Dennis González
Dennis Sidney González (born August 15, 1954 in Abilene , Texas ) is an American trumpeter of post bop , avant-garde jazz and free jazz, as well as a writer and music teacher.
Live and act
González learned the trumpet in his youth and came to Dallas , Texas in 1977 . He worked for radio stations and with his own formations, with which he recorded during his career for smaller jazz labels such as Silkheart , Brut , Clean Feed , Koch Jazz and 8th Harmonic Breakdown . In the late 1970s, he also founded the Dallas Association for Avant-Garde and Neo Impressionistic Music, or daagnim for short, and the record label of the same name.
González's main instrument is the trumpet; he also plays drums, flute, synthesizer and baritone saxophone. González has now released 28 albums under his own name, with guest musicians such as John Purcell , Andrew Cyrille and Malachi Favors , among others . In 1987 he recorded the album Catechism in London with the English free jazz musicians Elton Dean , Keith Tippett , Louis Moholo and Paul Rogers . In 1993 he recorded the album Welcome to Us for the Polish Gowi label with the formation "The Nordic Wizard Band" with Scandinavian musicians such as Bugge Wesseltoft , Nils Petter Molvær and Sidsel Endresen .
González is stylistically and conceptually reminiscent of Don Cherry and Tomasz Stańko . Richard Cook and Brian Morton note in The Penguin Guide to Jazz of González's greatest achievements, having lured saxophonist Charles Brackeen out of his temporary retreat in 1987 . González also made sure that bassist Henry Grimes returned to the recording studio when he recorded the album Nile River Suite with him in November 2003 .
Selection discography
- Stefan (Silkheart, 1986) with John Purcell
- Nameshake (Silkheart, 1987) with Charles Brackeen, Malachi Favors
- Catechism ( Music and Arts , 1987)
- Debenge, Dbenge (Silkheart, 1988)
- THe Desert Wind (Silkheart, 1989) with Charles Brackeen
- Hymn for a Perfect Heart of a Pearl ( Konnex , 1990), with Tim Green , Carlos Ward , Paul Plimley , Paul Rogers, Louis Moholo
- The Earth and the Heart (Konnex, 1989) with Nels Cline , Alex Cline , Andrew Cyrille
- Home (Daagnim, 2001)
- Dennis González & Faruq Z. Bey w / Northwoods Improvisers Septet - Hymn for Tomasz Stańko (2009)
- Cape of Storms (Ayler, 2010, with Tim Green , Stefan González, Aaron González, Louis Moholo)
- The Hymn Project (Daagnim, 2011) with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
- So Soft Yet ( Clean Feed Records , 2011) with João Paulo Esteves da Silva
- Resurrection and Life (2012), with Alvin Fielder
literature
- Bielefeld Jazz Catalog, 2001
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD. 3. Edition. Penguin, London 1996, ISBN 0-14-051368-X .
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ The name of the organization is based on the AACM .
- ↑ Richard Cook & Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD Edition 1992.
- ↑ This was Grimes' first recording session in over 35 years.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | González, Dennis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | González, Dennis Sidney (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Abilene , Texas |