Brooks Tegler
Brooks Tegler (* 12. November 1954 in Philadelphia ) is an American jazz - drummer and bandleader.
biography
Tegler, who is influenced by swing bandleaders like Gene Krupa , Duke Ellington , Benny Goodman , Count Basie and Artie Shaw , grew up in Baltimore , where he lived until 1972. In 1968 he began his professional career as a session musician; he has also released eight albums under his own name with smaller ensembles and big bands . He was also active as a producer of numerous tribute concerts for well-known jazz musicians, except for the one mentioned for JJ Johnson / Kai Winding , Helen Ward and Tommy Dorsey . In the Washington DC area he has performed regularly with his band since the 1990s, and with the Ensemble Capital Combinations since the 2000s .
In addition to his activities as a musician, he deals with World War II ; he organized some memorial services in Washington, DC in the 1980s and 1990s. This led to the sculptor Raymond Kaskey using it as a model for his relief at the National World War II Memorial .
Brooks Tegler tours regularly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany with various big bands, for example the Jack Million Band .
Discographic notes
- And Not Only That (1993) with Harry Allen , Danny Gatton , Steve Jordan
- Keep Em Flying (Circle, 1994)
- It's Been So Long (Maxngruber, 2004)
- That's it! (Maxngruber, 2007)
- Uncommon Denominator (Maxngruber, 2009)
Web links
- Portrait at Bill Danoff
- Brooks Tegler at Allmusic (English)
- Portrait of Marc Myers in Jazzwax , 2010
- Capital Combinations website
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SURNAME | Tegler, Brooks |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and band leader |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |