Jerry Granelli
Jerry Granelli (born December 30, 1940 in San Francisco ) is a Canadian jazz and fusion drummer of American origin.
Live and act
Granelli grew up in San Francisco, where he studied with Joe Morello . In the mid-1960s he worked for Vince Guaraldi and as an accompanist for the singer Jon Hendricks and in the Denny Zeitlin trio . Later he played a. a. with Charlie Haden and with Ralph Towner ("City of Eyes", 1990), Nana Simopoulos ("Wings and Air", 1986), Charlie Mariano and Gary Peacock . Granelli, who lives in Halifax, has been a Canadian citizen since 1999 .
In addition to his professorship at the Berlin University of the Arts, Granelli works with his band UFB , consisting of the two guitarists Kai Brückner , Christian Kögel and the bassist Andreas Walter . Their first album “News from the Street” was released on the “vera bra” label in the late 1980s. The band's style is a mixture of blues, funk, rock and jazz improvisation. Granelli also worked with the spoken word and performance artist Rinde Eckert and was involved as a sideman on recordings by Jane Ira Bloom ( Art and Aviation , 1992) and Lee Konitz ( Haiku , 1994). In 2000 he accompanied singer Jay Clayton on her album Brooklyn 2000 .
Discographic notes
As a leader
- 1985 - Jay Clayton / Jerry Granell: Sound Songs (JMT)
- 1996 - Broken Circle (Songline / Tonefield) with Kai Brückner, Christian Kögel
- 1997 - Enter a Dragon (Songlines)
- 1998 - Crowd Theory (Songlines)
- 1999 - Music Has Its Way wirh me ( Traumton Records ) with Christian Kögel
- 2011 - Let Go (Plunge Records)
- 2017 - Dance Hall (Just a Memory)
- 2019 - Old City - New Voices
- 2020 - Jerry Granelli Plays Vince Guaraldi and Mose Allison (RareNoise Records)
As a sideman
- Jon Hendricks: In Person at the Trident ( Verve Records , 1964)
- Charlie Mariano: Mariano & Friends (intuition)
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette . 2nd Edition. Penguin, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017949-6 .
- Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD. 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
Web links
- Granelli's website
- Literature by and about Jerry Granelli in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry at allaboutjazz.com
- Short biography at intuition records
Remarks
- ↑ Towner briefly considered Granelli as the successor to the late Collin Walcott in 1984 in the band Oregon; see. Cook & Morton, 605.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Granelli, Jerry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer and college professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco |