Sabien was born in North Carolina while his father was in the US Army as a dentist. After his tour of duty, the family settled in Rockford, Illinois.[1] Sabien, originally a drummer, took up the violin to fill a gap in his local youth orchestra and developed his love for jazz after hearing the jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli.[2][3] Sabien studied classical music at the University of Illinois combined with performing as a country/rock fiddler before enrolling at Berklee College of Music in 1977. The following year, at age 21, he founded and chaired Berklee's Jazz Strings department. He left Berklee after three years to record and tour, eventually settling in Hayward, Wisconsin.[4]
In the early 1980s he performed with and produced three albums for folk singer-songwriter, Jim Post and founded the Randy Sabien Jazz Quintet. He went on to provide violin, mandolin, guitar and piano accompaniment for many other American singer/songwriters as well as recording his own albums. His first solo album with the Randy Sabien Jazz Quintet, In a Fog, was released in 1983 on Flying Fish Records, and later re-released on Fiddlehead Music, the label he founded in 1989. His most recent solo album Rhythm and Bows was released in late 2007.[5] May 1980 marked the first of Sabien's several appearances over the next 25 years on Garrison Keillor's radio series A Prairie Home Companion where he played in the show's The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band.[6] His concert with the Fiddlehead Band at the Grand Theater in Wausau, Wisconsin was broadcast on Wisconsin Public Television in 2012 as was a thirty-minute background feature, On the Road: Randy Sabien & Mike Dowling with Sabien and Dowling performing "Long Tall Mama" in an "impromptu acoustic jam".[7]
Since the 1980s Sabien has combined performing and composing with conducting workshops for schools, music camps, and youth orchestras. His educational video and jazz clinic Jazz: What it is was released in 1990.[8] He has also co-authored with Bob Philips, the text book and teachers' manual series Jazz Philharmonic: Making jazz easy in the string orchestra. (Alfred Publishing Co., 2000).[9] In 2009 he was appointed chair of the Strings department of McNally Smith College of Music.[2] He continues to perform both as a guest soloist and with his Fiddlehead Band.
2004 Jim Kansas: Jimmy and The Swingers JK Records
2005 Corky Siegel's Traveling Chamber Blues Show!, Alligator Records
2007 Mick Sterling: Between Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Calvin
2007 David Levin: Criminal, Day Eleven Records
2007 Randy Peterson: Picture Day!, Randy Peterson Music
2007 Garrison Keillor: Dusty and Lefty: The Lives of the Cowboys, High Bridge Audio
2007 Ernie Hedrickson: Down The Road, Ernie Hedrickson Music
2007 John Altenburgh: A Wisconsin Christmas "A Return To The Grand", Altenburgh Records
2008 2007–2008 String and Full Orchestra, Alfred Music Publishing
2009 Peter Mulvey: Letters From a Flying Machine, Signature
2010 2009–2010 String and Full Orchestra, Alfred Music Publishing
2010 Music and The Creative Mind, FEMA Honors Orchestra, Mark Records
2012 Connie Evingson: Sweet Happy Life, Minnehaha Music
2012 Peter Mulvey: Good Stuff, CRS
2012 Kevin Bowe & The Okemah Prophets: Natchez Trace, Okemah Records
2013 Ian Callanan: In Beauty We Walk, GIA Publications
2013 Jack McNally: Take Time, Jack McNally Records
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1986/2005 Randy Sabien Live in Minneapolis
Referencesedit
^Masino, Susan (2003). Famous Wisconsin Musicians, p. 115. Badger Books. ISBN1878569880
^ abMcNally Smith College of Music (February 3, 2009). "Jazz Violin Great Randy Sabien to Head New String Department at McNally Smith College of Music" June 20, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
^Cobb, Mark Hughes (October 11, 1987). "Jazz violinist, career, life a piece of music". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
^The Inter-County Leader (January 13, 2010). "Randy Sabien Kicks Off Festival's 2010 Series", Northern Currents supplement, p. 9. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
^Mitchell, Paul (December 19, 2007). "'Rhythm and Bows', Jazz violinist Randy Sabien revisits his musical roots on newest release". Sawyer County Record. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
^Minnesota Public Radio. A Prairie Home Companion Timeline (1974–1999). Retrieved June 11, 2014.
^School Library Journal (1991). Review: Jazz: What it is. Vol. 10, p. 75.
^Hamann, Donald L.; Gillespie, Robert (2008). Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building a Successful String and Orchestra Program, p. 190. Oxford University Press. ISBN0195369122
randy, sabien, born, september, 1956, american, jazz, violinist, composer, music, educator, known, live, performances, numerous, recordings, many, them, flying, fish, records, house, records, founded, chaired, jazz, strings, department, boston, berklee, colleg. Randy Sabien s e ˈ b iː n born September 26 1956 is an American jazz violinist composer and music educator known for his live performances and numerous recordings many of them on Flying Fish Records and Red House Records At the age of 21 he founded and chaired the Jazz Strings department at Boston s Berklee College of Music and since 2009 has been the chair of the Strings department of McNally Smith College of Music Randy SabienBorn 1956 09 26 September 26 1956 age 67 Fort Bragg North Carolina United StatesGenresJazz folk bluesOccupation s Musician record producer music educatorInstrument s Violin mandolin guitar pianoLabelsFiddlehead MusicWebsiterandysabien wbr com Contents 1 Life and career 2 Discography 2 1 Solo artist 2 2 Guest artist 2 3 DVD 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editSabien was born in North Carolina while his father was in the US Army as a dentist After his tour of duty the family settled in Rockford Illinois 1 Sabien originally a drummer took up the violin to fill a gap in his local youth orchestra and developed his love for jazz after hearing the jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli 2 3 Sabien studied classical music at the University of Illinois combined with performing as a country rock fiddler before enrolling at Berklee College of Music in 1977 The following year at age 21 he founded and chaired Berklee s Jazz Strings department He left Berklee after three years to record and tour eventually settling in Hayward Wisconsin 4 In the early 1980s he performed with and produced three albums for folk singer songwriter Jim Post and founded the Randy Sabien Jazz Quintet He went on to provide violin mandolin guitar and piano accompaniment for many other American singer songwriters as well as recording his own albums His first solo album with the Randy Sabien Jazz Quintet In a Fog was released in 1983 on Flying Fish Records and later re released on Fiddlehead Music the label he founded in 1989 His most recent solo album Rhythm and Bows was released in late 2007 5 May 1980 marked the first of Sabien s several appearances over the next 25 years on Garrison Keillor s radio series A Prairie Home Companion where he played in the show s The Guy s All Star Shoe Band 6 His concert with the Fiddlehead Band at the Grand Theater in Wausau Wisconsin was broadcast on Wisconsin Public Television in 2012 as was a thirty minute background feature On the Road Randy Sabien amp Mike Dowling with Sabien and Dowling performing Long Tall Mama in an impromptu acoustic jam 7 Since the 1980s Sabien has combined performing and composing with conducting workshops for schools music camps and youth orchestras His educational video and jazz clinic Jazz What it is was released in 1990 8 He has also co authored with Bob Philips the text book and teachers manual series Jazz Philharmonic Making jazz easy in the string orchestra Alfred Publishing Co 2000 9 In 2009 he was appointed chair of the Strings department of McNally Smith College of Music 2 He continues to perform both as a guest soloist and with his Fiddlehead Band Discography editSolo artist edit 1983 In a Fog Flying Fish Records 1989 Fiddlehead Blues Fiddlehead Music 1991 The Sound of Fish Dreaming Fiddlehead Music 1993 Paintin the Canvas Fiddlehead Music 1997 Live at the Cafe Carpe with Mike Dowling Fiddlehead Music 10 2002 Segue with Brian Orff Fiddlehead Music 2000s Cap a Cup of Dreams with Kevin McMullin Fiddlehead Music 2004 Rock This House Fiddlehead Music 2005 Randy Sabien Live Quantum Leap Records 2008 Rhythm and Bows Fiddlehead Music 11 2014 Soul of a Man Fiddlehead Music 2017 Meet Me Under The Mistletoe Fiddlehead MusicGuest artist edit 1979 Bela Fleck Crossing The Tracks Rounder Select 1981 Emery Christiansen Between Planes Mountain Railroad 1985 Greg Brown In the Dark with You Red House Records 1987 Jim Post Jim Post amp Friends Flying Fish 1988 Bela Fleck Daybreak Rounder Records 1990 Free Hot Lunch Eat This Flying Fish 1991 Jim Post Learn Not To Burn National Fire Protection Music 1992 Jan Marra These Crazy Years Flying Fish 1996 Greg Brown Further In Red House Records 1998 Peter Buffett Wisconsin An American Portrait Don t Records 2000 The Kate Wolf Anthology Weaver of Visions Rhino Records 2000 Mike Dowling String Crazy Wind River Records Orchard 2000 Arthur amp Friends Arthur s Perfect Christmas Rounder Records 2001 Catfish Keith Jitterbug Swing Fish Tail Records Orchard 2001 Catfish Keith Pepper in My Show Fish Tall Records Orchard 2001 John Altenburgh A Wisconsin Christmas Orchard Sony 2003 Greg Brown If I Had Known Essential Recordings 1980 96 Red House Records 2004 Jim Kansas Jimmy and The Swingers JK Records 2005 Corky Siegel s Traveling Chamber Blues Show Alligator Records 2007 Mick Sterling Between Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Calvin 2007 David Levin Criminal Day Eleven Records 2007 Randy Peterson Picture Day Randy Peterson Music 2007 Garrison Keillor Dusty and Lefty The Lives of the Cowboys High Bridge Audio 2007 Ernie Hedrickson Down The Road Ernie Hedrickson Music 2007 John Altenburgh A Wisconsin Christmas A Return To The Grand Altenburgh Records 2008 2007 2008 String and Full Orchestra Alfred Music Publishing 2009 Peter Mulvey Letters From a Flying Machine Signature 2010 2009 2010 String and Full Orchestra Alfred Music Publishing 2010 Music and The Creative Mind FEMA Honors Orchestra Mark Records 2012 Connie Evingson Sweet Happy Life Minnehaha Music 2012 Peter Mulvey Good Stuff CRS 2012 Kevin Bowe amp The Okemah Prophets Natchez Trace Okemah Records 2013 Ian Callanan In Beauty We Walk GIA Publications 2013 Jack McNally Take Time Jack McNally RecordsDVD edit 1986 2005 Randy Sabien Live in MinneapolisReferences edit Masino Susan 2003 Famous Wisconsin Musicians p 115 Badger Books ISBN 1878569880 a b McNally Smith College of Music February 3 2009 Jazz Violin Great Randy Sabien to Head New String Department at McNally Smith College of Music Archived June 20 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 11 2014 Cobb Mark Hughes October 11 1987 Jazz violinist career life a piece of music Tuscaloosa News Retrieved June 11 2014 The Inter County Leader January 13 2010 Randy Sabien Kicks Off Festival s 2010 Series Northern Currents supplement p 9 Retrieved June 11 2014 Mitchell Paul December 19 2007 Rhythm and Bows Jazz violinist Randy Sabien revisits his musical roots on newest release Sawyer County Record Retrieved June 11 2014 Minnesota Public Radio A Prairie Home Companion Timeline 1974 1999 Retrieved June 11 2014 Wisconsin Public Television 2012 Randy Sabien and the Fiddlehead Band Retrieved June 11 2014 School Library Journal 1991 Review Jazz What it is Vol 10 p 75 Hamann Donald L Gillespie Robert 2008 Strategies for Teaching Strings Building a Successful String and Orchestra Program p 190 Oxford University Press ISBN 0195369122 Wisconsin State Journal January 9 1997 Wisconsin s Bands Well Worth a Listen Retrieved via HighBeam Research June 11 2014 subscription required Surowicz Tom January 29 2009 Music and Clubs Star Tribune Retrieved via HighBeam Research June 11 2014 subscription required External links editOfficial website Randy Sabien Not Quite Like the Beatles audio interview on WXPR On the Road Randy Sabien amp Mike Dowling video on PBS org Randy Sabien at AllMusic Randy Sabien artist s page on SRO Artists Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Randy Sabien amp oldid 1161743778, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
