Original score for the NBC-TV series "Johnny Staccato," starring John Cassavetes.
... an eclectic world of art and music ... un ecléctico mundo de arte y música ...
André Charlier
Born in VERVIERS ( Belgium) on June 13th, 1962. André began the battery in 1978. He has study in Musician Institute of Los Angeles in 1985-1986. In 1988-1989, he began a series of tours with the singer Maurane (Belgian singer). At the end of this year of 1989 he was Prize-winner of the competition of the Defense. In 1991, he sees itself awarded the Price of the best soloist to the international competition of French-speaking jazz. André Charlier turns since 1993 on the stages of the whole world beside Didier Lockwood (quintet, quartet and trio), accompanies the harmonica player Jean-Jacques Milteau within various training courses (quartet, quintet, seven), drummer of the group of rhythm' blues Captain Mercier, Pierre-Jean Gaucher (Zappa project), Marc-Michel Le Bévillon seven, Romane Quartet. He notably played beside John Scofield, Michel Petrucciani, Scott Henderson, Michel Portal, Toots Thielemans, Mike Stern on the occasion of exceptional concerts. For some years, he develops his own music within the duet " CHARLIER-SOURISSE ". With which he recorded four CD with in guest Jerry Bergonzi (saxophone), Kenny Garrett (saxophone), Kurt Rosenwinkel (guitar) and Alex Sipiagin (Trumpet). André Charlier is co-director and responsible for the department battery (drum kit) in the CMDL (center of the music Didier LOCKWOOD). Sponsored by batteries TAMA and cymbals PAISTE.
Benoît Sourisse
Born in 1964, this French pianist / organist has already revealed his improviser's talents as soloist, but also beside inescapable personality of the jazz. In 1994, Didier Lockwood suggests him participating in his various projects: in the piano, quintet and quartet (" Round About Silence ", on 1998) as well as in the organ Hammond (D. Lockwood Trio and " New Quartet " on 2003). Didier also confides him the musical direction of his albums: "Storyboard" recorded in 1996 in New York (Steve Gadd, James Genius, J.Di Francesco) - " Newspaper of a User of the Space 2 " (in 1999, Opera of D. Lockwood and Charlotte Nessi on a notebook of G.Perec). Sanctimonious realize orchestrations. "Tribute to Stéphane Grappelli" (in 2000 with Bireli Lagrène and N.H.O.P). These numerous tours give him the occasion to share the stage with Michel Petrucciani, Martial Solal, John Scofield, Michel Portal, Mike Stern, Toots Thielemans... And this mostly with his "alter ego"; André Charlier (to the battery) with whom he works for more than fifteen years. They dedicate both a big energy to their duet " Charlier / Sourisse ". Their album " Gemini " (where Sanctimonious mix the tones of the organ Hammond to those of the piano) taken out in April, 2001 presents, besides talented guests of the new French generation such as Stéphane Guillaume (soprano sax) and Olivier Ker Ourio (harmonica), one of the most appreciated of the saxophonists current tenors, Jerry Bergonzi. Big passionate person of Blues, co-founder in 1989 of the group " CAPTAIN haberdasher "; with which he gave more than 900 concerts, Sanctimonious also work today on Jean - Jacques Milteau's highly-rated within his various training courses (of the duet in seven). Fascinated by pedagogy, Benoît Sourisse teaches the improvisation to the Superior National Music academy of Lyon since 1988, as well as through of numerous "Masterclass" in all France.
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André Charlier
Nació en VERVIERS (Bélgica) el 13 de junio de 1962. André comenzó la batería en 1978. Estudió en el Musician Institute de Los Ángeles en 1985-1986. En 1988-1989, inició una serie de giras con la cantante Maurane (cantante belga). A finales de este año de 1989 fue premiado del concurso de la Defensa. En 1991, se ve premiado con el Premio al mejor solista al concurso internacional de jazz francófono. André Charlier gira desde 1993 por los escenarios de todo el mundo al lado de Didier Lockwood( quinteto, cuarteto y trío), acompaña al armonicista Jean-Jacques Milteau en varios cursos de formación (cuarteto, quinteto, seven), baterista del grupo de rhythm' blues Captain Mercier, Pierre-Jean Gaucher (Zappa project), Marc-Michel Le Bévillon seven, Romane Quartet. Tocó notablemente al lado de John Scofield, Michel Petrucciani, Scott Henderson, Michel Portal, Toots Thielemans, Mike Stern con motivo de conciertos excepcionales. Durante algunos años, desarrolla su propia música dentro del dúo "CHARLIER-SOURISSE". Con el que grabó cuatro CD con los invitados Jerry Bergonzi (saxofón), Kenny Garrett( saxofón), Kurt Rosenwinkel (guitarra) y Alex Sipiagin (Trompeta). André Charlier es codirector y responsable del departamento de batería (batería) en el CMDL (centro de la música Didier LOCKWOOD). Patrocinado por batteries TAMA y platillos PAISTE.
Benoît Sourisse
Nacido en 1964, este pianista / organista francés ya ha revelado los talentos de su improvisador como solista, pero también junto a la personalidad ineludible del jazz. En 1994, Didier Lockwood le propone participar en sus diversos proyectos: en piano, quinteto y cuarteto (" Round About Silence ", en 1998) así como en el órgano Hammond (D. Lockwood Trio y "New Quartet" en 2003). Didier también le confía la dirección musical de sus álbumes: "Storyboard" grabado en 1996 en Nueva York (Steve Gadd, James Genius, J. Di Francesco) - " Periódico de un usuario del Espacio 2 "(en 1999, Ópera de D. Lockwood y Charlotte Nessi en un cuaderno de G. Perec). Los santurrones realizan orquestaciones. "Homenaje a Stéphane Grappelli "(en 2000 con Bireli Lagrène y N. H. O. P). Estas numerosas giras le dan la oportunidad de compartir escenario con Michel Petrucciani, Martial Solal, John Scofield, Michel Portal, Mike Stern, Toots Thielemans... Y esto sobre todo con su "alter ego"; André Charlier (a la batería) con quien trabaja desde hace más de quince años. Ambos dedican una gran energía a su dueto " Charlier / Sourisse ". Su álbum "Gemini" (donde Santurrones mezclan los tonos del órgano Hammond con los del piano) sacado en abril de 2001 presenta, además de talentosos invitados de la nueva generación francesa como Stéphane Guillaume (saxo soprano) y Olivier Ker Ourio (armónica), a uno de los tenores actuales más apreciados de los saxofonistas, Jerry Bergonzi. Gran apasionado del Blues, cofundador en 1989 del grupo " CAPTAIN haberdasher "; con el que dio más de 900 conciertos, Santurrón también trabaja hoy en Jean-Jacques Milteau altamente calificado dentro de sus diversos cursos de formación (del dúo en siete). Fascinado por la pedagogía, Benoît Sourisse enseña improvisación en la Academia Nacional Superior de Música de Lyon desde 1988, así como a través de numerosas "Masterclass" en toda Francia.
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Biography
by Jason Ankeny
West Coast jazz arranger and composer Russ Garcia was born April 12, 1916, in Oakland, CA. A product of San Francisco State University, he later studied composition under Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco before mounting a professional career as an arranger, collaborating with bandleaders Horace Heidt and Al Donahue. After settling in Los Angeles, Garcia worked as a composer and conductor on the Ronald Reagan-hosted radio show This Is America. After the program ended, he tenured for two years as a staff arranger with NBC Radio, followed by a stint teaching at Hollywood's Westlake School of Music, where his students included jazzmen Bill Holman, Bob Graettinger, and Gene Puerling. (Garcia later transformed his curriculum into a book, The Professional Arranger.) With 1946's My Dog Shep, Garcia began composing and arranging for feature films. Henry Mancini later tapped him to work on The Glenn Miller Story, resulting in a 15-year tenure at Universal Pictures alongside Pete Rugolo and Benny Carter. In later years Garcia also toiled for Warner Bros. and Disney, working on projects including George Pal's sci-fi classic The Time Machine as well as television series like Rawhide and The Virginian; he also freelanced behind vocalists Anita O'Day and Frances Faye, and by the mid-'50s was also a regular on West Coast jazz dates, eventually forming his own combo, the Wigville Band, featuring Charlie Mariano, Jimmy Giuffre, and brothers Pete and Conte Candoli. In 1957 Garcia also served as arranger and musical director on Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald's classic Porgy and Bess sessions. However, his most memorable work falls outside the jazz sphere altogether: while the AAMCO release Sounds in the Night remains one of the most beautiful and mysterious vocal ensemble recordings ever released, 1959's Fantastica is Garcia's masterpiece, a quintessential space age pop LP that brilliantly imagines the music of other planets and realms. After arranging for Stan Kenton's Neophonic Orchestra, in 1966 Garcia turned his back on his career, selling his home and possessions and with wife Gina setting sail for the Pacific Ocean, determined to bring the message of the Baha'i faith to the remote islands of the Pacific Rim. The Garcias ultimately settled in New Zealand, and he returned to music infrequently in the years to follow.
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Biografía
por Jason Ankeny
El arreglista y compositor de jazz de la costa oeste Russ Garcia nació el 12 de abril de 1916 en Oakland, California. Estudió composición en la Universidad Estatal de San Francisco con Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco antes de iniciar una carrera profesional como arreglista, colaborando con los directores de orquesta Horace Heidt y Al Donahue. Tras establecerse en Los Ángeles, García trabajó como compositor y director de orquesta en el programa de radio This Is America, presentado por Ronald Reagan. Una vez finalizado el programa, trabajó durante dos años como arreglista en la NBC Radio, a lo que siguió una temporada como profesor en la Westlake School of Music de Hollywood, donde tuvo como alumnos a los jazzistas Bill Holman, Bob Graettinger y Gene Puerling. (García transformó más tarde su plan de estudios en un libro, The Professional Arranger). Con My Dog Shep (1946), García empezó a componer y arreglar para largometrajes. Henry Mancini le contrató más tarde para trabajar en The Glenn Miller Story, lo que le llevó a trabajar durante 15 años en Universal Pictures junto a Pete Rugolo y Benny Carter. En años posteriores, García también trabajó para Warner Bros. y Disney, en proyectos como el clásico de ciencia ficción de George Pal La máquina del tiempo, así como en series de televisión como Rawhide y The Virginian; también trabajó como freelance detrás de las vocalistas Anita O'Day y Frances Faye, y a mediados de los 50 también era un habitual en las citas de jazz de la costa oeste, formando finalmente su propio combo, la Wigville Band, con Charlie Mariano, Jimmy Giuffre y los hermanos Pete y Conte Candoli. En 1957, García también trabajó como arreglista y director musical en las sesiones clásicas de Porgy and Bess de Louis Armstrong y Ella Fitzgerald. Sin embargo, su trabajo más memorable se sitúa totalmente fuera de la esfera del jazz: mientras que el lanzamiento de AAMCO Sounds in the Night sigue siendo una de las grabaciones de conjuntos vocales más bellas y misteriosas jamás publicadas, Fantastica de 1959 es la obra maestra de Garcia, un LP pop de la era espacial por excelencia que imagina brillantemente la música de otros planetas y reinos. Tras hacer arreglos para la Neophonic Orchestra de Stan Kenton, en 1966 García dio la espalda a su carrera, vendió su casa y sus posesiones y, junto con su esposa Gina, se embarcó rumbo al Océano Pacífico, decidido a llevar el mensaje de la fe bahaí a las remotas islas de la costa del Pacífico. Los García acabaron estableciéndose en Nueva Zelanda, y él volvió a la música con poca frecuencia en los años siguientes.
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Biography by Chris Kelsey
Imagination
and a passion for exploration made Don Cherry one of the most
influential jazz musicians of the late 20th century. A founding member
of Ornette Coleman's groundbreaking quartet of the late '50s, Cherry
continued to expand his musical vocabulary until his death in 1995. In
addition to performing and recording with his own bands, Cherry worked
with such top-ranked jazz musicians as Steve Lacy, Sonny Rollins, Archie
Shepp, Albert Ayler, John Coltrane, and Gato Barbieri. Cherry's most
prolific period came in the late '70s and early '80s when he joined Nana
Vasconcelos and Collin Walcott in the worldbeat group Codona, and with
former bandmates Charlie Haden and Ed Blackwell, and saxophonist Dewey
Redman in the Coleman-inspired group Old and New Dreams. Cherry later
worked with Vasconcelos and saxophonist Carlos Ward in the short-lived
group Nu.
Born in Oklahoma City in 1936, he first attained
prominence with Coleman, with whom he began playing around 1957. At that
time Cherry's instrument of choice was a pocket trumpet (or cornet) -- a
miniature version of the full-sized model. The smaller instrument -- in
Cherry's hands, at least -- got a smaller, slightly more nasal sound
than is typical of the larger horn. Though he would play a regular
cornet off and on throughout his career, Cherry remained most closely
identified with the pocket instrument. Cherry stayed with Coleman
through the early '60s, playing on the first seven (and most
influential) of the saxophonist's albums. In 1960, he recorded The
Avant-Garde with John Coltrane. After leaving Coleman's band, Cherry
played with Steve Lacy, Sonny Rollins, Archie Shepp, and Albert Ayler.
In 1963-1964, Cherry co-led the New York Contemporary Five with Shepp
and John Tchicai. With Gato Barbieri, Cherry led a band in Europe from
1964-1966, recording two of his most highly regarded albums, Complete
Communion and Symphony for Improvisers.
Cherry began the '70s by
teaching at Dartmouth College in 1970, and recorded with the Jazz
Composer's Orchestra in 1973. He lived in Sweden for four years, and
used the country as a base for his travels around Europe and the Middle
East. Cherry became increasingly interested in other, mostly non-Western
styles of music. In the late '70s and early '80s, he performed and
recorded with Codona, a cooperative group with percussionist Nana
Vasconcelos and multi-instrumentalist Collin Walcott. Codona's sound was
a pastiche of African, Asian, and other indigenous musics.
Concurrently,
Cherry joined with ex-Coleman associates Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell,
and Dewey Redman to form Old and New Dreams, a band dedicated to playing
the compositions of their former employer. After the dissolution of
Codona, Cherry formed Nu with Vasconcelos and saxophonist Carlos Ward.
In 1988, he made Art Deco, a more traditional album of acoustic jazz,
with Haden, Billy Higgins, and saxophonist James Clay.
Until his
death in 1995, Cherry continued to combine disparate musical genres; his
interest in world music never abated. Cherry learned to play and
compose for wood flutes, tambura, gamelan, and various other non-Western
instruments. Elements of these musics inevitably found their way into
his later compositions and performances, as on 1990's Multi Kulti, a
characteristic celebration of musical diversity. As a live performer,
Cherry was notoriously uneven. It was not unheard of for him to arrive
very late for gigs, and his technique -- never great to begin with --
showed on occasion a considerable, perhaps inexcusable, decline. In his
last years, especially, Cherry seemed less self-possessed as a musician.
Yet his musical legacy is one of such influence that his personal
failings fade in relative significance.
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