Archive: June, 2006

brian agro “poems and preludes” percaso production cd 018

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Brian Agro 'Poems and Preludes'Brian Agro | composition

He was born in Hamilton Canada in 1953.He took piano lessons for 8 years with the Ontario Conservatory until he was 14. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts degree,but then returned to Hamilton to work in his father’s insurance business. At the same time he started studying jazz arranging with Jim Howard,and composing followed shortly thereafter. Brian has lived in Toronto, New York and Berlin, where he now spends most of his time.His first CD, “A Hole in the Ice” is also on the Percaso label.

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percaso | switzerland

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

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Christoph Gallio * 1957

Lives in Zurich. Self-taught. Studied saxophone with Iwan Roth at the Basel Conservatory and with Steve Lacy in Paris. In 1987 Gallio won the art action award from the City of Basel. Since 1977 he has played with Irene Schweizer, Günter Müller, Norbert Möslang, Andy Guhl, Peter Kowald, Dennis Charles, Michael Lytle, Robert Dick, Werner Lüdi, Urs Blöchlinger, Fred Frith, Phil Minton, John Russel, Samm Bennett, Uchihashi Kazuhisa, Kazutoki Umezu….. Performed solo and with dancers Christine Brodbeck, Yvonne Meier, Tomiko Takai and Franz Frautschi. Worked together with artists Beat Streuli, Rosa Suñer Fabrellas, Lisa Schiess, Claude Gaçon and poet Kurt Aebli. Since 1986 he has been composing. Concerts in Japan, Russia, USA, Canada and Europe. He recorded with DAY & TAXI, Ellen Christi, William Parker, Rashied Ali, Takashi Kazamaki, Irene Aebi, Stephan Wittwer, Alfred Zimmerlin, Matthew Ostrowski, Chie Mukai, Kalle Laar, Mart Soo, Eduard Akulin, Lindsay Cooper, Dieter Ulrich, Dominique Girod, Fredi Lüscher, Sara Maurer, Marino Pliakas, Thomas Eckert, Urs Voerkel and Peter K Frey.

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yardbird

Tuesday, June 6th, 2006

Charles “Bird” Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955) was an African-American jazz saxophonist and composer. Early in his career Parker was dubbed “Yardbird” (there are many contradictory stories of its origin). It was later shortened to ‘Bird’ and remained Parker’s nickname for the rest of his life and inspiration for the titles of his works, such as “Yardbird Suite” and “Bird Feathers”. A persistent myth, repeated by many reputable sources, including the Encyclopedia Britannica, is that Christopher was Parker’s second christian name.

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