Bill Elgart

Bill Elgart, frequently credited mainly because Billy Elgart is among the many American jazz music artists who’ve settled in European countries. Quite often centered out of Munich, Elgart’s credits consist of looks on some choice Paul Bley information, a proper bandleader to talk about in this framework as he offers in his personal biographical writings described what has become referred to as the “Bley check” for American jazz music artists trying to stay in Europe. If Elgart could pass this check, that involves arriving in a big Western city and coating up a number of important products including a sweetheart, a car, a flat and a medication supply within a day, he appears to have effectively changed Paul Motian in Bley’s music group in the first 70’s, and jazz listeners get the chance to directly evaluate both drummers on many albums which they both show up, like the early ECM launch Paul Bley With Gary Peacock aswell as the recording Turning Point, sufficient to become released by both Improvising Performers and Steeplechase brands and in addition highlighting a uncommon appearance by tenor saxophonist John Gilmore beyond your interplanetary confines of sunlight Ra Arkestra. Elgart in addition has collaborated with vibraphonist, pianist, composer and bandleader Karl Berger, showing up on that artist’s go back to recording carrying out a hiatus, No Guy Is An Isle for the Knit Classics label. Western music artists seem keen on having Elgart around, as he offers appeared in a reliable group of interesting rings through the 80’s and 90’s, without signs of allowing up. He’ll frequently have an excellent tempo section partner, such as for example Dave Holland on recordings with trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, or good bassists such as for example Ed Schuller and Wayne Darling. Elgart performs regularly in these different contexts and in addition presents workshops for drummers around Europe aswell as giving personal instruction. Using the South African bassist Carlo Mombelli, the drummer performed period feels both funky and free of charge in the interesting Zollsound 4, burning a twin horn, piano-less range- up offering alto saxophonist Lee Konitz and baritone saxophonist Thomas Zoller. From 1982 through 1990 he was an associate from the Sundial trio fronted by guitarist Peter O’Mara, which documented three albums and toured with Wheeler being a visitor. In 1991 Elgart started employed in the Caoma music group, founded by tenor and soprano saxophinist Sigi Finkel and in addition offering Schuller and Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko. The second option artist also used Elgart inside a quartet beneath the management of Vlatko Kucan. In 2001, Elgart and Berger had been both area of the Annemarie Roelofs Projekt, documenting for the Two times Moon label with Frank Möbus, Vitold Rek and Ingrid Sertso.