Rob Brown

THE BRAND NEW York-based alto saxophonist Rob Dark brown represented a fresh expect many jazz listeners who felt their music may be learning to be a mite cowardly as the ’80s began winding down. With lots of the genre’s players even more intention on modeling fits than blowing hard, the appear of Brown’s whirling dervish solos, frequently delivered along with his throat inflated as an Australian lizard, was the appear of freedom. Dark brown and his affiliates represent a pleasant rekindling from the fires that were burning up in the ’60s and ’70s. Towards the free of charge jazz fan, there could be no better ’90s combo than bassist William Parker’s ensemble known as To be able to Survive. It really is a pity that this group fell sufferer to the sort of competitive character clashes which have often plagued the brand new York music picture. For a while, the rhythm portion of Parker, pianist Cooper Moore, and drummer Suzie Ibarra was a question, creating even more audio than 100 rock and roll bands. Dark brown and fellow saxman Assif Tsahar blew outrageous, not using phrases but instantly detailing the idea of “ecstatic music” that is used to describe this sort of music. Dark brown, who has documented some projects by himself, and in addition has been from the great guitarist Joe Morris aswell as pianist Matthew Shipp, started playing piano in second quality and later turned to reed musical instruments. His initial gigs had been with an area Virginia and golf swing band. He ultimately researched at Berklee University for just two years and proved helpful privately with both Joe Viola and John LaPorta. After a season on the western world coast, Dark brown bounced back again to Boston, where he fulfilled Shipp. Both guys went to NEW YORK, where in fact the saxophonist enrolled at NY University, gained a music level, and analyzed with saxophone experts such as for example Lee Konitz and Joe Lovano. His 1st issued documenting was the duet collection with Shipp timidly entitled Sonic Explorations. He spent some time working with a bunch of contemporary jazz players including Cecil Taylor, Rashied Ali, Fred Hopkins, Grachan Moncur III, Tim Berne, Tag Dresser, Dennis Charles, Billy Bang, and Borah Bergman. The To be able to Endure band first arrived collectively in 1994 and produced many superb recordings; following a group’s breakup, Dark brown could continue being noticed with Parker within the substantial Small Huey Orchestra. No solution is essential when this group performs, because eventually, the entire music group likes to keep the golf club and march around a nearby jamming. Perhaps this sort of theatrical motion comes even more naturally to Dark brown than other people in the music group because, because the past due ’80s, he in addition has caused choreographer Elaine Shipman’s SITU Dance Troupe. He’s also musical movie director for the K-2 Dance Organization.