| Karl Denson | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Diego, California |
| Genre(s) | Funk, Jazz, Jam band |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone, Flute |
| Associated acts | Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Karl Denson Trio The Greyboy Allstars Lenny Kravitz |
Karl Denson is a funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist from San Diego, California. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul 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 Jam bands (or jambands) are musical groups whose albums and live performances relate to a fan culture which originated with the 1960s group Grateful Dead and continued A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The Greyboy Allstars (GBA are a San Diego funk and jazz group created in the early 1990s Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Record Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul 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 He was a member of Lenny Kravitz's band and has co-founded and led The Greyboy Allstars. Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Record The Greyboy Allstars (GBA are a San Diego funk and jazz group created in the early 1990s Denson has recorded with artists including Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Blind Boys of Alabama and Stanton Moore. Jack DeJohnette (born 9 August 1942) is an American Jazz Drummer, pianist, and composer Dave Holland (born October 1, 1946) is a British Jazz Bassist and Composer who is a significant representative The Blind Boys of Alabama are a gospel group from Alabama that first formed at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in 1939. Stanton Moore is a New Orleans style drummer raised in Metairie Louisiana As of 2007 he continues to lead his own Karl Denson's Tiny Universe and Karl Denson Trio (KD3).
Members of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe include Denson (saxophone, flute), Ron Johnson (bass), Chris Littlefield (trumpet), Brian Jordan (guitar), David Veith (keyboards) and John Staten (drums).
KD3 is Denson with keyboardist Anthony Smith (Global Funk, Giant People) and drummer Brett Sanders (brother of John Staten).
Selected discography
- Mama Said (Lenny Kravitz) - (1991)
- West Coast Boogaloo (The Greyboy Allstars) - (1995)
- A Town Called Earth (The Greyboy Allstars) - (1997)
- The D Stands for Diesel - (1997)
- Live (The Greyboy Allstars) - (1999)
- The Bridge (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe) - (2002)
- Dance Lesson #2 - (2002)
- Flyin' the Koop (Stanton Moore) - (2002)
- What Happened to Television? (The Greyboy Allstars) - (2007)
- Lunar Orbit (Karl Denson Trio) - (September 2007)
References
- Interview at JamBase Retrieved August 26, 2007
- Greyboy Allstars at AllAboutJazz Retrieved August 26, 2007
- KD3 bio at JamBase
External links
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