Duncan Tootill Sextet: Duncan Tootill - Trumpet and Compositions, Andrew Gould - Alto Sax, Orlando Clark - Tenor & Soprano Saxes, Bobby Avey - Piano & Fender Rhodes, Ross Gallagher - Bass, Cody Brown - Drums.
Cows (Dave Douglas Tune) & Free Improvisation: Kermit Driscoll Combo - Duncan Tootill - Trumpet, Duncan Hardy - Alto Sax, Mike Forzano - Bass, Booker Stardrum - Drums
Influences
Ralph Alessi, Bach, Richie Beirach, Chris Cheek, Miles Davis, Dave Douglas, Shane Endsley, Arve Henriksen, John Hollenbeck, Vijay Iyer, Kneebody, Radiohead, Arvo Pärt, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Tomasz Stanko, Stravinsky, Kenny Wheeler, Miguel Zenon.
------Duncan was born near London, England, where he studied jazz and classical music at Trinity College of Music. At the age of 16, Duncan left Trinity to play with NYJO, (National Youth Jazz Orchestra) where he played alongside some of the countries most talented, up and coming jazz musicians. Shortly after this, Duncan (still 16) was accepted into the SUNY Purchase Jazz Program, to study under Scott Wendholt and Charles Blenzig. (He has since studied with Kermit Driscoll, Tony Malaby, Alan Ferber, Hal Galper, Ray Vega and Todd Coolman). Duncan, having not finished High School, packed up his bags and his horn, and left for America.
Now at the age of 19, Duncan is writing and performing music with a number of different artists in and around New York City (Here are some of them: As Tall As Lions, Urban Fetch, Donner Party Picnic, Sex During Wartime, Hee Young Kang Symphony Orchestra). He is currently performing with his own group, of which they have a release titled Reaching Beyond. Duncan’s music is groove based, characterized by the use of dense harmony and odd time signatures, drawing influences from Kenny Wheeler, Bach and Radiohead.
hey duncan? data doggies told me you were in and out of purchase, but i never got to see you yet. :/ i might need you for recording sometime soon! i will let you know when i find out about that.. hope all is well. :)
Duncan! you were so amazing the other day. You totally made "Pearl" sound so good!! Hope you'll have a wonderful summer.. and plz stick around and play with me next year too. :) <3 hee*
hey dude cheers for that kurt rosenwinkel link on facebook. hows it going with you? iv finally just started my new band man! only had a couple of rehearsals so far but all is good. Cya
Hey Duncan, Finally got a chance to listen to your new tracks...they really sound wonderful! Hope to see you again soon and keep up the great writing and playing.
Hey, thanks for the invitation- incredible music you have here, and talent...justification for reincarnation i think...you been here before!! Let me know if ever you'd like a fiddle player to grace a few of your notes! Peace to you from Boston -
