Country of origin U.S. Date founded 1977 Defunct 2006 | Location New York City Founder John Snyder | |
Genre Jazz, Free jazz , free funk, blues ,blues rock, R&B | ||
Artists House was a jazz , blues record company and label established in 1977 by John Snyder. Snyder produced many jazz, free jazz , free funk, blues artists.
History
The roster included musicians Snyder had worked with while running the Horizon division of A&M Records: Jim Hall, Charlie Haden, and Ornette Coleman. Snyder was the first to produce James Blood Ulmer. The label was known for the quality of its recordings, liner notes, and packaging. Its musicians were given control of their music, from recording to album cover. Snyder also produced blues musicians such as Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, James Cotton, and Etta James. Artists House released Jim Hall/Red Mitchell album in 1989. And John Snyder produced Derek Trucks Band.
Snyder released new blues band Scrapomatic in 2002. Artists House also released Nancy Harrow, Oteil & The Peacemakers, Jason Crosby, Bob Brookmeyer & Kenny Wheeler, Steve Haines Quintet, Vijay Lytev albums in 2003. Artists House released Nancy Harrow CD "The Cat Who Went to Heaven" in 2005. Snyder is currently president of Artists House Foundation.