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http://www.waterpiperecords.de Review (in German): Badischer Zeitung March 22, 2006
Alan Jones:
David Friesen:
Gary Barone:
The Music In March 2005, the American trumpet player Gary Barone reunited with his former Portland Oregon playing mates, bassist David Friesen and drummer Alan Jones and recorded for two days at the Oasis recording studio in Schallstadt, Germany. He had recorded four previous CDs for David – three with Alan, and wanted to do a group project with these world-class musicians that would feature interactive improvisation within song-form structures. The resulting CD, triune, was released in March, 2006. The CD theme is freedom and unity – the three-bird logo represents "flying high in formation, but loose." – The music of the trio is jazz – a blending of mainstream and neo-bop, influenced by blues and Latin American rhythms. – The instrumentation is a bit unusual - trumpet, hemage bass (a special instrument built for David) and drum set. The lack of a traditional jazz chordal instrument allows for more freedom in group interaction – the interplay of horn and bass taking on a chordal function results in unique shadings of tone colors. – The atmospheric spectrum is wide, and stretches from "cooking" bebop and Latin-jazz to expressive romantic ballads. The players exhibit group and individual creative expression, and invite the listener to take part in this joyous music.
The Musicians Gary Barone: trumpet Born Dec. 12, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan. Began playing trumpet at age 6, started playing professionally at 14. Lived 20 years in Los Angeles, where he was a soloist with Shelly Manne, Stan Kenton, Bud Shank, Maynard Ferguson, Sergio Mendes, Robby Krieger, Canned Heat, Frank Zappa et. al. Gary’s TV and movie work included recording with composers Henry Mancini, Lalo Schifrin, Dave Gruisin, Michel Legrand and John Williams; he was featured soloist in the movie New York, New York, and TV shows Barney Miller and Starsky and Hutch. Many of his activities are documented in Leonard Feather’s Encyclopaedia of Jazz. After studying composing and arranging in Los Angeles, Gary moved to Portland, Oregon in 1986. There he linked up the bassist David Friesen, with whom he later made four CDs and toured Europe. In 1995, Gary was invited to the Jazz & Rock Schule Freiburg as "Artist in Residence." Since living in Freiburg, he has performed with Jiggs Whigham, Waldi Heidepriem, Christof Lauer, Tony Lakatos and Albert Mangelsdorf, and has recorded two of his own CDs, Ta Ta Boom and Gary and the Space Band. Gary currently teaches at the Jazz & Rock Schule Freiburg, conducts the Jazzhaus Big Band, composes and arranges music, performs as a soloist, and holds improvisation works David Friesen: hemage bass Born in Tacoma, Washington May 6, 1942. Raised in Seattle Washington. Has been living in Portland, Oregon since the 1970s. He began playing the ukulele and accordion at 10 and a guitar professionally at 16, but he dedicated himself to the bass in his twenties. David has recorded over 65 CDs as a leader/co-leader and appeared as a sideman or featured artist on more than 100 recordings. He has performed and/or recorded with many of the great names and legends of jazz including Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddy Hubbard, Art Farmer, Mal Waldron, Chick Corea, Milt Jackson, John Scofield, Philly Joe Jones, Elvin Jones, and many others. He won the Downbeat Critics Poll for bass violin, was voted the "Most Valuable Musician" at the Monterey Jazz Festival, and has had four 5-stars album reviews in Downbeat magazine. David has written two musical scores for animated shorts, both of which were Academy Award nominees, as well as two books published by Hal Leonard Publishers. He also has taught at the Jamey Aebersold clinics as well as at his own workshops. David now holds workshops and performs concerts as a soloist (Friesen is one of two or three bassists in the world that is able to play a solo concert and keep an audience riveted), and with his own groups, as well as being a featured artist with other groups throughout the United States and Europe. Alan Jones: drums Born in Longview, Washington in 1962 and raised in Portland, Oregon where at the age of 6 he began playing the drums and guitar. Count Dutch, the great organist from Amsterdam, hired Alan to work with him on the road after hearing the 16 year-old at a jam session. It was a collaboration that was his first training ground and lasted until Dutch’s untimely death three years later. Moving to Boston in 1980 he graduated from Berklee College of Music and spent two summers at the Banff Center for the Fine Arts in Canada. Alan moved to New York City in 1984 where he lived in Brooklyn with Jim Pepper and bassist Ben Wolf. Through his association with Pepper, Alan came into contact with Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Elvin Jones, Ed Blackwell, Jaco Pastorius and many others. By 1987 Alan had made a number of recordings and was working up and down the coast as well as in the city. Following were four years of extensive touring throughout the U.S. with The David Friesen Trio and in Canada with Kenny Wheeler. Alan next moved to Europe, splitting his home between Vienna and Paris. He has since enjoyed outstanding success touring and recording in Europe. Besides the aforementioned musicians, Alan has played with John Abercrombie, Randy Brecker, George Cables, Herb Geller, Dave Holland, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Charlie Mariano, Cecil Taylor, et. al. Alan also composes soundtracks for film, dance and theater, as well as writing for his own jazz ensemble, The Alan Jones Sextet. He is very much in demand as a clinician and private instructor while continuing an active worldwide recording and touring schedule. He now lives with his wife and two children in Schwangen Germany. Contact: triune cd: www.waterpiperecords.deGary Barone: www.garybarone.com garybar@gmx.net David Friesen: www.davidfriesen.net cpm@davidfriesen.net Alan Jones: www.alanjonesmusic.com
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