Gary Smulyan
Gary Smulyan (* 4. April 1956 in Bethpage , New York ) is an American baritone saxophonist of modern jazz .
Live and act
Gary Smulyan graduated from New York University (SUNY) and worked at Woody Hermans Young Thundering Herd in the late 1970s . In addition to this activity, he had his own formation with Roland Hanna , Ray Drummond and Kenny Washington . Smulyan also played with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra , the Mel Lewis Big Band (1988/89), the Dave Holland Big Band, the Mingus Big Band ( Gunslinging Birds 1994), Jan Menu and the Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band.
Smulyan's greatest influence is the baritone style of Pepper Adams ; When Adams died, Smulyan recorded an album in 1991 entitled Homage (on Criss Cross Records ) of compositions by the saxophonist. Smulyan was also involved in the recordings of Gene Harris (1990), Mike LeDonne (1988), Renée Manning (1991) and Bob Schneiderman (1991).
Gary Smulyan has been a lecturer at the Berkshire Hills Music Academy in South Hadley , Massachusetts since 2006 . He lives with his wife, the pianist and conductor Joan Cornachio and his family at Amherst .
Selection discography
- 1991: The Lure of Beauty (Criss Cross), with Jimmy Knepper , Mulgrew Miller
- 1991: Homage (Criss Cross) with Tommy Flanagan , Ray Drummond
- 1993: Saxophone Mosaic (Criss Cross) with Dick Oatts
- 1996: With Strings (Criss Cross)
- 1997: Roots (Astor Place, 1997) with Terence Blanchard , Joshua Redman , Cedar Walton , Ron Carter , Lewis Nash
- 1999: Blue Suite (Criss Cross) with Bob Stewart , John Clark
- 2002: The Real Deal (Reservoir) with Joe Magnarelli , Mike LeDonne , Dennis Irwin , Kenny Washington
- 2012: Smul's Paradise (Capri) with Mike LeDonne, Peter Bernstein , Kenny Washington
- 2019: Gary Smulyan & Ralph Moore Quintet: Bird's Eye Encounter!
literature
- Martin Kunzler : Jazzlexikon , Reinbek, Rowohlt, 1998.
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Smulyan, Gary |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baritone saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4th 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bethpage , New York |