Frank Tribble

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Frank M. Tribble (born March 19, 1949 in Cincinnati , † October 26, 2013 in Des Moines ) was an American jazz guitarist .

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Born into a musical family, Tribble began playing guitar during junior high school between 1963 and 1965 after hearing the singing cowboy Roy Rogers . He began his musical career in Des Moines , where he studied at Drake University Art Education and in addition to jazz and rhythm and blues , played Brazilian music, pop and funk. His main occupation was in the Des Moines school system as an art teacher; also at the Iowa Refugee Service Center and the Iowa Civil Rights Commission . In 2002 he moved to Portland, Oregon .

Tribble worked during his career a. a. with his own band Tribble Play , as well as with Bobby Shew and the Des Moines Big Band , Richie Cole and Dick Oatts . He also appeared frequently as a solo guitarist, including a three-year engagement at Portland's Benson Hotel's London Grill. After Tom Lord , he was involved in a recording session with Richie Cole in 1996; He also released three albums under his own name, Merging of Souls (with Rod Leaverton), Back Home (2003) and Quite Frankly (with Mike Van Lieu, 2009).

Tribble was inducted into the Iowa Jazz Hall of Fame and the 2006 Des Moines Community Jazz Center Hall of Fame .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Obituary in Legacy.com
  2. His younger brother Dwight worked as a vocalist in Los Angeles a. a. with Pharoah Sanders and Charles Lloyd .
  3. a b Vancouver Jazz ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vancouverwinejazz.com
  4. Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 5, 2013)
  5. Biographical information in Des Moines Community Jazz Center Hall of Fame