Tribal tech

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Tribal tech
General information
origin Los Angeles , California , United States
Genre (s) Fusion , jazz rock , jazz , progressive rock
founding 1984, 2012
resolution 2000, 2014
Founding members
Scott Henderson
Gary Willis
Pat Coil (until 1987)
Steve Houghton (until 1990)
Brad Dutz (until 1991)
Bob Sheppard (until 1991)
former members
Keyboard
 Will Boulware (1987)
Keyboard
 David Goldblatt (1987-1991)
Drums
 Joey Heredia (1990-1991)
Drums
 Hilary Jones (1993)
Keyboard
 Scott Kinsey (1991-2014)
Drums, vocals
Kirk Covington (1991-2014)
Keyboard
 Deron Johnson (2014)
Drums
 Gergo Borlai (2014)

Tribal Tech is the name of a progressive jazz fusion band from Los Angeles , California that was founded in 1984 by guitarist Scott Henderson and bassist Gary Willis and has since led.

The band's musical style is based on blues , jazz and rock . Another important influence is the fusion band Weather Report .

history

The early tribal tech albums ( Spears (1985), Dr. Hee (1987), Nomad (1990)) are characterized by a large line- up with saxophone, flute, percussion, vibraphone, occasionally steel drum and long, sweeping compositions. Looking back on these albums, Scott Henderson says he left his blues roots and tried to sound like a jazz guitarist. However, he positively highlights the compositions and performances of the musicians.

In 1991 keyboardist Scott Kinsey and drummer Kirk Covington became members of the band, and Tribal Tech now played as a quartet . This line-up was first heard on the album Illicit (1992), has remained constant on all subsequent tribal tech albums and is considered the band's “classic” line-up. As of Illicit , the band began touring outside of Los Angeles.

During the 1990s they moved away from the well- composed style of the early albums and gave more space to improvisations . They also wanted to make concerts more dynamic and varied.

The pieces on the album Thick (1999) were ultimately created from jams in the studio and song ideas that the band members brought with them to the recordings. This type of songwriting was then used in Rocket Science (2000) and X (2012).

After the release of the album Rocket Science in 2000, the band broke up and the band members devoted themselves to their own projects. Gary Willis also moved to Spain , which made working together difficult. In 2012, however, they got back together for the recordings of album X and went on tour.

Tribal Tech disbanded again in 2014. Plans for another album and a new line-up for the band with ex- Miles Davis keyboarder Deron Johnson and drummer Gergő Borlai were discarded, as the collaboration was ultimately considered too cumbersome and expensive due to the different places of residence of the band members has been.

Discography

  • 1985: Spears
  • 1987: Dr. Hee
  • 1990: Nomad
  • 1991: Tribal Tech
  • 1992: Illicit
  • 1993: Face First
  • 1994: Primal Tracks (compilation of older recordings)
  • 1994: Reality Check
  • 1999: Thick
  • 2000: Rocket Science
  • 2012: X

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tribal Tech | Biography | AllMusic
  2. ↑ a b Innerviews: Scott Henderson - Roots and branches
  3. ↑ Innerviews: Scott Henderson - Roots and branches , "What I don't like about Spears, Nomads and Dr. Hee — the first three Tribal Tech albums — is that although the records have nice compositions and playing, I feel like I left my roots behind on them. I was trying to be a jazz musician and I'm not. [laughs] "
  4. ↑ Tribal Tech: A rejuvenated fusion monster unleashed - The Times of India
  5. ↑ a b Jazz Italia - Articles: Interview with Scott Henderson, 28th February 2005
  6. ↑ Interview with Scott Henderson on dolphinstreet.com
  7. ↑ Abstract Logix - Interview - Tribal Tech's Scott Henderson sits down with Ian Patterson ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.abstractlogix.com
  8. ↑ TRIBAL TECH on the Road! World Tour 2013 | Jazzuality.com - Indonesian Jazz News
  9. ↑ Scott Henderson Discussion :: View topic - New Tribal Tech Recording
  10. ↑ Scott Henderson Discussion :: View topic - Goodbye Tribal Tech