Bruce Grant (saxophonist)
Bruce H. Grant (born December 14, 1949 in San Francisco , † October 6, 2009 in Martinique ) was an American-French jazz musician ( baritone saxophone , flute , oboe and arrangements ).
Live and act
Grant, who was interested in jazz from an early age, first attended Lowell High School before studying at the University of California, Berkeley . He then moved to France, where he worked as a musician. Patrick Forgass brought him to the recordings for his fusion album Cocktail . From 1975 he was a successor to John Surman , the Brotherhood of Breath of Chris McGregor , with whom he recorded three albums and in 1981 also appeared at the Moers Festival . In 1983 the band was portrayed in the film Good Friends by Mike Dodds for the BBC. He then played with Les Flambeurs , for which he also arranged, and was part of the Gossip quintet , with whom he also wrote the music for the film Jimmy Jazz (1982). With the Iranian singer Sir Ali he performed in Paris jazz clubs. At the 1995 Berlin Festival Heimatklänge he performed with the group Bonga (live CD Swinga Swinga ). He played with his own quintet in Europe and especially in the Antilles . He can also be heard on the album Cross Roads (1979) by the blues musician Sugar Blue and on productions by François Wertheimer, Mathématiques Modernes and Alexis Zad.
Web links
- Obituary , San Francisco Chronicle , Oct. 20, 2009
- Bruce Grant at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archie Shepp and Chris McGregor - Camden '81 ( Memento from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Jimmy Jazz (IMDb)
- ↑ Sir Ali's Nights Jazz Forum 105 (1987)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grant, Bruce |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grant, Bruce H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-French jazz musician (baritone saxophone, flute, arrangements) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 2009 |
| Place of death | Martinique |