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Senza Titolo AVAILABLE APRIL / MAY 2012 contact: [email protected] MARC COPLAND – JOHN ABERCROMBIE – DREW GRESS – JOEY BARON “We keep on saying “Anybody who's got "Relentlessly creative.. it...what a magnificent ears can hear the ---NY Times “A gifted bassist--reminiscent of touch,what mysterious beautiful integrity of “Combining technical LaFaro yet altogether beauty in his harmonic his improvisations,and acuity with a deep personal...his own choices, what fresh how incredibly well he sense of groove, Joey music and bands are surprises from this plays the electric Baron drums with as remarkable as those subtle lord of the guitar. Right now, he's playful exuberance.” of the heavyweights he modern piano.” playing better than he --allaboutjazz.com --Jazzman/France (2012) ever has.” --John plays with. "---All About Scofield Jazz Born June 26, 1955 in Perhaps the most Bassist/composer Drew John Abercrombie's in Richmond, Virginia, prolific pianist of the Gress performs maiden New York City drummer Joey Baron, millenium, Copland extensively with artists appearance in 1970 largely self-taught, has has recorded over 22 on the cutting edge of with Dreams, a jazz- over the years cds as a leader during contemporary rock group led by developed a unique this last decade. improvised music. He Michael and Randy approach to making may not be the busiest Brecker, created a music with the drum In 2004 he began bassist ever ("I don't sensation. Since then, set. He's well known working exclusively think so, man. What in a career spanning for his work with Bill with Pirouet records, about Ron Carter?”, the more than 40 years Frisell ( a 10-year making the acclaimed bassist comments and nearly 50 albums, stint), John “New York Trio Series,” wryly), but he's John has established Abercrombie (9 years which solidified his probably playing himself as one the and counting), Ron position as an somewhere tonight. masters of jazz guitar-- Carter, Jim Hall, Lee innovator on his a restless Konitz, , Steve Kuhn, instrument. Volume III His project 7 Black experimenter, working and John Zorn. of the series, “Night firmly in the jazz Butterflies Whispers,” was hailed tradition while pushing (Premonition Records), An active leader, Joey's by Down Beat as “the the boundaries of featured 9 of Drew¹s Down Home (part of strongest top to meter and harmony. original compositions the Songline/Tone Field bottom and most One of the most and was released in series on Intuition) poetic album I've influential acoustic and MAY 2005. This was features all southern heard in a while,” and electric guitarists, his the follow up to 2001's in a later issue was R&B flavored originals listed as one of the recordings for ECM Spin and Drift, which played by an all star best cds of the decade. have helped define that received widespread band of Ron Carter, More followed: label's progressive critical acclaim and Arthur Blythe and Bill another solo CD, chamber-jazz also featured Drew's Frisell. He also leads “Alone;” a duet CD reputation. While jazz- pedal-steel guitar his own trio with longtime partner based, his style also playing. He also leads "Barondown", with Gary Peacock; the all- displays a more-than- the quartet Jagged Ellery Eskelin (tenor) star quintet Contact's passing familiarity with Sky; their debut and Steve Swell “Five on One;” and a forms that range from recording, Heyday (trombone), which has reunion with partner folk and rock to (Soul Note) was recorded three albums Greg Osby in quartet Eastern and Western released in 1998 and is - Crackshot (Avant), with Doug Weiss and art musics. now considered Raised Pleasure Dot Victor Lewis, somewhat of an (New World) and “Crosstalk.” Each Abercrombie began his underground classic. Tongue in Groove release was hailed by career touring with Previously, he was a (JMT). He has led the the press. Copland organist Johnny founding member of "Down Home Group" continues to enthrall Hammond. He then the cooperative quartet and “Killer Joey.” He audiences in solo, duo, met the Brecker Joint Venture, collaborates with trio, quartet, and Brothers, who invited producing three percussionist Robyn quintet. him to join and record albums in the early Schulkowsky (Dinosaur with their breakthough 1990s for Enja: Joint Dances CD). He co- His recordings since group, Dreams. Venture, Ways, and leads the group 2000 with several Mirrors. "Miniature" (with Tim European labels In 1971 he moved to Berne and Hank brought him to a wider New York, joining Gress has been a Roberts) and was a audience, including the Copland in drummer member of Marc member of "Naked breakout trio disc Chico Hamilton's band, Copland's trios for over City" ( Zorn, Frisell, “Haunted Heart” and a and soon became one a decade, lending his Fred Frith and Wayne solo excursion, “Time of the most in-demand stunning sense of Horvitz). Within Time,” session musicians. He accompaniment and that included not only recorded with Gil prodigious soloistic Joey has the uncanny musical compositions Evans, Gato Barbieri, technique to the ability to make but also poetry by the and Billy Cobham, with pianist's recordings everybody sound pianist. whom began attracting and concerts. better. The breadth of widespread attention his “worked with” His career as a leader among the general Drew can be heard credits speaks for began in the 80s, in public. within those of Ralph itself: the Los Angeles trio with Gary Peacock Alessi, Tim Berne, Uri Philarmonic, David and Billy Hart (At Manfred Eicher Caine, Bill Carrothers, Bowie, Tony Bennett, Night/Sunnyside, invited him to record Gerald Cleaver, Ravi Carmen McRae, Laurie Paradiso/Soul Note) In an album for ECM, The Coltrane, Marc Anderson, John the nineties, his result was Timeless, on Copland, Fred Hersch, Scofield, Al Jarreau, reputation spread which he was joined by John Hollenbeck, Tony Jim Hall, Eric owing to three Jan Hammer and Jack Malaby, and Mat Vloeimans, Dizzy legendary recordings DeJohnette. It received Maneri. Gillespie, Art Pepper, with the Savoy label, virtually unanimous Tim Berne, the Lounge which put him on the critical acclaim. He has received grants Lizards, Chet Baker, road in an All-Star Decades of successful from the National Jay McShann, Big Joe quintet (Randy Brecker, recordings for the label Endowment for the Turner, Philip Glass, Bob Berg, and Dennis followed-- Gateway Arts, Meet the Pat Martino, Sweets Chambers), and later (DeJohnette and Dave Composer, and Edison, David Sanborn, in a quartet with Holland), quartets, Chamber Music Al Jarreau, Randy Abercrombie, Drew trios, organ trios, and America. Brecker, and Marian Gress, and drummer duets with guitarist McPartland. Hart. Ralph Towner..
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