ArtistInfo

Joan Jeanrenaud

vc, *1956 US
Musician of Classical
A.k.a. Joan Jeanrenaud, née Dutcher

Joan Jeanrenaud, née Dutcher (born January 25, 1956), is an American cello player. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, she played with the Kronos Quartet from 1978 until 1999, when, after a sabbatical, she left to pursue a solo career and collaborations with other artists, in part due to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.She has staged and recorded solo performance pieces, playing the cello in tandem with electronic instruments. Her first solo album, Metamorphosis, was described by Greg Cahill in Strings as "visceral, hypnotic, and often compelling."

Instruments

• Violoncello
• Vocals

Genres

• Classical
• Jazz
• Electronic
• Folk
• World

Plays With