Chris Brubeck
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Christopher Brubeck is an American musician and composer, both in jazz and classical music. As a musician, he mainly plays bass guitar, bass trombone, and piano. The son of jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck, he joined his father and brothers Darius and Daniel in 1972 to form the New Brubeck Quartet.[1] He later formed the Brubeck Brothers Quartet.
Biography
[edit]In his youth, Brubeck took lessons in piano and trombone before teaching himself bass guitar.[1] In the early 1970s, he was a member of the rock bands Heavenly Blue and Sky King, but played jazz with his brothers on two albums with guitarist Larry Coryell.[1] This was followed by a trio album with Andy LaVerne.[2] Until 1999, much of his career was spent with folk singer Bill Crofut.[1] Brubeck then led the Brubeck Brothers Quartet, with Dan Brubeck, and Triple Play, with Joel Brown and Peter Madcat Ruth.[1] Beyond performing and recording as a musician, Brubeck has written lyrics for ballads and for his father's numbers such as "Blue Rondo a la Turk" and "Unsquare Dance". He has composed musicals and a concerto for trombone and orchestra.[1]
On September 30, 2023, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra performed the debut of Brubeck's composition, "Confluence: Double Concerto for Classical Guitar, Blues Guitar & Orchestra." The performance featured guitarists Thomas Flippin and Vasti Jackson. [3]
Discography
[edit]- Two Generations of Brubeck (Atlantic, 1974)
- A Cut Above (Direct Disk Labs, 1978)
- Live at Montreux (Tomato, 1978)
- See How It Feels (Blackhawk, 1986)
- Unsquare Dance with Bill Crofut (Albany, 1991)
- Red, White, & Blues with Bill Crofut (Albany, 1992)
- Trio Brubeck (Jazz Heritage, 1994)
- Across Your Dreams with Bill Crofut (Crofut, 1995)
- Second Nature (Blue Forest, 2000)
- Bach to Brubeck (Koch, 2000)
- Triple Play Live (Blue Forest, 2000)
- Watching the World (Blue Forest, 2003)
- Convergence with the Czech National Symphony (Koch, 2005)
- Classified (Koch, 2008)
- Live at Arthur Zankel Music Center (Blue Forest, 2011)
- Lifetimes (Blue Forest, 2012)
- Timelines (Blue Forests, 2018)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Dryden, Ken. "Chris Brubeck Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Dryden, Ken. "Brubeck Brothers - See How It Feels". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ ""Confluence: Double Concerto for Classical Guitar, Blues Guitar & Orchestra" Premieres!". Chrisbrubeck.com. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
Sources
[edit]- Chris Brubeck biography at his website
- Chris Brubeck biography at his agency
External links
[edit]- Brubeck Music.com - official website for the musical Brubeck Family--- Dave, Chris, Darius, Dan & Matt
- Chris Brubeck at AllMusic
- The Brubeck Brothers at AllMusic
- "The Son Also Rises: Chris Brubeck, the new Gershwin?" 2003 Interview by Dr. Judith Schlesinger at All About Jazz
- 1952 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American trombonists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 20th-century American bass guitarists
- American jazz composers
- American male jazz composers
- American jazz bass guitarists
- American jazz trombonists
- American male trombonists
- Interlochen Center for the Arts alumni
- MNRK Music Group artists
- Guitarists from Los Angeles
- American male bass guitarists
- Jazz musicians from California
- Dave Brubeck Quartet members