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BILLY BANG
Jazz / Experimental / Roots Music

BILLY BANG - Violinist



New York
United States

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Member Since1/25/2007
Band Websitehttp://www.justin-time.com/authors/billybang/
Band Members

InfluencesStuff Smith - Ornette Coleman - Classical Music

Sounds Like
BILLY BANG AlBUMS

Name/Label/Date

Above and Beyond: An Evening in Grand Rapids (Live) - Justin Time Records - 2007
Hip Hop Be Bop - ITM,
Vietnam: Reflections - Justin Time, 2005
Vietnam: The Aftermath - Justin Time, 2001
Big Bang Theory - Justin Time, 2000
Forbidden Planet - Masterplan, 2000
Commandment (For the Sculpture of Alain Kirili) - No More, 1997
Bang On! - Justin Time, 1997
Spirits Gathering - CIMP, 1997
Tribute to Stuff Smith - Soul Note, 1996
Valve, No. 10 - Soul Note, 1992
Live at Carlos 1 - Soul Note, 1988
The Fire From Within - Soul Note, 1986
Invitation - Soul Note, 1984
Bangception, Willisau [live] 1982 Hat Musics, 1982
Outline, No. 12 - Celluloid, 1982
Rainbow Gladiator - Soul Note, 1982
Live at Green Space - Amina, 1981
Changing Seasons - Bellows, 1981
Sweet Space Anima, 1980
Distinction without a Difference - hatHUT, 1979
New York Collage - Anima, 1979

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Record Labelhttp://www.justin-time.com/authors/billybang/
Type of LabelIndie


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   About BILLY BANG


Kahil El Zabar Ritual trio feat: Billy Bang

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Billy Bang The violin is hardly the first instrument that comes to mind when you think about jazz, but that's never daunted Billy Bang, one of the instrument's most adventurous exponents. Over the past 26 years Bang's hard-edged tone, soulful sense of traditional swing and evocatively expressive style has enhanced over two dozen albums by top names in a variety of genres, from the blistering funk of Bootsy Collins and the harmolodic groove of Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society to the intergalactic uproar of Sun Ra. With more than 15 albums under his own leadership, nearly a dozen more in co-led endeavors, and five more with the String Trio of New York (which he co-founded in 1977 with guitarist James Emery and bassist John Lindberg), Billy Bang is one of the more prolific and original members of the progressive scene. Born William Vincent Walker in Mobile, Alabama in 1947, his family moved to New York City's Harlem while he was still an infant. In junior high school he was nicknamed Billy Bang after a cartoon character, and over his initial protests, it stuck. Around the same time, his primary interest turned to music, and he took up the violin, switching to percussion in the early '60s when he became captivated by Afro-Cuban rhythms. While attending a Massachusetts prep school under full scholarship, he met and began playing with fellow-student, folk-singer Arlo Guthrie. Drafted into the army following graduation, Bang was sent to Vietnam, an experience that profoundly affected his life, often quite painfully. Returning home and radicalized, Billy became active in the anti-war movement, and by the late '60s had returned to music. Heavily inspired by the exploratory fire of John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman and the liberating energy of the free-jazz movement, Bang returned to the violin as his principal means of expression. Attending New York's Queens College, and studying privately with renowned violinist Leroy Jenkins, Bang became a key member of the dynamic New York avant-garde scene of the '70s. Forming his own group, The Survival Ensemble, and working with artists like David Murray, Frank Lowe, William Parker and the legendary Sam Rivers, Billy began to reach an international audience in 1977 with the String Trio, remaining with the cooperative ensemble for nine years. During these same years he continued to tour and record with his own ensembles, as well as genre-busting ensembles like The Decoding Society and Bill Laswell's Material (alongside guitar giant Sonny Sharrock). He even briefly led his own funk-oriented band, Forbidden Planet, and in 1981 taught at the University of Nebraska. He continued to work and collaborate with notables like Murray, Don Cherry and James 'Blood ' Ulmer, and in 1982 began a ten-year association with the incomparable Sun Ra, concluding with a 1992 quartet recording for Soul Note, "A Tribute to Stuff Smith," dedicated to the father of the jazz violin. In 1990, Bang formed the Solomonic Quartet with trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah, and continued to freelance and lead his own groups. Relocating to Berlin in 1996 where he lived until 2000, Bang criss-crossed the Atlantic frequently, performing all over Europe and doing five tours through the South and Midwest with percussionist Abbey Rader, three of which included tenorman Frank Lowe. He also began a regular working relationship with percussionist Kahil El'Zabar in 1996, performing in duet, and sometimes as a trio with esteemed Art Ensemble of Chicago co-founder and bassist Malachi Favors Maghostut. Currently, Bang records for Canada's Justin Time Records, for which he recorded "Bang On" in 1997 and "The Big Bang Theory" in 1999. His latest CD (released in October 2001) entitled "Vietnam: The Aftermath" evokes and confronts the memories of his Vietnam experiences and showcases the fine compositional skills that have always marked his own recordings. Returning to New York in 2000, Bang has continued his busy schedule, touring Europe in the Fall of 2001 with David Murray, continuing a musical interaction that has lasted over 25 years with a series of concerts and a collaborative dance work in Birmingham, England. He also tours Europe in November 2001 and the U.S. in January 2002 in duet with El'Zabar; and performs in England with the fusion ensemble Sonicphonics, with whom he's worked since 1998. A dazzling improviser, excellent composer, and provocative leader, Billy Bang remains on the cutting-edge of jazz expression..


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GLM Music

GLM Music



Nov 16 2009 9:12 AM

Thanks for the Friendship

Greetings from Munich

GLM Music

Fyodor D

Fyodor D



Nov 14 2009 3:52 PM

Hi Billy,thanks for the add.
Bye.
Crystina Maez

Crystina Maez



Nov 7 2009 9:24 AM

May you have your feet on the ground, your heart in the stars and clarity in your mind.
Vera and Vad

Vera and Vad



Oct 27 2009 1:42 PM

Hello Billy Band!


Kathys comments

Kathys-Comments.com....

Light Coorporation

Light Coorporation



Oct 25 2009 6:54 PM

Hello,

 Thanks for the Fantastic Music
big greetings


LIGHT COORPORATION





Fatima Hajji

Fatima Hajji



Oct 24 2009 7:52 PM

"If you can..t read the text Click the pic"


New set Summer R by Fatima Hajji (streaming or download):
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More summer videos:
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Christophe Meulien

Christophe Meulien



Oct 24 2009 2:45 PM

Bonjour,

 

Merci
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Break Records



Oct 23 2009 9:25 PM

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Oct 23 2009 11:50 AM

Axè Jazz Fest 2009 - Nuovo Teatro delle Commedie, Livorno - concerti ore 21.30.

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Franklin Rodríguez

Franklin Rodríguez



Oct 23 2009 7:17 AM

Thanks for add, is a pleasure and an honor to be here.

Best wishes from Tenerife.

Franklin Rodriguez
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Oct 21 2009 8:55 PM

Hey! It's Damon from Set Theory. We are looking for a male or female vocalist in the NY area (we're based in Westchester, NY). If you know of anyone interested, please e-mail me here. We would really appreciate any help!

Our recent songs can be heard on our MySpace page.

Thank you!


Damon
Bass - Set Theory
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Oct 12 2009 6:35 AM

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Oct 3 2009 8:58 PM

Hahaha I love this site!!!

You gotta check it out!!! LoL






Winners n sinners™A.K.A. Final Fear---playa page!

Winners N sinners



Sep 28 2009 9:36 PM

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Thanks for being a friend in space!
....and if it's luv,it's apreciated.
if less,it's apreciated also.


Keep doing what you do best
and stay yourself,
You know allready.


Check out our other pages,if you find time.
If you would want to know more about us.
The first ones on this page.
Sinds you like this,you could request the other pages too
and please read well before jumping to conclusion
and read our blogs.



Regards,

Bugz B,J.Blaze and Kane D Goreson,
from Winners n sinners.



We are all winners and sinners,
the balance is now,
The key is gratitude.
No fear,no keeps.


<:)


Hope that weekend tied up right!
Have a great week !


OnePeace!


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Sep 28 2009 7:05 PM

BB, Thank you for the add. New websites & shows posted. Orgone
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Sep 26 2009 7:17 PM



my latest single release SOHO is out now on
iTunes. Something new/different, preview, rate & comment.

TranQuillus

TranQuillus



Sep 20 2009 12:44 PM

Just dropping by to say hello.
Stop in sometime and give me a listen.

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Tom DeSteno

Tom DeSteno



Sep 17 2009 8:57 PM

Great Music and Great Site, thanks for the add Mr Bang.

Tom DeSteno
THE UMANO ORCHESTRA

THE UMANO ORCHESTRA



Sep 8 2009 3:06 PM

Hello Billy,

Thanks so much for the Add–and your friendship. We enjoyed your music very much. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. It's a pleasure having you among our friends! We've added two blogs about Umano, plus four more new compositions, making ten on our page. We hope you and your friends visit us and enjoy our music, too. We wake up every morning and play the music of the new MySpace friends who have arrived at our site during the night. It occurred to us that these friends (you are among them) are almost universally positive, whether they be novices or legends, and without regard to their station in life or the country they occupy. Although it's not an original thought,  it also occurred to us that we couldn’t hold a verbal conversation with most of these friends, but we have bridged that gap by expressing our art honestly with each other. We all have been filling the world with our music and art, in the hope that our messages of love and human understanding will have an impact on the world at large. What a gift and what an opportunity we have received from this technology!

Thom & Lorry Gambino

New York, New York

Grace Trabucchi

Grace Trabucchi



Sep 6 2009 12:10 PM

Just wanted to stop by and say Hi. Wishing you a very chilled sunday :)

Hope you've had chance to listen to my new 7 recordings???? Be just great to hear your feedback.

Take Care,

Grace
ARTMOZIS

ARTMOZIS



Sep 4 2009 1:54 PM

Thanks for the add !



The Cunningham Sisters

The Cunningham Sisters



Sep 3 2009 12:42 AM

Thanks Billy Bang...how are you?

Enjoy K.I.S.S.I.N.G. and SUPERMAN ...new songs coming soon.

Smiles♥
Nataiah Natalie Natashia
VALENTIN ALVAREZ

VALENTIN ALVAREZ



Sep 3 2009 12:32 AM

Thanks for the add.
Keep in touch.
Greetings from Madrid.
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