Glenn Ferris
Glenn Arthur Ferris (born June 27, 1950 in Los Angeles ) is an American jazz musician ( trombone , composition ).
Live and act
Ferris had lessons on the trombone from the age of 8 and from 1964 to 1967 he also had private lessons in theory, improvisation and composition with Don Ellis . Between 1968 and 1970 he studied at Los Angeles Valley College and then until 1972 at the California Institute of Arts. Between 1967 and 1970 he was a member of the Don Ellis Orchestra (most recently as Assistant Leader) and was involved in the recording of the important albums Goes Underground and Live at Fillmore . He then had a group with Jack Walrath , but also worked with George Duke and Buell Neidlinger (1973) and as a studio musician (including Frank Zappa , the Beach Boys and Harry James ). He then played in the bands of Billy Cobham and Alphonse Mouzon (1975 to 1978), but also appeared with John Abercrombie , John Scofield , Randy Brecker , Bobby Bradford , Buddy Miles , John Carter and the Average White Band . He moved to New York City in the late 1970s , where he worked with Milcho Leviev , James Newton and Art Pepper .
In 1980 he went to Paris , where he performed with his own groups, but also played with Tony Scott , Mal Waldron , Steve Lacy and Barry Altschul . He worked with Peter Schärli and toured Central Europe with Henri Texier in the Azur Quartet and in the Ensemble Palatino with Paolo Fresu and Aldo Romano . But he also recorded with the Orchester National de Jazz , with Buell Neidlinger or with Tim Berne . In the mid-1990s he recorded three albums for Enja with his trio ( Vincent Segal (cello) and Bruno Rousselet (bass)) .
Ferris is currently working regularly in his own trio, quartet and quintet line-ups (partly with Jean-Michel Cabrol, Philippe Milanta , Emmanuel Bex or Simon Goubert ), but also in a duo with Paul Breslin.
Because of his technical skills, Billy Cobham saw him as the best American trombonist in 1974. Mike Zwerin judged him 15 years later as "the most complete, most inspiring and least noticed trombonist of our time".
literature
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 1: A – L (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16512). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16512-0 (keyword "Glenn Ferris").
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferris, Glenn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferris, Glenn Arthur (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |