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Don Byron
Photo by Ed Newman
Photo by Ed Newman
Background information
Birth name Donald Byron
Born November 8, 1958 (1958-11-08) (age 49)
Origin New York, New York, U.S.
Genre(s) Avant-garde jazz
Post bop
M-Base
Modern Creative
Klezmer
Instrument(s) Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Saxophone
Years active 1980s – present
Associated acts Hankus Netsky
M-Base Collective

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Though rooted in jazz, is stylistically very adventurous, having recorded klezmer music, German lieder, Raymond Scott's "cartoon-jazz," a Jimi Hendrix song, hard rock/metal, and a track with rapper Biz Markie. See also Secular Jewish music Klezmer (from Yiddish כּלי־זמיר kley - instrument and zemer - song etymologically from de Lied (plural de Lieder) (liːt plural) is a German word meaning literally " Song " among English speakers however the word Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow, 10 September 1908 &mdash 8 February 1994) was an American composer band leader pianist engineer James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Marcel Theo Hall (born April 8 1964 in Harlem New York) better known by his Stage name Biz Markie, is a Rapper, DJ, and Comedian

Early life

Byron was born in the Bronx, in New York City. The City of New York The child of musician parents (his mother was a pianist and his father a bass player for calypso bands), he was exposed to a variety of musical styles through trips to the ballet and the symphony, and by listening to jazz recordings by Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and others. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer.

Byron studied music at the New England Conservatory in Boston. He studied clarinet with Joe Allard and George Russell. While in Boston, Byron performed and recorded with the Klezmer Conservatory Band, founded by NEC faculty member Hankus Netsky. He is a gifted performer on clarinet, bass clarinet and (occasionally) saxophone, but on many of his albums he subordinates his own playing to the exploration of a particular style. The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Byron is representative of a new generation of conservatory-trained jazz musicians who eagerly explore and record in a rich array of styles; his first album 'Tuskegee Experiments' is a rich stew of classical avant garde and atonal jazz improvisation, while albums such as 'Bug Music' represent a straight-ahead exploration of the traditional jazz 'tune. ' Byron is one of jazz's greatest practicing historians, and some of his most successful albums (such as Plays the Music of Mickey Katz, Bug Music, and Ivey-Divey) have been recreations (in spirit) of forgotten moments in the history of popular music. Byron has been nominated for a Grammy award for his bass clarinet solo on "I Want to Be Happy" from Ivey-Divey. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

Byron is a member of the Black Rock Coalition. The Black Rock Coalition is a US-based artists' Collective and Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the creative freedom and works of black He has recorded with Uri Caine, Dean Bowman, Vernon Reid, Bill Frisell, Joe Henry, and others. Uri Caine (born June 8, 1956 in Philadelphia) is an American classical and Jazz pianist and composer Vernon Reid (born August 22, 1958) is an English Guitarist, Songwriter, composer and bandleader William Richard "Bill" Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American Guitarist and Composer. Joe Henry is an American Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist and Record producer.

Byron was named a 2007 USA Gund Foundation Fellow and awarded a $50,000 grant by United States Artists, a public charity that supports and promotes the work of American artists. United States Artists (USA is an independent Nonprofit and nongovernmental Philanthropic organization based in Los Angeles California and dedicated

Discography

External links

Tuskegee Experiments is the first Album as leader by Jazz Clarinettist Don Byron. Mickey Katz ( June 15, 1909 Born Cleveland Ohio - April 30, 1985) was a U Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter ETHEL is the name of an American String quartet based in New York City that is dedicated to the performance of new music.
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