Donny McCaslin
Donny McCaslin ( Donald Paul McCaslin , born August 11, 1966 in Santa Cruz / California ) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Live and act
McCaslin was introduced to jazz music by his father, who was an English teacher and who led a jazz group as a vibraphonist. He performed with his father's band at the age of twelve, and led his own band in high school. He also played in an eight-member salsa band and studied in Kuumbwa Jazz Center . Paul Contos and Brad Hecht were among his teachers .
He toured Europe and Japan with a youth ensemble and received a 1984 scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music . Here he became a member of Gary Burton's quintet , with whom he toured Europe, Japan, and North and South America for four years.
In 1991 he settled in New York and became a member of the Steps Ahead group , of which he was a member for three years. He also worked with the Gil Evans Orchestra , the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band , the quintet of Danilo Pérez and Mary Ann McSweeney , Maria Schneider's Jazz Orchestra and the Santi Debrianos Panamaniacs .
In 1997 McCaslin founded the experimental group Lan Xan with Dave Binney , Scott Colley and Kenny Wollesen , with which two albums were created. In 1998 he released his first album as a band leader. In 2011 he worked on Ryan Truesdells Centennial - Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans . In 2013 he gave concerts in Germany with his own quartet.
At the beginning of 2015 McCaslin was involved in the recording of David Bowie's last album Blackstar , together with his band members Mark Guiliana , Tim Lefebvre and Jason Lindner . Expanded by guitarist Nate Wood , the group recorded the album Beyond Now in 2016 , which is inspired by and dedicated to Bowie.
Discographic notes
- Exile & Dicovery with Bruce Barth , Billy Drummond , Ugonna Okegwo (1997)
- Seen from Above with Jim Black , Scott Colley, Ben Monder (2000)
- The Way Trough with David Binney, Anders Bostrom , Scott Colley, Adam Cruz , Luciana Souza , Doug Yates (2003)
- Give N Go with Scott Colley, Gene Jackson , John Swana (2005)
- Soar with Luis Bonilla , Scott Colley, Shane Endsley , Orrin Evans , Ben Monder, Antonio Sáanchez , Pernell Saturnino , Luciana Souza (2005)
- In Pursuit with David Binney, Scott Colley, Ben Monder, Antonio Sanchéz, Pernell Saturnino (2007)
- Perpetual Motion (2010)
- Casting For Gravity (2012), with Jason Lindner , Tim Lefebvre , Mark Guiliana
- Florian Weber , Don McCaslin, Dan Weiss Criss Cross (Exploring Monk and Bill Evans) (Enja 2015)
- Beyond Now (Motéma, 2016)
Web links
- Homepage of Donny McCaslin
- Donny McCaslin at Allmusic (English)
- Donny McCaslin at Discogs (English)
supporting documents
- ↑ David Bowie's Blackstar Band Announces New Album, Shares “A Small Plot of Land” cover , pitchfork.com July 30, 2016, viewed January 12, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McCaslin, Donny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McCaslin, Donald Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Cruz, California |