Don Grusin
Donald Henri "Don" Grusin (born April 22, 1941 in Denver , Colorado ) is an American pianist and keyboard player of fusion and smooth jazz , in which he integrates Latin elements.
Life
Grusin grew up as the son of a violinist with classical music; his older brother is the jazz pianist Dave Grusin . Don Grusin studied economics and then worked as a lecturer at the University of Colorado and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México . In addition, he occasionally played in clubs with traveling musicians such as Gary Burton or Zoot Sims . In 1972 he moved to California with the musicians of the fusion band Azteca and after a Japan tour with Quincy Jones decided to become a professional musician. In Los Angeles from 1976 he worked with musicians such as Lee Ritenour , Diane Schuur , Eric Marienthal , Abe Laboriel , Milt Jackson , Joe Pass , Sadao Watanabe , Patti Austin , Casiopea and Stanley Turrentine . In 1981 he released his first own album, which was followed by numerous other albums. For the album "Musician", which he produced for Ernie Watts in 1985, he received a Grammy as a producer. Grusin works primarily as a producer and runs the label "Bad Dog Music", which also has a studio attached.
Discography
- Sticks and Stones (1988)
- Raven (1990)
- Zephyr (1991)
- No Borders (1992)
- Native Land (1993)
- Banana Fish (1994)
- Laguna Cove (1998)
- Old Friends and Relatives (2006)
Lexigraphic entries
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 1: A – L (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16512). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16512-0 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grusin, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grusin, Donald Henri (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Denver , Colorado |