Karl Denson
Karl Maurice Denson (born December 27, 1956 in Santa Ana , California ) is an American musician ( saxophone , flute , background vocals ) of rhythm and blues and modern jazz .
Live and act
Denson began playing the saxophone while in high school. He then studied music in college and graduated from California State University in 1981 with a degree in composition . From 1985 he worked on the west coast with his own quartet. He has also worked with Johnny Otis , Nancy Wilson , The Fifth Dimension , Lenny Kravitz and with Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley . In the early 1990s he became known nationally with his quartet, which now included John Patitucci and Ron Stout, and recorded his first two albums of his own. He is also one of the founders of San Diegofrom operating The Greyboy Allstars . With Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette he recorded the album "Chunky Pecan Pie" (1994). Then he opened up to hip hop , as his recorded CD “Dance Lesson No. 2 "(2001) documented. With his band “Tiny Universe”, which includes Chris Littlefield, Brian Jordan, David Veith, Ron Johnson and John Staten, he played at leading American festivals from 2000 onwards. In the trio KD3 he played with keyboardist Anthony Smith (Global Funk, Giant People) and drummer Brett Sanders. He has been with the Rolling Stones since October 2014.
According to Wolfram Knauer , Denson's saxophone sound is "somewhere between hardbop tradition and coltrane , the improvisations are virtuoso and earthy, but quite conventional."
Discographic notes
- Blackened Red Snapper ( minor music ) (1992)
- Herbal Turkey Breast (minor music) (1993)
- Chunky Pecan Pie (1994)
- Dance Lesson No. 2 (2001, with DJ Logic , Chris Wood and Charlie Hunter et al.)
- Lunar Orbit (KD3) - (2007)
- Karl Denson's Tiny Universe - New Ammo (2014)
Lexigraphic entries
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 1: A – L (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16512). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16512-0 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Denson, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Denson, Karl Maurice (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Ana , California , USA |