Elise Wood
American jazz flautist
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Elise Wood is a jazz flautist. She 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)