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MARC COPLAND – JOHN ABERCROMBIE – DREW GRESS – JOEY BARON

“We keep on sayingit...what a magnificenttouch,what mysteriousbeauty in his harmonic

choices, what freshsurprises from thissubtle lord of themodern piano.”

--Jazzman/France (2012)

Perhaps the mostprolific pianist of themillenium, Coplandhas recorded over 22cds as a leader during

this last decade.

In 2004 he beganworking exclusivelywith Pirouet records,making the acclaimed“New York Trio Series,”

which solidified hisposition as an

innovator on hisinstrument. Volume III

of the series, “NightWhispers,” was hailedby Down Beat as “the

strongest top tobottom and mostpoetic album I've

heard in a while,” andin a later issue was

“Anybody who's gotears can hear the

beautiful integrity ofhis improvisations,andhow incredibly well he

plays the electricguitar. Right now, he'splaying better than he

ever has.” --JohnScofield

John Abercrombie'smaiden New York Cityappearance in 1970with Dreams, a jazz-

rock group led byMichael and RandyBrecker, created a

sensation. Since then,in a career spanningmore than 40 years

and nearly 50 albums,John has establishedhimself as one the

masters of jazz guitar--a restless

experimenter, workingfirmly in the jazz

tradition while pushingthe boundaries of

meter and harmony.One of the most

influential acoustic andelectric guitarists, his

"Relentlessly creative..---NY Times “A giftedbassist--reminiscent ofLaFaro yet altogetherpersonal...his ownmusic and bands areas remarkable as thoseof the heavyweights heplays with. "---All AboutJazz

Bassist/composer DrewGress performs

extensively with artistson the cutting edge of

contemporaryimprovised music. Hemay not be the busiestbassist ever ("I don'tthink so, man. What

about Ron Carter?”, thebassist commentswryly), but he'sprobably playing

somewhere tonight.

His project 7 BlackButterflies

(Premonition Records),featured 9 of Drew¹soriginal compositionsand was released inMAY 2005. This was

the follow up to 2001's

“Combining technicalacuity with a deep

sense of groove, JoeyBaron drums with

playful exuberance.”--allaboutjazz.com

Born June 26, 1955 inin Richmond, Virginia,drummer Joey Baron,

largely self-taught, hasover the years

developed a uniqueapproach to makingmusic with the drum

set. He's well knownfor his work with BillFrisell ( a 10-year

stint), JohnAbercrombie (9 yearsand counting), Ron

Carter, Jim Hall, LeeKonitz, , Steve Kuhn,

and John Zorn.

An active leader, Joey'sDown Home (part of

the Songline/Tone Fieldseries on Intuition)

features all southernR&B flavored originals

listed as one of thebest cds of the decade.

More followed:another solo CD,

“Alone;” a duet CDwith longtime partnerGary Peacock; the all-star quintet Contact's“Five on One;” and areunion with partnerGreg Osby in quartetwith Doug Weiss and

Victor Lewis,“Crosstalk.” Each

release was hailed bythe press. Coplandcontinues to enthrall

audiences in solo, duo,trio, quartet, and

quintet.

His recordings since2000 with severalEuropean labels

brought him to a wideraudience, including the

breakout trio disc“Haunted Heart” and asolo excursion, “Time

Within Time,”that included not onlymusical compositionsbut also poetry by the

pianist.

His career as a leaderbegan in the 80s, in

trio with Gary Peacockand Billy Hart (AtNight/Sunnyside,

Paradiso/Soul Note) Inthe nineties, his

reputation spreadowing to three

legendary recordingswith the Savoy label,which put him on the

road in an All-Starquintet (Randy Brecker,Bob Berg, and DennisChambers), and later

in a quartet withAbercrombie, Drew

Gress, and drummerHart.

recordings for ECMhave helped define that

label's progressivechamber-jazz

reputation. While jazz-based, his style alsodisplays a more-than-passing familiarity withforms that range from

folk and rock toEastern and Western

art musics.

Abercrombie began hiscareer touring with

organist JohnnyHammond. He then

met the BreckerBrothers, who invitedhim to join and recordwith their breakthough

group, Dreams.

In 1971 he moved toNew York, joining

Copland in drummerChico Hamilton's band,and soon became oneof the most in-demandsession musicians. He

recorded with GilEvans, Gato Barbieri,

and Billy Cobham, withwhom began attractingwidespread attentionamong the general

public.

Manfred Eicherinvited him to record

an album for ECM, Theresult was Timeless, onwhich he was joined byJan Hammer and JackDeJohnette. It received

virtually unanimouscritical acclaim.

Decades of successfulrecordings for the label

followed-- Gateway(DeJohnette and DaveHolland), quartets,

trios, organ trios, andduets with guitarist

Ralph Towner.

Spin and Drift, whichreceived widespreadcritical acclaim and

also featured Drew'spedal-steel guitar

playing. He also leadsthe quartet JaggedSky; their debut

recording, Heyday(Soul Note) was

released in 1998 and isnow consideredsomewhat of an

underground classic.Previously, he was afounding member of

the cooperative quartetJoint Venture,

producing threealbums in the early

1990s for Enja: JointVenture, Ways, and

Mirrors.

Gress has been amember of Marc

Copland's trios for overa decade, lending his

stunning sense ofaccompaniment andprodigious soloistictechnique to the

pianist's recordingsand concerts.

Drew can be heardwithin those of RalphAlessi, Tim Berne, UriCaine, Bill Carrothers,Gerald Cleaver, Ravi

Coltrane, MarcCopland, Fred Hersch,John Hollenbeck, Tony

Malaby, and MatManeri.

He has received grantsfrom the National

Endowment for theArts, Meet theComposer, andChamber Music

America.

played by an all starband of Ron Carter,

Arthur Blythe and BillFrisell. He also leads

his own trio"Barondown", with

Ellery Eskelin (tenor)and Steve Swell

(trombone), which hasrecorded three albums- Crackshot (Avant),Raised Pleasure Dot

(New World) andTongue in Groove

(JMT). He has led the"Down Home Group"and “Killer Joey.” He

collaborates withpercussionist Robyn

Schulkowsky (DinosaurDances CD). He co-

leads the group"Miniature" (with Tim

Berne and HankRoberts) and was amember of "Naked

City" ( Zorn, Frisell,Fred Frith and Wayne

Horvitz).

Joey has the uncannyability to make

everybody soundbetter. The breadth of

his “worked with”credits speaks for

itself: the Los AngelesPhilarmonic, David

Bowie, Tony Bennett,Carmen McRae, Laurie

Anderson, JohnScofield, Al Jarreau,

Jim Hall, EricVloeimans, Dizzy

Gillespie, Art Pepper,Tim Berne, the Lounge

Lizards, Chet Baker,Jay McShann, Big JoeTurner, Philip Glass,Pat Martino, Sweets

Edison, David Sanborn,Al Jarreau, Randy

Brecker, and MarianMcPartland.