Friedlander is an American musician and composer, who in addition to his career as a leader, has worked and collaborated with several artists, such as, John Zorn, Laurie Anderson and Alanis Morissette, to name a few. We also remember his work as a member of various ensembles, as, jazz/fusion quartet Topaz, Bar Kokhba Sextet, his own Erik Friedlander's Chimera and Michael Moore Trio, among aothers.