DAVID MURRAY

O saxofonista e clarinetista de jazz David Murray, nasceu no 19 de fevereiro de 1955, em Oakland, California. David tornou-se saxofonista e clarinetista dos mais conceituados nas décadas da evolução e reconfiguração convulsiva do jazz moderno, e tem já o seu lugar reservado na história do genero jazz.

No decurso da sua extensa carreira, David Murray sentiu-se também atraído pelo estudo e pela prática das músicas Africanas e Caribenhas, diversas vezes materializadas na constituição de grupos de maior ou menor amplitude com a participação de inúmeros músicos oriundos dessas regiões, numa constante viagem e convivência entre o jazz e a world music.

Murray costuma tocar com um quarteto chamado Black Saint, formado por Lafayette Gilschrist (piano). Jaribu Shahid (contrabaixo) e Hamid Drake (bateria). Este quarteto é o contexto por excelência para o desenvolvimento cada vez mais expressivo e concludente da faceta de compositor de David Murray, que o multi-instrumentista, de forma peremptória e calorosa, cada vez mais pretende desenvolver.

David é um músico premiado (ver lista abaixo) e publicamente reconhecido pelo sua versatilidade e inventividade com folego impar devido ao uso da técnica de respiração circular que permite a ele criar, sopros mais longos do que os normais.

David Murray and "The Black Saint Quartet"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egtWO2zrsw4

Tenor saxophonist and sometimes bass clarinetist David Murray, was born on February 19, 1955, in Oakland, California. Murray plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.

Murray was initially influenced by free jazz musicians such as Albert Ayler and Archie Shepp. He gradually evolved a more diverse style in his playing and compositions. Murray set himself apart from most tenor players of his generation by not taking John Coltrane as his model, choosing instead to incorporate elements of mainstream players Coleman Hawkins,Ben Webster and Paul Gonsalves into his mature style. Despite this, he recorded a tribute to Coltrane, Octet Plays Trane, in 1999. His 1996 tribute to the Gratefuldead,Dark Star, was also critically well received.

Murray was a founding member of the World Saxophone Quartet with Oliver Lake,JUlius Hempfill and Hamiet Bluiett. He has recorded or performed with musicians such as Henry Threadmill,James Blodd Ulmer,Olu Dara,Tani Tabbal,Nutch Morris,McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jnes and Steve McCall. David Murray's use of the circular breathing technique has enabled him to play astonishingly long phrases.

Awards -Prêmios

In 1980 David Murray was named Village Voice Musician of the Decade
Murray was honoured with the Bird Award in 1986.
Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1989
David Murray and his band earned a Grammy Award in 1989 in the Best Jazz Instrumental Group Performance category for Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane
1991 honoured with the Danish Jazzpar Prize
Newsday named him Musician of the Year in 1993.