George Colligan
George Colligan (born December 29, 1969 in New Jersey ) is an American jazz musician ( piano , organ , keyboard , trumpet and drums ), band leader, composer and teacher.
Live and act
George Colligan grew up in Columbia, Maryland , a suburb of Baltimore . He studied classical trumpet playing and music education at the Peabody Institute . During his high school years he also played drums, but then switched to the piano as the main instrument.
As a sought-after session musician, he worked with musicians like Dave Ballou , Gary Bartz , Don Byron , Johannes Enders , Robin Eubanks , Benny Golson , Eddie Henderson , Billy Higgins , Lee Konitz , Nicholas Payton , Rich Perry , Lonnie Plaxico , Marcus Printup in the 1990s , Steve Wilson , Cassandra Wilson , Phil Woods, and the Mingus Dynasty ; he also accompanied the singers Vanessa Rubin and Kellylee Evans ; He was part of the band of Gary Thomas for a while, in the 2000s still with Gregory Tardy and Buster Williams ( Griot Liberté ).
Since 1995 he has recorded a number of albums under his own name for the SteepleChase , Fresh Sound and CrissCross labels . a. Drew Gress , Billy Hart , Ingrid Jensen , Ralph Peterson , Kurt Rosenwinkel , Gary Thomas, Mark Turner participated. He also played a solo album ( Small Room , 1999) and two duo albums with bassist Jesper Bodilsen ( Twins and A Wish ) in 2000/01 . From 2004 he worked in fusion style with Billy Kilson's BK Groove.
Colligan lives in New York and teaches at the Juilliard School of Music . In his eclectic style , he processes influences from funk , free improvisation to contemporary music . He counts Chick Corea , Miles Davis , Herbie Hancock , Thelonious Monk , Wayne Shorter and McCoy Tyner among his influences.
Prizes and awards
Colligan was awarded the Chamber Music America for composition and is also the winner of the Jazzconnect.com award .
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Discographic notes
- Activism (Steeplechase, 1995)
- The Newcomer (Steeplechase, 1997) with Ingrid Jensen, Mark Turner
- Stomping Ground (Steeplechase, 1997) with Drew Gress, Billy Hart
- Constant Source (Steeplechase, 1998) with Jon Gordon , Mark Turner
- Agent 99 (Steeplechase, 1999) with Doug Weiss , Darren Beckett
- Ultimatum (Criss Cross, 2001) with Gary Thomas
- Realization (Sirocco, 2004) with Tom Guarna , Rodney Holmes
- More Powerful (Whirlwind Recordings, 2017) with Nicole Glover , Linda May Han Oh , Rudy Royston
- Live in Arklow (2019), with Darren Beckett , David Redmond
literature
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
Web links
- George Colligan's website
- George Colligan at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Georg Waßmuth: The musical jack-of-all-trades George Colligan "More Powerful" , album review from August 11, 2017 on SWR2, accessed August 15, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Colligan, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Jersey |