In a restlessly eclectic, wholly unique musical career spanning three decades, Petra Haden has established a singular reputation for creativity and versatility and a unique niche allowing her to apply her multiple talents to a diverse array of music.
As a singer, instrumentalist, and composer, Haden has built an impressively varied and accomplished discography encompassing her work as part of the 1990 alt-rock quartet That Dog, her collaborations with a broad array of acts, and a series of her own releases, which often showcase her unique talent for constructing complex, evocative A-Cappella arrangements by inventively layering multiple tracks of her own voice. Her catalog includes her solo album ImaginaryLand (1996), Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out (2005), and Petra Goes to the Movies (2012). Her work with Bill Frisell includes their Duo album, “Petra Haden and Bill Frisell” (2005), and their 2005 collaboration and Frisell’s albums HARMONY, and When You Wish Upon a Star.
Haden’s far-flung creative endeavors share a consistent sense of adventure and expression and a playful sensibility that gives her projects a consistently uplifting, inventive spirit that marks them as uniquely hers. As one of the triplet daughters of the late legendary jazz bassist and composer Charlie Haden, Petra was literally born into a life in music.
Petra's skill for vocal harmony and instrumental accompaniment has led to her voice and/or violin appearing on albums by the likes of Foo Fighters, Green Day, The Decemberists, Beck, Danny Elfman, Rufus Wainwright, Mike Watt and more.
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