David Gilmore

b. 5 Feb 1964, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Gilmore was created right into a musical family members, his father being truly a traditional percussionist. Initially, he adopted his father however in his early teenagers the guitar started to supersede drums, the second option instrument being adopted by his sibling, Marque Gilmore. He was hearing and leaning towards pop and funk but started to transfer to jazz, an inclination accentuated throughout a period of research with John Baboian and Randy Roos. Gilmore’s affects at the moment included John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra and Chick Corea’s GO BACK TO Forever. He also researched at NY College or university with Joe Lovano and Jim McNeely. It had been in NY that Gilmore caused Steve Coleman’s M-Base Collective, where his fascination with playing music in uncommon metres was improved. Among numerous performers in many styles with whom Gilmore spent some time working over time have already been Muhal Richard Abrams, Geri Allen, Cindy Blackman, Ron Blake, Randy Brecker, Don Byron, Uri Caine, Steve Coleman, Alice Coltrane, Jack port DeJohnette, Dave Douglas, Melissa Etheridge, Robin Eubanks, Rachelle Ferrell, Trilok Gurtu, Isaac Hayes, Graham Haynes, Roland Shannon Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Shed Tribe, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Meshell Ndegéocello, Joan Osborne, Greg Osby, Lonnie Plaxico, Dianne Reeves, Sam Streams, David Sanborn, Boz Scaggs, Wayne Shorter, Mavis Staples, Joss Rock, Steve Williamson and Cassandra Wilson. In 2003 he premiered his structure, ‘African Continuum’, created with the advantage of a Chamber Music America New Functions Composer offer. Gilmore has produced several rings, one from the first 00s getting Kindred Spirits where his sidemen had been Matthew Garrison (bass), Aref Durvesh (tabla), and Marque Gilmore (drums). He also caused Claudia Acuña, Ravi Coltrane, Christian McBride and Jeff W, recording Unified Existence in 2006. Functioning fluidly both in improvisational and constructed music, Gilmore is normally noted specifically for his exploration of the infinite likelihood of rhythmic variants. (NB: Never to be baffled with the British rock and roll guitarist David Gilmour.)