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AVAILABLE APRIL / MAY 2012 contact: [email protected]
MARC COPLAND – JOHN ABERCROMBIE – DREW GRESS – JOEY BARON
“We keep on sayingit...what a magnificenttouch,what mysteriousbeauty in his harmonic
choices, what freshsurprises from thissubtle lord of themodern piano.”
--Jazzman/France (2012)
Perhaps the mostprolific pianist of themillenium, Coplandhas recorded over 22cds as a leader during
this last decade.
In 2004 he beganworking exclusivelywith Pirouet records,making the acclaimed“New York Trio Series,”
which solidified hisposition as an
innovator on hisinstrument. Volume III
of the series, “NightWhispers,” was hailedby Down Beat as “the
strongest top tobottom and mostpoetic album I've
heard in a while,” andin a later issue was
“Anybody who's gotears can hear the
beautiful integrity ofhis improvisations,andhow incredibly well he
plays the electricguitar. Right now, he'splaying better than he
ever has.” --JohnScofield
John Abercrombie'smaiden New York Cityappearance in 1970with Dreams, a jazz-
rock group led byMichael and RandyBrecker, created a
sensation. Since then,in a career spanningmore than 40 years
and nearly 50 albums,John has establishedhimself as one the
masters of jazz guitar--a restless
experimenter, workingfirmly in the jazz
tradition while pushingthe boundaries of
meter and harmony.One of the most
influential acoustic andelectric guitarists, his
"Relentlessly creative..---NY Times “A giftedbassist--reminiscent ofLaFaro yet altogetherpersonal...his ownmusic and bands areas remarkable as thoseof the heavyweights heplays with. "---All AboutJazz
Bassist/composer DrewGress performs
extensively with artistson the cutting edge of
contemporaryimprovised music. Hemay not be the busiestbassist ever ("I don'tthink so, man. What
about Ron Carter?”, thebassist commentswryly), but he'sprobably playing
somewhere tonight.
His project 7 BlackButterflies
(Premonition Records),featured 9 of Drew¹soriginal compositionsand was released inMAY 2005. This was
the follow up to 2001's
“Combining technicalacuity with a deep
sense of groove, JoeyBaron drums with
playful exuberance.”--allaboutjazz.com
Born June 26, 1955 inin Richmond, Virginia,drummer Joey Baron,
largely self-taught, hasover the years
developed a uniqueapproach to makingmusic with the drum
set. He's well knownfor his work with BillFrisell ( a 10-year
stint), JohnAbercrombie (9 yearsand counting), Ron
Carter, Jim Hall, LeeKonitz, , Steve Kuhn,
and John Zorn.
An active leader, Joey'sDown Home (part of
the Songline/Tone Fieldseries on Intuition)
features all southernR&B flavored originals
listed as one of thebest cds of the decade.
More followed:another solo CD,
“Alone;” a duet CDwith longtime partnerGary Peacock; the all-star quintet Contact's“Five on One;” and areunion with partnerGreg Osby in quartetwith Doug Weiss and
Victor Lewis,“Crosstalk.” Each
release was hailed bythe press. Coplandcontinues to enthrall
audiences in solo, duo,trio, quartet, and
quintet.
His recordings since2000 with severalEuropean labels
brought him to a wideraudience, including the
breakout trio disc“Haunted Heart” and asolo excursion, “Time
Within Time,”that included not onlymusical compositionsbut also poetry by the
pianist.
His career as a leaderbegan in the 80s, in
trio with Gary Peacockand Billy Hart (AtNight/Sunnyside,
Paradiso/Soul Note) Inthe nineties, his
reputation spreadowing to three
legendary recordingswith the Savoy label,which put him on the
road in an All-Starquintet (Randy Brecker,Bob Berg, and DennisChambers), and later
in a quartet withAbercrombie, Drew
Gress, and drummerHart.
recordings for ECMhave helped define that
label's progressivechamber-jazz
reputation. While jazz-based, his style alsodisplays a more-than-passing familiarity withforms that range from
folk and rock toEastern and Western
art musics.
Abercrombie began hiscareer touring with
organist JohnnyHammond. He then
met the BreckerBrothers, who invitedhim to join and recordwith their breakthough
group, Dreams.
In 1971 he moved toNew York, joining
Copland in drummerChico Hamilton's band,and soon became oneof the most in-demandsession musicians. He
recorded with GilEvans, Gato Barbieri,
and Billy Cobham, withwhom began attractingwidespread attentionamong the general
public.
Manfred Eicherinvited him to record
an album for ECM, Theresult was Timeless, onwhich he was joined byJan Hammer and JackDeJohnette. It received
virtually unanimouscritical acclaim.
Decades of successfulrecordings for the label
followed-- Gateway(DeJohnette and DaveHolland), quartets,
trios, organ trios, andduets with guitarist
Ralph Towner.
Spin and Drift, whichreceived widespreadcritical acclaim and
also featured Drew'spedal-steel guitar
playing. He also leadsthe quartet JaggedSky; their debut
recording, Heyday(Soul Note) was
released in 1998 and isnow consideredsomewhat of an
underground classic.Previously, he was afounding member of
the cooperative quartetJoint Venture,
producing threealbums in the early
1990s for Enja: JointVenture, Ways, and
Mirrors.
Gress has been amember of Marc
Copland's trios for overa decade, lending his
stunning sense ofaccompaniment andprodigious soloistictechnique to the
pianist's recordingsand concerts.
Drew can be heardwithin those of RalphAlessi, Tim Berne, UriCaine, Bill Carrothers,Gerald Cleaver, Ravi
Coltrane, MarcCopland, Fred Hersch,John Hollenbeck, Tony
Malaby, and MatManeri.
He has received grantsfrom the National
Endowment for theArts, Meet theComposer, andChamber Music
America.
played by an all starband of Ron Carter,
Arthur Blythe and BillFrisell. He also leads
his own trio"Barondown", with
Ellery Eskelin (tenor)and Steve Swell
(trombone), which hasrecorded three albums- Crackshot (Avant),Raised Pleasure Dot
(New World) andTongue in Groove
(JMT). He has led the"Down Home Group"and “Killer Joey.” He
collaborates withpercussionist Robyn
Schulkowsky (DinosaurDances CD). He co-
leads the group"Miniature" (with Tim
Berne and HankRoberts) and was amember of "Naked
City" ( Zorn, Frisell,Fred Frith and Wayne
Horvitz).
Joey has the uncannyability to make
everybody soundbetter. The breadth of
his “worked with”credits speaks for
itself: the Los AngelesPhilarmonic, David
Bowie, Tony Bennett,Carmen McRae, Laurie
Anderson, JohnScofield, Al Jarreau,
Jim Hall, EricVloeimans, Dizzy
Gillespie, Art Pepper,Tim Berne, the Lounge
Lizards, Chet Baker,Jay McShann, Big JoeTurner, Philip Glass,Pat Martino, Sweets
Edison, David Sanborn,Al Jarreau, Randy
Brecker, and MarianMcPartland.