the San Francisco Bay Area, where he now resides. Not only has Ernie performed with a number of San Francisco luminaries, he has worked with many distinguished composers and producers as a transcriber, and copyist, including: John Adams, Terry Riley, Tony Williams, Gunther Schuller, Booker T. Jones; and as a synthesizer programmer for the San Francisco Symphony and California Symphony. Mansfield originally recorded the 2 albums “Windsailor” and “ColorDrops” for Catero Rec
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