Fred Foss

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Fred H. Foss (born April 19, 1949 in Queens , New York City - † April 23, 2019 ) was an American jazz musician ( alto , baritone and tenor saxophone , flute ), who was mostly on the music scene in Washington, DC was active.

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Foss, who stylistically based on Jackie McLean (with whom he also had lessons), was active as a musician, music teacher and mentor ( inter alia by Wallace Roney and Elijah Jamal Balbed ) in the jazz scene of Washington, DC; he was a regular guest at the DC Jazz Fest. In the course of his career he played a. a. with Okyerema Asante ( Yes We Can , 1986), Hugh Masekela , Abdullah Ibrahim , also with René McLean and Steve Novosel ; In 1976 he toured as a baritone saxophonist with Lionel Hampton & His Jazz Inner Circle Big Band in France ( Jazz à la Huchette ).

In mid-1994 Foss recorded his only album under his own name ( The Journey ), stylistically in hard bop and straight-ahead jazz idioms. The Washington Post praised: “Foss shows grace and courage as he moves between straightforward jazz and some outer realms of music. His playing is alternately tender and brave, and despite the great stylistic range of the album, he never sounds outside his element. ”Further recordings were made in 2005 when Foss was part of the vocalist Kim Mills' backing band ( The Ruby and the Pearl ). In the field of jazz he was involved in four recording sessions between 1976 and 2005.

Foss performed in the capital's well-known jazz clubs, such as Blues Alley and Bohemian Caverns . In 2015 he performed with his own band, in which Cyrus Chestnut (piano), Herman Burney (bass) and Savannah Harris (drums) played, at the DC Jazz Fest with a tribute dedicated to Jackie McLean.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fred Foss, a saxophonist, educator and advocate for young musicians, dies at 70th CapitalBob, April 25, 2019, accessed on April 28, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Brief portrait of OpenSkyJazz
  3. ↑ DC Jazz Fest
  4. ↑ Fred Foss at RS Berkeley
  5. ↑ a b Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed April 24, 2019)
  6. ↑ With Marcus Rabb (tp), Jay Gibble (tb), Roger Woods (as, ts, b-cl, arr), George Colligan (p), James King (b), Haroldsumy (dr), Sam Turner (perc ), Gaston Neal (vcl).
  7. ^ Mike Joyce: Foss's Lyrical Jazz: Delightful Journey '. The Washington Post , August 23, 1996, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Fred Foss at CapitalBop
  9. ↑ DC Jazz Fest at the Yards: Kamasi, Ravi, Revive Big Band and more close 10-day festival. JazzTimes, June 22, 2016, accessed April 24, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Foss, Fred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Foss, Fred H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (saxophone, flute)
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Queens , New York City
DATE OF DEATH April 23, 2019