David Grisman

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David Grisman

David Grisman (born March 23, 1945 in Hackensack , New Jersey ) is an American mandolin player and composer .

life and work

Grisman, born in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1945, grew up in a conservative Jewish family. His father was a professional trombonist and promoted his son's musical talent at an early age. David began taking piano lessons at the age of seven. In the early 1950s, Grisman heard the beginnings of rock 'n' roll and was influenced by pop music and other musical styles. After his father's death, when David was ten years old, he switched from piano to other instruments. However, when he was over 14, he resumed playing the piano, discovered jazz , bluegrass and native country music through the Kingston Trio , a group popular with the rural population through the American Folk Revival.

Grisman and three friends from his school then met folklorist and musician Ralph Rinzler in Passaic , New Jersey, and were greatly influenced by his extensive knowledge of traditional music. During this time, many folk musicians were already living in Greenwich Village , New York City, and Grisman decided to become a professional musician.

In 1963 Grisman played in the self-formed Dozen Jug Band and recorded his first album for Elektra Records . In 1967 he played in a psychedelic rock band called Earth Opera with musician Peter Rowan . In 1973 he founded the bluegrass group Old and in the Way together with Peter Rowan, Vassar Clements , Jerry García and John Kahn . In 1974 Grisman was also active in another band called The Great American Music Band .

In 1974 David Grisman also began composing music for films after directors and producers became aware of his original musical style. He created his first soundtrack for the director Steve Carver . He wrote the music for the film smugglers love evil Mama (Big Bad Mama). In 1975 the gangster film Capone (Capone) followed. A year later, he played the music for another action film, Eat My Dust (Eat My Dust). In 1978 he composed the score for the literary film adaptation of King of the Gypsies.

In 1975 he founded the Dave Grisman Quartet (DGQ), which was later expanded to become the David Grisman Quintet. The quintet's debut album of the same name was released in 1977. On the album David Grisman - Quintet '80 (Mark O'Connor - guitar, violin; Darol Anger - violin, cello; Mike Marshall - guitar, mandolin, vocals; Rob Wasserman - bass; David Grisman - mandolin, vocals) is the cover version of one of John Coltrane's most famous songs , Naima .

In the early 1990s, several CD recordings were made with the former Grateful Dead member Jerry García , resulting in the documentation Grateful Dawg . He presents Grisman's mix of styles of bluegrass, swing and jazz on the Acoustic Disc label as Dawg music .

Discography (selection)

  • Mark O'Connor, Darol Anger, Mike Marshall, Rob Wasserman, David Grisman: David Grisman - Quintet '80. Warner Brothers Records (1980)
  • Stephane Grappelli and David Grisman live. 1994
  • Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, acoustic disc 1991
  • Jerry Garcia, David Grisman: Not for Kids Only, acoustic disc 1993
  • Jerry Garcia, David Grisman: Shady Grove. acoustic disc 1996
  • Jerry Garcia, David Grisman: So What. acoustic disc 1998
  • Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Tony Rice: The Pizza Tapes. acoustic disc 2000
  • David Grisman, Tony Rice: Tone Poems. acoustic disc 1994
  • Mike Auldrife, Bob Brozman, David Grisman: Tone Poems III. The Sound of great slide and resophonic instruments. acoustic disc 2000
  • Jerry Garcia, David Grisman: Grateful Dawg (DVD)

Filmography

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ Kunzler Jazzlexikon 2002 gives Passaic in New Jersey
personal data
SURNAME Grisman, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American mandolin player and composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Hackensack , New Jersey