In 1998, he released his first album as leader, Heyday, with his band Jagged Sky (featuring David Binney, Ben Monder, and Kenny Wollesen).[2] Gress wrote all except two of the compositions.[3] Two years later, he recorded Spin & Drift, on which he also played steel guitar. He recorded material for two further albums – 7 Black Butterflies and The Irrational Numbers – in 2004.[3]
Critic John Fordham described a performance by Gress's group as "one of the great jazz performances in Britain in 2002".[5] In 2004, the UK's BBC Radio and London's Guardian selected his quartet's live radio broadcast as Jazz Concert of the Year.[citation needed]
Composition awards include an NEA grant (1990),[2] funding from Meet the Composer (2003).[2]
Playing and composing styleedit
The DownBeat reviewer of Vesper, a collaboration between Gress and the trio expEAR, wrote that the bassist "has exquisite time and a composer's sense of line, a combination that allows him an insightful level of counterpoint in his playing".[6] The DownBeat reviewer of Gress's The Sky inside wrote that he "favors a focused restraint, a sort of concentrated tension that wrings the maximum inspiration from minimal elements, and which maintains a taut severity even when spare free passages burst into angular swing".[7]
^ abcKennedy, Gary W (2002). "Gress, Drew". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J581700. Retrieved 12 October 2020. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
drew, gress, born, november, 1959, american, jazz, double, bassist, composer, born, trenton, jersey, raised, philadelphia, area, gress, 2010background, informationborn, 1959, november, 1959, trenton, jerseygenresjazzoccupation, musicianinstrument, double, bass. Drew Gress born November 20 1959 is an American jazz double bassist and composer born in Trenton New Jersey and raised in the Philadelphia area Drew GressGress in 2010Background informationBorn 1959 11 20 November 20 1959 age 64 Trenton New JerseyGenresJazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Double bassYears active1980s presentLabelsEnjaWebsitedrewgress wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Playing and composing style 3 Discography 3 1 As leader 3 2 As sideman 4 References 5 External linksBiography editGress studied at Towson State University and Manhattan School of Music 1 In the late 1980s he worked with Phil Haynes recording several albums with the group Joint Venture 1 In 1998 he released his first album as leader Heyday with his band Jagged Sky featuring David Binney Ben Monder and Kenny Wollesen 2 Gress wrote all except two of the compositions 3 Two years later he recorded Spin amp Drift on which he also played steel guitar He recorded material for two further albums 7 Black Butterflies and The Irrational Numbers in 2004 3 Gress has taught at Peabody Conservatory and Western Connecticut State University He has also served tenures as artist in residence at University of Colorado Boulder and at Russia s St Petersburg Conservatory 1 2 Gress has toured Europe Asia and South America 2 Those with whom he has and continues to work include Tim Berne 4 Uri Caine Fred Hersch Don Byron Dave Douglas and Erik Friedlander 2 Critic John Fordham described a performance by Gress s group as one of the great jazz performances in Britain in 2002 5 In 2004 the UK s BBC Radio and London s Guardian selected his quartet s live radio broadcast as Jazz Concert of the Year citation needed Composition awards include an NEA grant 1990 2 funding from Meet the Composer 2003 2 Playing and composing style editThe DownBeat reviewer of Vesper a collaboration between Gress and the trio expEAR wrote that the bassist has exquisite time and a composer s sense of line a combination that allows him an insightful level of counterpoint in his playing 6 The DownBeat reviewer of Gress s The Sky inside wrote that he favors a focused restraint a sort of concentrated tension that wrings the maximum inspiration from minimal elements and which maintains a taut severity even when spare free passages burst into angular swing 7 Discography editAs leader edit Heyday as Drew Gress s Jagged Sky Soul Note 1998 Spin amp Drift Premonition 2001 7 Black Butterflies Premonition 2005 The Irrational Numbers Premonition 2008 And Again with Shims Trio Deepdig 2012 The Sky Inside Pirouet 2013 As sideman edit With Kenny Werner Beauty Secrets RCA BMG 1999 With John Abercrombie Within a Song ECM 2012 39 Steps ECM 2013 Up and Coming ECM 2017 With Tim Berne Visitation Rites Screwgun 1997 Please Advise Screwgun 1999 Pre Emptive Denial Screwgun 2005 With Uri Caine Wagner e Venezia Winter amp Winter 1997 The Goldberg Variations Winter amp Winter 2000 Uri Caine Ensemble Plays Mozart Winter amp Winter 2006 With Joint Venture Joint Venture Enja 1987 Ways Enja 1989 Mirrors Enja 1994 With Yelena Eckemoff In the Shadow of a Cloud L amp H 2017 Better Than Gold and Silver L amp H 2018 I Am a Stranger in This World L amp H 2022 With others Ralph Alessi Baida ECM 2013 Ray Anderson Big Band Record Gramavision 1994 Lynne Arriale With Words Unspoken DMP 1996 Jon Ballantyne The Loose Justin Time 1994 Don Byron Romance with the Unseen Blue Note 1999 Marc Copland Night Whispers Pirouet 2009 Marc Copland Better by Far InnerVoice 2017 Dave Douglas Five Soul Note 1996 Dave Douglas Convergence Soul Note 1999 Ellery Eskelin Setting the Standard Cadence 1989 Erik Friedlander Chimera Avant 1995 Erik Friedlander The Watchman Tzadik 1996 David Kane Machinery of the Night Magellan 2006 Tony Malaby Apparations Songlines 2003 Liam Noble Romance Among the Fishes Basho 2005 Jason Robinson Tiresian Symmetry Cuneiform 2012 Samo Salamon Almost Almond Sanje 2011 John Surman Brewster s Rooster ECM 2007 Tom Varner Martian Heartache Soul Note 1996 References edit a b c Kennedy Gary W 2002 Gress Drew Grove Music Online doi 10 1093 gmo 9781561592630 article J581700 Retrieved 12 October 2020 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a Missing or empty title help a b c d e f Drew Gress Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved 2020 10 11 a b Cook Richard Morton Brian 2008 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 9th ed Penguin p 605 ISBN 978 0 141 03401 0 Fordham John November 29 2002 Drew Gress Tim Berne Vortex London The Guardian Retrieved October 12 2020 Fordham John 17 October 2003 Tim Berne s Science Friction The Sublime And The Guardian Retrieved 12 October 2020 Considine J D March 2018 expEAR amp Drew Gress Vesper DownBeat Vol 85 no 3 p 58 Brady Shaun October 2013 Drew Gress The Sky inside DownBeat Vol 80 no 10 p 54 External links editDrew Gress at Allmusic Joint Venture Discography at Allmusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Drew Gress amp oldid 1216652143, wikipedia, 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