Danton Boller

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Danton Boller (* 1972 in Gary , Indiana ) is an American jazz musician ( double bass ) who is also a music producer .

Live and act

Boller grew up in northwest Indiana before moving to Huntington Beach with his family at the age of twelve . At first he played the electric bass ; from 1990 he had double bass lessons with Eugene Wright and studied at California State University, Long Beach . He played in various formations in California in the early 1990s; first recordings were made with Lori Lacy and Evan Christopher . At the end of the decade he worked with Anthony Wilson , from the 2000s in New York a. a. with Seamus Blake , Oleg Butman , Tomas Fujiwara , Ari Hoenig , Jon-Erik Kellso , Matt Munisteri , Mark Murphy , Adam Rafferty and Bennie Wallace .

In the field of jazz, Boller was involved in 30 recording sessions between 1992 and 2015, including a. with Roy Hargrove , Robert Glasper , the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Ron Stout, Oleg Butman & Natalia Smirnova, Nancy Harms and with the singer Kat Edmonson , for whom he also worked as a songwriter , arranger and producer ( Way Down Low , 2012). In the 2010s he played with Greg Glassman , Ari Hoenig and Ari Ambroae ; currently (2019) he leads the Danton Boller Quintet, which includes John Ellis , Jeremy Wilms (guitar), Ari Hoenig (drums) and Yusuke Yamamoto (drums).

In addition to his work as a musician, Boller records and produces music in his studio in New York. In 2017 he produced the debut album “FELA aKUsTIc” on the OKAY Africa label, with the musical star Sahr Ngaujah. Together with Al Schmidt and Kat Edmonson he co-produced Edmonson's album Way Down Low (Sony).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://jazztimes.com/articles/27063-mark-murphy-ready-to-sing
  2. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 24, 2015)
  3. ↑ http://www.homegiftofmusic.com/danton-boller/
  4. ↑ http://www.fairaudio.de/artikel/musik-rezension/2013/07-juli/cd-kat-edmonson-way-down-low.html
  5. ^ A b Danton Boller, bass. Smalls, July 1, 2019, accessed July 19, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Boller, Danton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Gary (Indiana)