Stephen Gauci
Stephen Gauci (* 1966 in New York City ) is an American jazz - tenor saxophonist .
Live and act
Gauci worked as a musician in the field of straight ahead jazz since the 1980s, but turned to avant-garde jazz in the 1990s ; he worked u. a. with Michael Bisio , Avram Fefer and Nels Cline . In 2004 he recorded the album Long Night Waiting in a trio with Bisio and Jay Rosen for the avant-garde label Cadence Jazz Records . Gauci also works with a trio made up of bassist Terence Murren and drummer Jeremy Carlstedt .
In 2007 he recorded the album Substratum for CIMP with his trio of Jay Rosen and Michael Bisio ; the album The Basso Continuo was created with the two bassists ("double basses") Bisio and Ingebrigt Håker Flaten , as well as with the trumpeter Nate Wooley . In June 2009 he performed with Michael Bisio and his Stephen Gauci 4tet with Lou Grassi , Kenny Wessel and Ken Filiano at the Jazzfest Villach .
Discographic notes
- Long Night Waiting (Cadence, 2004) with Michael Bisio and Jay Rosen
- We're Comin 'Just One Time (Cadence, 2004) with Terence Murren and Jeremy Carlstedt
- First, Keep Quiet ( CIMP , 2005) with Todd Nicholson and J. Carlstedt
- Stephen Gauci / Reuben Radding / Todd Capp - The First Thrid ( 577 Records , 2006)
- Substratum (CIMP, 2007)
- Stephen Gauci / Kris Davis / Michael Bisio: Three (Clean Feed, 2011)
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
Web links
- Full discography at AllaboutJazz
- Stephen Gauci at Allmusic (English)
- Stephen Gauci at Discogs (English)
- Review of First, keep Quiet at Onefinalnote.com
- Review of Basso Continuo at freejazz-stef.blogspot.com
- Review of Substratum at freejazz-stef.blogspot.com
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SURNAME | Gauci, Stephen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz tenor saxophonist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |