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Chris Tyle (born in Vancouver, Washington, May 1955) is a traditional jazz (i. Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U Trad jazz short for "traditional jazz" is a Music genre popular in Britain and Australia from the 1940s onward through the 1950s and which still e. ,dixieland) musician performing on cornet, trumpet, drums, clarinet and saxophone. Dixieland or Dixie is a name for the southeastern portion of the USA; see Southern United States, Dixie. The cornet is a Brass instrument very similar to the Trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape and mellower tone quality A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind

Career

Chris Tyle (at microphone with trumpet) leading a combo in the French Quarter, 1993.
Chris Tyle (at microphone with trumpet) leading a combo in the French Quarter, 1993. The French Quarter, also known as Vieux Carré, is the oldest and most famous neighborhood in the city of New Orleans Louisiana.

Tyle grew up in a musical family. His father, Axel Tyle (1912-1981), was a jazz drummer and member of the Portland, Oregon based Castle Jazz Band. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers

Tyle's first musical job was with Don Kinch's Conductors Ragtime (1976-1979). Kinch (1917-), played with Axel Tyle in the Castle Jazz Band in the late 1940s, and went on to work with the Turk Murphy Jazz Band and the Firehouse Five Plus Two. Melvin Edward Alton “Turk” Murphy (born Palermo California, December 16, 1915; died San Francisco California May 30, 1987) The Firehouse Five Plus Two was a Dixieland Jazz band, popular in the 1950s consisting of members of the Walt Disney Studios Animation

In 1979 Tyle played and recorded with the Turk Murphy Jazz Band in San Francisco, then returned to Portland to form a swing music band named Wholly Cats (named after a number written and recorded by Benny Goodman and Count Basie). Melvin Edward Alton “Turk” Murphy (born Palermo California, December 16, 1915; died San Francisco California May 30, 1987) The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of Jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist The band was a popular fixture on the Portland scene from 1979-1984, releasing an album in 1982. After disbanding the group's vocalist and guitarist, Rebecca "Becky" Kilgore, went on to become a popular freelance artist and has made many recordings and festival appearances.

Tyle moved to New Orleans in 1989, immediately becoming an in-demand performer with a number of groups, including Steve Pistorius' Mahogany Hall Stompers, Jacques Gauthe's Creole Rice Jazz Band, John Gill's Dixieland Serenaders and others. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana He also worked with jazz greats Danny Barker (guitar) and Albert "Pud" Brown (clarinet/sax). Danny Barker ( 13 January 1909 &ndash 13 March, 1994) born Daniel Moses Barker, was a Jazz Banjoist, Singer In 1992 Tyle formed the Silver Leaf Jazz Band, working six nights-a-week at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street.

In 2002 Tyle returned to the Pacific Northwest to pursue a freelance career. He currently performs regularly with the Titanic Jazz Band of Los Angeles, Combo DeLuxe of Seattle/Tacoma, and regularly "subs" with Bob Schulz' Frisco Jazz Band of San Francisco. He also frequently performs in Europe, most notably with the Gambit Jazzmen of England.

Most recently Tyle has been part of the orchestra for the musical A la Recherche de Joséphine(Looking for Josephine), directed and written by Jérôme Savary, which ran for six months in 2006-2007 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, France. Jérôme Savary (Born June 27, 1942) is a French theater director and actor The théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique ( National Opéra Comic Theatre) is an opera company and Opera house in Paris.

Tyle has made over 50 recordings with a variety of groups, including eight with his own Silver Leaf Jazz Band (see below). A track from his Silver Leaf Jazz Band recording The Smiler (Stomp-Off Records) was used as part of the music for Ken Burns' Jazz PBS documentary. Jazz A Film By Ken Burns is a documentary Miniseries directed by Ken Burns. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Another Silver Leaf Jazz Band recording, New Orleans Wiggle (Jazzology Records), received the highest rating in the Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD 2003, one of only 10 recordings listed in the book to receive this rating.

In addition to musical performance, Tyle is a writer and educator. He has written many articles and is a contributor to Jazz Standards.com. He is a member of the International Association of Jazz Educators and the Jazz Journalists Association.

Selected Discography

External links

Melvin Edward Alton “Turk” Murphy (born Palermo California, December 16, 1915; died San Francisco California May 30, 1987) Good Time Jazz was an American Jazz record label The label was founded in 1949 by Lester Koenig in Los Angeles; its first releases were from the Concord Music Group is a record company formed in 2004 by the merger of Concord Records and Fantasy Records. Good Time Jazz was an American Jazz record label The label was founded in 1949 by Lester Koenig in Los Angeles; its first releases were from the Concord Music Group is a record company formed in 2004 by the merger of Concord Records and Fantasy Records. Good Time Jazz was an American Jazz record label The label was founded in 1949 by Lester Koenig in Los Angeles; its first releases were from the Concord Music Group is a record company formed in 2004 by the merger of Concord Records and Fantasy Records. Jazzology Records is a United States based Record label specializing in traditional Jazz.
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