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Cline has served as composer and/or performer for numerous modern dancers and dance companies in Los
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artist Jamil
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74:Years active
1547:1956 births
1511:Trevor Dunn
1415:Draw Breath
1317:Live albums
1207:The Inkling
1141:3 September
1118:3 September
1029:Don Preston
1019:Lydia Lunch
1013:Pomegranate
952:Radif Suite
922:With others
890:John Rapson
686:Goin' Ahead
662:Openhearted
643:Vinny Golia
634:Open Source
610:The Present
414:(FMR, 2018)
394:Cloud Plate
354:(ECM, 1989)
329:Discography
315:Don Preston
279:Vinny Golia
263:John Carter
217:Harold Budd
190:Cloud Plate
128:synthesizer
116:Vinny Golia
1541:Categories
1516:Devin Hoff
1506:Alex Cline
1441:Macroscope
1239:Dirty Baby
1184:Nels Cline
1070:References
954:(Pi, 2010)
867:David Moss
836:Cathedrals
802:In the Air
575:Dirty Baby
541:Nels Cline
450:As sideman
431:Ocean Park
358:Montsalvat
154:Nine Winds
108:Nels Cline
96:Alex Cline
65:Instrument
57:Occupation
35:1956-01-04
23:Alex Cline
1521:Mike Watt
984:3 + 3 = 7
588:Blue Note
560:Avavistic
485:Tim Berne
346:Not Alone
334:As leader
247:Tim Berne
186:Shadowfax
150:Not Alone
102:Biography
1433:Initiate
1346:Silencer
1325:The Veil
1199:Angelica
1090:27 March
1063:Stardate
808:Remember
548:Angelica
504:Spectres
370:Espiritu
141:and the
112:woodwind
60:Musician
1426:(2008)
776:, 2011)
764:Sfumato
746:Lineage
590:, 2016)
562:, 2000)
196:player
1486:(2017)
1465:(2010)
1444:(2014)
1436:(2010)
1418:(2007)
1410:(2004)
1402:(2002)
1381:(2002)
1373:(1998)
1365:(1996)
1357:(1995)
1354:Ground
1349:(1992)
1328:(2011)
1309:(2015)
1299:(2014)
1289:(2014)
1279:(2012)
1258:(2018)
1250:(2016)
1247:Lovers
1242:(2010)
1234:(2009)
1231:Coward
1226:(2006)
1218:(2001)
1210:(2000)
1202:(1988)
903:Bu-Wah
852:Orbits
830:Adored
583:Lovers
470:Myriad
321:, and
83:Labels
49:Genres
1526:Wilco
1362:Chest
888:With
865:With
843:With
821:With
781:With
641:With
595:With
539:With
517:With
483:With
455:With
68:Drums
1294:Room
1143:2011
1120:2011
1092:2013
909:Bing
616:Mask
194:koto
180:and
168:and
52:Jazz
29:Born
1370:Sad
162:ECM
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