Born in Toronto, Ontario, Stone was the son of saxophonist Archie Stone who was the orchestra leader of Toronto's Casino Theatre from 1936 to 1960. His initial musical studies were with his father. At the age of 14, he began studying the trumpet with Donald Reinhardt in Philadelphia, spending every summer in that city from 1950 to 1955. In his native city he studied music theory and music composition with Gordon Delamont (1955–60) and John Weinzweig (1960–1962).[2]
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Stone began his performance career in 1951 at the age of 16 playing in Benny Louis's big band. From 1955 to 1967 he was a trumpeter in various orchestras related to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, including the CBC Symphony Orchestra. During the late 1950s and 1960s he performed widely as a concert soloist with orchestras throughout North America. He also performed actively as a jazz musician, playing regularly with such artists as Ron Collier (1960–73), Phil Nimmons (1965–70), the Boss Brass (1968–70), and Lighthouse (1969–70). In 1970–71 he toured North America and Europe with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.[1][3]
After returning to Toronto in 1971, Stone became highly involved with his work as a teacher and his performance career virtually ceased for the remainder of the decade; although he remained active as a composer. He was appointed artist-in-residence at Centennial College, where he taught classes from 1972 to 1973. He was also appointed to the music faculty at Humber College in 1972, where he taught through 1975. In 1976 he joined the faculty of George Brown College (GBC), where he taught for just one year. He also taught at the Blue Mountain School of Music, a school affiliated with the GBC. From 1977 until his death in Toronto in 1986, Stone ran his own private studio where he taught improvisational theory and music composition. His only performances in the mid- to late 1970s were periodic ones with small jazz ensembles whose members consisted mainly of his students.[1]
fred, stone, musician, fred, stone, sometimes, credited, freddie, stone, september, 1935, december, 1986, canadian, flugelhornist, trumpeter, pianist, composer, writer, music, educator, worked, soloist, within, both, classical, jazz, repertoires, from, 1950s, . Fred Stone sometimes credited as Freddie Stone 9 September 1935 10 December 1986 was a Canadian flugelhornist trumpeter pianist composer writer and music educator He worked as a soloist within both the classical and jazz repertoires from the 1950s through the early 1970s appearing in concerts with the Duke Ellington Orchestra the Toronto Symphony Orchestra the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra the Detroit Symphony Orchestra the Cleveland Orchestra the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra and the San Diego Symphony Between 1971 and 1983 he mainly focused on his work as a composer and teacher making only periodic public performances and often with ensembles composed largely of his students In 1984 he formed Freddie s Band a jazz ensemble in residence at The Music Gallery in Toronto He performed with this group up until his death two years later 1 Fred StoneAlso known asFreddie StoneBorn9 September 1935Toronto Ontario CanadaDied10 December 1986 aged 51 Toronto Ontario CanadaGenresJazzInstrument s Flugelhorn trumpet piano Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Discography 3 1 As sideman 4 ReferencesEarly life and education editBorn in Toronto Ontario Stone was the son of saxophonist Archie Stone who was the orchestra leader of Toronto s Casino Theatre from 1936 to 1960 His initial musical studies were with his father At the age of 14 he began studying the trumpet with Donald Reinhardt in Philadelphia spending every summer in that city from 1950 to 1955 In his native city he studied music theory and music composition with Gordon Delamont 1955 60 and John Weinzweig 1960 1962 2 Career editStone began his performance career in 1951 at the age of 16 playing in Benny Louis s big band From 1955 to 1967 he was a trumpeter in various orchestras related to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation including the CBC Symphony Orchestra During the late 1950s and 1960s he performed widely as a concert soloist with orchestras throughout North America He also performed actively as a jazz musician playing regularly with such artists as Ron Collier 1960 73 Phil Nimmons 1965 70 the Boss Brass 1968 70 and Lighthouse 1969 70 In 1970 71 he toured North America and Europe with the Duke Ellington Orchestra 1 3 After returning to Toronto in 1971 Stone became highly involved with his work as a teacher and his performance career virtually ceased for the remainder of the decade although he remained active as a composer He was appointed artist in residence at Centennial College where he taught classes from 1972 to 1973 He was also appointed to the music faculty at Humber College in 1972 where he taught through 1975 In 1976 he joined the faculty of George Brown College GBC where he taught for just one year He also taught at the Blue Mountain School of Music a school affiliated with the GBC From 1977 until his death in Toronto in 1986 Stone ran his own private studio where he taught improvisational theory and music composition His only performances in the mid to late 1970s were periodic ones with small jazz ensembles whose members consisted mainly of his students 1 Discography editAs sideman edit With Bruce Cockburn In the Falling Dark True North 1976 Mummy Dust True North 1981 With Duke Ellington New Orleans Suite Atlantic 1971 Collages MPS BASF 1973 Up in Duke s Workshop Pablo 1979 The Private Collection Vol 5 LMR 1987 New York New York Storyville 2008 With others Ron Collier North of the Border in Canada Decca 1969 Rob McConnell Our Second Album RCA Victor 1969 Catherine McKinnon Both Sides Now Arc 1968 Jonnie Bakan Duets 1984 Zsan Records 2021 Solo Recording In Season Freddie Stone composer flugelhorn piano Robert Minden Ensemble PAF 101 Parasol Arts 1986 Digital version reissued 2021 Zsan RecordsReferences edit a b c Fred Stone The Canadian Encyclopedia Archived from the original on 4 May 2005 Yanow Scott 2001 The Trumpet Kings The Players who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN 978 0 87930 640 3 Vail Ken 2002 Duke s Diary Scarecrow Press ISBN 978 0 8108 4119 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Stone musician amp oldid 1195561617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
