Mads Tolling

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Mads Tolling (2015)

Mads Tolling (born July 5, 1980 in Copenhagen ) is an American violinist, violist and composer of Danish descent. As a member of the Turtle Island Quartet , Tolling won Grammy Awards in the “Best Classical Crossover Album” category for the albums 4 + Four (2006) and A Love Supreme - The Legacy of John Coltrane (2008). Tolling also worked on Stanley Clarke's album The Toys of Men (2007) . In 2011 he was 1st violinist of the Turtle Island Quartet, soloist in the band of bassist Stanley Clarke and band leader of his Mads Tolling Quartet.

Turtle Island Quartet (2011)

Career

Tolling was born and raised in Copenhagen , Denmark . He moved to the United States , studied at Berklee College of Music, and graduated summa cum laude. Tolling received the Sankt Annae's Award for Musical Excellence in Denmark. He has also received grants from Queen Margrethe, the Sonning Foundation, and the Berklee Elvin Jones Award. Since graduating from Berklee College of Music, Tolling has toured the world with the Stanley Clarke Band and the Turtle Island Quartet. Tolling has also played with Al Di Meola , Kenny Barron , Paquito D'Rivera and Leo Kottke .

Mads Tolling Quartet

Mads Tolling founded the Mads Tolling Trio in 2007 and recorded the album Speed ​​of Light (2008). Six of the eleven tracks on the album are his own compositions. The following year Tolling added a drummer to his trio, and the Mads Tolling Quartet has existed ever since. The quartet has performed at Yoshi's Oakland, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, San Jose Jazz Flavors and Jazz, Kuumbwa Jazz, Throckmorton Theater, Moody's Bistro, and the Russian River Jazz Festival.

The Playmaker

On Mads Tolling's second CD release The Playmaker , whose creation was supported by the Yamaha Corporation of America and Connolley Music, Inc., Stanley Clarke, Russell Ferrante and Stefon Harris participated . Seven of the eleven tracks on the album are compositions by Tolling. He sometimes plays his instrument like a fiddle, like a saxophone and like an acoustic and electric violin. The Playmaker is a journey into jazz , fusion , funk , classical music , Danish folk along with rock 'n' roll arrangements of Led Zeppelin's track Black Dog and Radiohead's track Just . The album The Playmaker , released on Madsman Records / City Hall, was released on October 20, 2009.

Awards and recognitions

Grammy Awards

  • Turtle Island Quartet: 4 + Four (2006)
  • Turtle Island Quartet: A Love Supreme - The Legacy of John Coltrane (2008)

Other awards

  • Berklee Elvin Jones Award (2002)
  • Sonning Award (2001)
  • The Augustinus Foundation, Denmark (2000)
  • Queen Margaret Award (2000)

Discography

  • Ann Hampton Callaway - At Last (2009 / Telarc)
  • Mads Tolling Trio - Speed ​​of Light (2008)
  • Sekou Bunch - The Next Level (2008 / Trippin N Rhythm)
  • Stanley Clarke - Toys of Men (2007 / Heads Up)
  • Turtle Island Quartet - A Love Supreme - The Legacy of John Coltrane (2007 / Telarc)
  • Freddy Clarke - Wobbly World (2007 / Wobbly World)
  • Jessica Fichot - Le Chemin (2007 / www.jessicasongs.com)
  • Fernando Ortega - The Shadow of your Wings (2006 / Curb Records)
  • Turtle Island Quartet & Ying Quartet - 4 + Four (2005 / Telarc)
  • Yotam Rosenbaum & Dave Samuels - Balance (2005 / YRM)
  • Teena Marie - La Dona (2004 / Universal)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mads Tolling. Retrieved April 2, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c Past Winners Search . The Recording Academy. 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  3. ↑ a b c The Toys Of Men by Stanley Clarke at www.discogs.com. Retrieved April 2, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b c Turtle Island Quartet ( Memento from January 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Mads Tolling Quartet Fires Up Oakland Venue Yoshi's with Furious Sound . In: The Daily Californian , February 12, 2009. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved March 14, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / archive.dailycal.org 
  6. ↑ a b c Mads Tolling . In: Silent Strings . Yamaha United States. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  7. ↑ Speed ​​of Light by the Mads Tolling Trio at www.cdbaby.com. Retrieved April 2, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Mads Tolling Quartet . Sonic Bids Marketing.
  9. ^ Jesse Hamlin: Tolling, Mads: The Playmaker , City Hall Records. February 5, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2012. 
  10. ^ Ann Hampton Callaway Discography . Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 15, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.annhamptoncallaway.com
  11. ↑ Sekou Bunch - The Next Level at www.jazzreview.com. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved April 2, 2017 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.jazzreview.com  
  12. ↑ Wobbly World by Freddy Clarke at www.wobblyworldmusic.com. Retrieved April 2, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Le Chemin | Jessica Fichot .
  14. ^ Shadow of Your Wings | Fernando Ortega . Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  15. ↑ Balance: New Original Jazz Album . Yotam Rosenbaum. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  16. ↑ Teena Marie - La Doña . Discogs. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Tolling, Mads
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American violinist, violist and composer of Danish descent
DATE OF BIRTH 5th July 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Copenhagen