Marc Copland

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Marc Copland in the Unterfahrt jazz club (Munich 2010)

Marc Copland (born May 27, 1948 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American jazz musician (piano, keyboards and composition, initially also saxophone).

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Marc Copland began his career in the early 1960s in the jazz scene in his hometown of Philadelphia, initially as a saxophonist, where he also played with Michael Brecker ; he later moved to New York City , where he studied at Columbia University and experimented with an electrically amplified alto saxophone. During this time he also worked with John Abercrombie , who contributed to the fusion album Friends . After his beginnings as a saxophonist (and occasional pianist) were unsatisfactory, he withdrew from the scene for several years to practice and then started as a brand new pianist as Marc Copland (and also in a new musical environment). He then moved to the Baltimore and Washington, DC area , gave up playing the saxophone altogether and began working as a jazz pianist. During this time he worked with musicians such as Randy Brecker , Bob Berg , Hank Crawford , Art Farmer , Curtis Fuller , Tom Harrell , Eddie Harris , Harold Land , Blue Mitchell , Dave Liebman , Bob Mintzer , Sonny Stitt and Gary Peacock ; the latter would later become a longtime musical partner. In the mid-1980s he returned to New York with bassist Drew Gress and worked as a soloist as well as in various formations, for example with Bob Belden , Jane Ira Bloom , Joe Lovano , Herbie Mann , James Moody , with whom he toured for three years went, John Scofield , Jim Snidero and Dave Stryker . He also performed in clubs with his own bands. With My Foolish Heart , Copland recorded his debut album in 1988 on the Jazz City label , which featured John Abercrombie, Gary Peacock and Jeff Hirshfield . Copland then recorded two more albums on the Jazz City label, All Blues At Night (1992) and a duo album with Songs Without End (1994).

In addition, he continued to work with his local trio and quartet, in 1990 with Ralph Penland and Dieter Ilg , from 1992 with Gary Peacock and Billy Hart ( Paradiso on Soul Note ). In the 1990s he also worked with Vince Mendoza ; With the Japanese producer Takao Ogawa , the all-star quintet Stompin 'with Savoy was created for the reactivated label Savoy Records , on which Randy Brecker and Bob Berg, and later Joe Lovano, Michael Brecker and James Genus also participated ( Second Look , 1996 and Softly , 1998).

In the mid-1990s, Copland toured Europe frequently with his own formations; first in a duo with Abercrombie, then with trios and quartets. As a result, several productions were made for European labels, for example Philippe Ghielmetti recorded him with his trio in Paris for his Sketch label in 2001 , Werner Uehlinger produced the album Lunar with Dave Liebman for HatHut Records in 2005 , followed by the album And ... with Michael Brecker, Abercrombie, Drew Gress and Jochen Rückert .

In the early 2000s, playing in a duo came to the fore for Copland; his partners in the various projects played instruments such as alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, guitar, bass and trumpet: for example, he worked with Tim Hagans ( Between the Lines , Steeplechase, 2000), with Vic Juris ( Double Play , Steeplechase, 2001) , David Liebman ( Bookends , Hatology, 2002), Greg Osby (on the albums Round and Round , Nagel Heyer , 2003 and Night Call , 2004) and again with Gary Peacock ( What it Says , Sketch, 2004). In addition, an album in a duet with another pianist, Bill Carrothers ( No Choice , Minium, 2005) was created during this time .

Parallel to these activities, Copland continued to work with his regular trio, which included Drew Gress and Jochen Rückert and with whom he performed regularly in New York, at concerts in the USA and on European tours. The album Haunted Heart and Other Ballads (Hatology, 2001) was created with the trio . With another trio of Kenny Wheeler and John Abercrombie, Copland recorded two albums for HatHut and the Dutch Challenge label, That's for Sure and Brand New (Challenge). In addition, there was Copland's work with his quartet / quintet, with whom he produced three albums with standard material and his own compositions in the early 2000s.

From 2005 Copland worked on new projects and recorded albums for the German label Pirouet , both as a sideman and as a leader of his own formations. Some Love Songs follows on from the previous ballad album Haunted Heart , again with Gress and Rückert. For the album Modinha (2006) he played again in a trio with Peacock and Bill Stewart , for whom Paul Motian played drums on the album Voices - NY Trios Vol. 2 .

Copland has also worked on recordings with Rez Abbasi , Gordon Brisker , Håkan Broström , John Hart , Peter Herbert , Ron McClure , Jim Snidero , Stan Sulzmann and Dave Stryker .

The authors Richard Cook and Brian Morton highlight Copland's style of playing because of its lyrical qualities. Scott Yanow's game reminds him of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett .

Discographic notes

  • My Foolish Heart (Jazz City, 1988) with John Abercrombie, Gary Peacock, Jeff Hirshfield
  • All Blues at Night (Jazz City, 1992) with Tim Hagans, Gary Peacock, Bill Stewart
  • At Night (Sunnyside, 1992) with Gary Peacock and Billy Hart
  • Songs Without End (Jazz City Spirit, 1994) Duet with Ralph Towner
  • Paradiso (Soul Note, 1995) with Gary Peacock and Billy Hart
  • Softly ( Savoy , 1998) with Michael Brecker, Tim Hagans, Joe Lovano, Gary Peacock, Bill Stewart
  • Lunar (HatHut Records, 2001) with Dave Liebman
  • Haunted Heart and Other Ballads ( Hatology , 2001) with Drew Gress, Jochen Rückert
  • That's for Sure (Challenge, 2000) with John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler
  • And ... (Hatology, 2002) with Michael Brecker, John Abercrombie, Drew Gress and Jürgen Rückert
  • Brand New (Challenge, 2003) with John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler
  • Time Within Time (Hatology, 2005) Solo piano
  • Some Love Songs ( Pirouet , 2005) with Drew Gress, Jochen Rückert
  • Modinha - NY Trios Vol. 1 (Pirouet, 2006) with Gary Peacock, Bill Stewart
  • Voices - NY Trios Vol. 2 (Pirouet, 2007) with Gary Peacock, Paul Motian
  • Speak to Me (Pirouet, 2011) with John Abercrombie
  • Some More Love Songs (Pirouet, 2012)
  • 39 Steps (ECM, 2013) John Abercrombie Quartet (John Abercrombie, Marc Copland, Drew Gress, Joey Baron)
  • Now This (ECM, 2015) Gary Peacock Trio (Gary Peacock, Marc Copland, Joey Baron)
  • Zenith (Innervoice Jazz 2015) with Ralph Alessi, Drew Gress and Joey Baron
  • Nightfall (Innervoice Jazz, 2017)
  • Better by Far (Innervoice Jazz, 2017)
  • And I Love Her (llusions Mirage, 2019), with Drew Gress, Joey Baron

literature

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  1. ↑ Interview (2005)

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Copland, Marc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz pianist
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia