Person · Male
Fred Lonberg-Holm
US cellist
- From
- Delaware, United States
- Since
- 1962–present
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 36
- jazz
About
Fred Lonberg-Holm (born 1 October 1962) is an American cellist based in Chicago. He moved from New York City to Chicago in 1995. He refers to himself as the anti-cellist.
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Lonberg-Holm is most identified with playing free improvisation and free jazz. He is also a composer of concert works. As a session musician and arranger, he is credited on rock, pop, and country records.
Member of
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Ballister cello, electronic instruments
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Heaven Orchestra guitar
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Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet cello, violin
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VCDC cello
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Stumble guitar
Discography
Albums
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An American Fantasy
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First Meetings
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35 Grapes (19 Shown)
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Tribute to Masayuki Takayanagi
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Site-Specific: Duets for Cello and Guitar
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Claque
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Tincture
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Object 1
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Eruption
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Stackenäs + Lonberg‐Holm
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Other Valentines
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Terminal Valentine
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The Brain of the Dog in Section
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Cabin, Cemetery, Forest
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Throw Down Your Hammer and Sing
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Attic Antics
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Crackle: Six improvisations for Cello and Double Bass
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The Cliff of Time
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Resistance
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Distant Groove
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The Chicago Plan
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Ouroboros
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Requiem for a New York Slice
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Memories of a Tunicate
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Tales From
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The Art Spirit
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Trilinear Polarity
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Seven Skies Orchestra
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Sense Of Hearing
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Battuto
EPs
Links
Official
Social
Concerts
Also known as
Fredrick Lonberg-Holm
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- d0e35f78-ab96-4e33-9556-5cc64d7b024c
- ISNI
- 0000000119517745
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.