*Charlie Haden's Family Band Project to perform at Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles!
*"Charlie Haden: Rambling Boy," a documentary film by Reto Caduff, was shown at the prestigious Telluride Film Festival to rave reviews! The film will receive its Canadian premiere in October.
*Charlie will be performing with a special jazz quartet at Birdland in New York.
Visit Charlie's website for all the details!
Rambling Boy and the Best of Quartet West, new CDs by Charlie Haden, are out now!
Born in Shenandoah, Iowa, Charlie Haden began his life in music almost immediately, singing on his parents country & western radio show at the tender age of 22 months. He started playing bass in his early teens and in 1957, left Americas heartland for Los Angeles, where he met and played with such legends as Art Pepper, Hampton Hawes, and Dexter Gordon.
In 1959, Haden teamed with Ornette Coleman to form the saxophonists pioneering quartet (alongside trumpeter Don Cherry and drummer Billy Higgins). In addition to his still-influential work with Coleman, Haden also collaborated with a number of adventurous jazz giants, including John Coltrane, Archie Shepp, Keith Jarrett, and Pat Metheny.
In 1969, Haden joined forces with pianist/composer Carla Bley, founding the Liberation Music Orchestra. The groups self-titled debut is a true milestone of modern music, blending experimental big band jazz with the folk songs of the Spanish Civil War to create a powerfully original work of musical/political activism.
An acoustic bassist of extraordinary gifts, Hadens talents as a musicain have been in constant demand by his fellow artists. As a result, he has collaborated with a genuinely stunning array of musicians, including Hank Jones, Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Paul Motian, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Kenny Barron, and Pat Metheny (with whom Haden shared a 1997 Best Jazz Instrumental Individual/Small Group Grammy® Award for their Beyond the Missouri Sky) .
Hadens love of world music has also seen him teaming with a variety of diverse international players, including Brazilian guitarist Egberto Gismonti, Argentinean bandoneon master Dino Saluzzi, and Portuguese guitar giant Carlos Paredes. In addition, Haden has explored diverse streams of American popular music with both his acclaimed Quartet West, as well as on such recent collections as 2002s inventive alliance with Michael Brecker, AMERICAN DREAMS.
Charlie Haden who was invited to establish the jazz studies program at California Institute of the Arts in 1982, has earned countless honors from around the globe, including and the Los Angeles Jazz Society prize for Jazz Educator of the Year, two Grammy Awards (alongside a multitude of nominations), myriad Down Beat readers and critics poll winners, a Guggenheim fellowship, four NEA grants for composition, Frances Grand Prix Du Disque (Charles Cros) Award, Japans SWING Journal Gold, Silver and Bronze awards. Montreal Jazz Festivals Miles Davis Award.
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Hello Charlie! It was a joy to see you play over the weekend at your Bass Player Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony. "Blue in Green" was so beautiful and your dedication to Scott Lafaro was very moving. Your interplay with Alan Broadbent was wonderful, of course. Your ears are as big as a house! Thank you Charlie for so many great musical moments. Love and Peace, Jeffrey Normal
hi! : ) a great pleasure to write on your space! i hope all is good for you! ..and i hope to see you at Umbria Jazz festival one more time in the future.. i wish you the best, sincerly.. Cheers from Italy! : D Sal
Un saludo de parte de toda la Banda, aquí nomás pasando a joder un rato e invitarlos al Tradicional "Tuppa Fest" en Tláhuac, ojalá le puedan caer. Ahí los estaremos esperando.
I remember the days at "The Comeback Inn" --- your daughters were there one evening in the late 80's when you were playing with Alan B. Is the owner still around after all these years? I enjoyed playing there as well with my LA compatriots. Here's wishing you more years of playing. Stop by anytime.
Hi Charlie. I love your music, but rock me with your special version of "El Ciego"...Why you dont put it in your pag.? You have seen thath you are in the top of the argentino group " Cuarto Elemento" (in Myspace)
Hi Charlie, Thank you so much for your friendship & the great music over the years. You sound amazing! Greetings from Germany & all the very best, Uli / BCB
Hola Charlie, Thank you for the add & Stoping by! Most Important thank you for the music throughout the years & your AWESOME & Great Double Bass playing! Have a good day! Best regards, Ibatabros!
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