Barry Altschul
Barry Altschul (born January 6, 1943 in the Bronx , New York City ) is an American jazz drummer.
Live and act
Altschul, who learned to play the piano as a toddler and to play drums at the age of eleven , was a student of Charlie Persip from 1960 and of Sam Ulano in the late 1960s . During this time he first played on jam sessions . He had one of his first appearances with Larry Willis and Walter Booker . From 1964 he appeared regularly in the Trio Paul Bley , with whom he also toured Europe and later worked together. In 1969 he founded the group Circle with Chick Corea , Dave Holland and Anthony Braxton . In 1972 he recorded the album Conference of the Birds with Anthony Braxton and Sam Rivers under the direction of Dave Holland . He also worked with Paul Bley, Alan Silva and Andrew Hill , as well as Lee Konitz and Tony Scott . In 1977 he performed with the Rivers Quintet at the Berlin Jazz Days ( Zenith ). In the 1980s, Altschul worked as a band leader in a trio with Ray Anderson and Mark Helias , but also as a sideman with Simon Nabatov , Pepper Adams and Kenny Drew .
Altschul lived in Paris between 1984 and 1993 and largely withdrew from touring; among other things, he led a big band. Then he taught at Sarah Lawrence College . During the 2000s he also appeared in Europe with the FAB Trio (with Joe Fonda and Billy Bang ), whose first album Transforming the Space was released in 2003. He also worked with Adam Lane ( Four Beings , 2002), Gebhard Ullmann , Iro Haarla , with Roswell Rudds Trombone Tribe and in The OGJB Quartet (with Graham Haynes , Oliver Lake and Joe Fonda). In the field of jazz, he was involved in 122 recording sessions between 1965 and 2016, according to Tom Lord .
Discographic notes
- Barry Altschul, Paul Bley, Gary Peacock Virtuosi , 1967
- You Can't Name Your Own Tune , 1977
- Another Time / Another Place , 1978
- For Stu , ( Soul Note , 1979)
- Somewhere Else , 1979
- Brahma , 1980
- Irina , 1983
- That's Nice , 1985
- Joe Fonda / Barry Altschul / Billy Bang Transforming the Space , 2003
- The 3dom: Tales of the Unforeseen ( TUM , 2013), with Jon Irabagon , Joe Fonda
- 3Dom Factor- Live in Krakow (2017), with Jon Irabagon, Joe Fonda
Web links
- Works by Barry Altschul in the catalog of the German National Library
- Interview with Barry Altschul (2008 )
- Barry Altschul's photo collection on drummerworld.com
- Barry Altschul at Discogs (English)
- Barry Altschul at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Altschul, Barry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician (drums) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |