Include, but are not limited to: Ron Miles, trumpet; Nate Wooley, trumpet; Darren Kramer, trombone; Dave DeMichelis, Guitar; Shamie Royston, Keyboards; Jon Cullison, bass; Rudy Royston, drums; Greg Gisbert, trumpet; Eric Gunnison, Keyboards; Mike Whited, drums; Al Hood, trumpet; Dave Hanson, Keyboards; Ken Walker, bass; Dave Devine, guitar; Bijoux Barbosa, bass; Matt Houston, drums; Rich Chariluce, saxophone; Brad Goode, trumpet; Todd Reid, drums; Hugh Ragin, trumpet; Joe Bonner, piano; Jimmy Trijillo, bass; Mike Marlier, drums; Pat Bianchi, keyboards; George Thompson, drums, Alan Joseph, guitar; Al Hermann, trombone; Jeff Jenkins, keyboards; Chris Lee, drums; Nate Wooley, trumpet, Paul Romaine, drums; Art Bouton, woodwinds; Nelson Hinds, trombone; Paul Mullikin, drums; Jovino Santos Neto, piano; Chuck Deardorf, bass; and Mark Ivester, drums - depending on what I'm playing. My current quartet is: Reggie Berg - piano, Kells Nollenberger - bass, Paul Mullikin - drums.
Influences
Free association version - John Coltrane, John Cage, Cage matches, Chick Corea, Korean Folk songs, Eddie Palmieri, Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Igor Stravinsky, Joseph Hadyn, Mike Brecker, Randy Brecker, John Abercrombie, David Liebman, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Art Blakey, John Lewis, Joe Lewis, Lee Morgan, Morgan Fairchild (not really), Morgan Freeman, free men and women everywhere.
Sounds Like
Music - old and new.
Examples of some of the awards I have won:
Downbeat Magazine 2005 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Jazz Education
1995 CoVisions Award for Jazz Composition
Ruth Loraine Close award for Saxophone Performance
Ensembles I have directed and students I have taught have won awards at jazz festivals, and numerous Downbeat Student Music Awards.
I am an award winning saxophonist, composer, band-leader, and educator available for concerts, commissions and clinics. As you can hear and see in the examples on this page, I am at home in a large variety of musical environments, and can bring a wide-ranging experience to your concert stage or educational institution. If you're interested in reading more about me, here is my bio.
I hope you enjoy the music here, you're also invited to hear the big band that I direct the Lamont Jazz Orchestra. I look forward to hearing from you when you are booking your next concert or clinician.
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1) David's Tune from the 1995 debut recording of the Lamont Jazz Faculty on the self-titled CD The Climb. The personnel on the recording are: Lynn Baker, saxophone; David DeMichelis, guitar; David Hanson, piano; Ken Walker, bass; Mike Marlier, drums.
2) Marfim, by Jovino Santos Neto, recorded live in 2006 at a Gates Concert Hall concert, with Jovino Santos Neto on piano, Chuck Deardorf on bass and Mark Ivester on drums.
3) Fifth House, by John Coltrane, recorded live in 2008 at the Cherokee Ranch and Castle Performing Arts series, with Eric Gunnison on piano, Ken Walker on bass, and Mike Marlier on drums.
4) Trio de Quattro, by Jovino Santos Neto, recorded live in 2006 at a Gates Concert Hall concert, with Jovino Santos Neto on piano, Chuck Deardorf on bass and Mark Ivester on drums.
5) Rhythmic_Void at The Lab, recorded live in 2008 at a The Lab at Belmar, with Conrad Kehn on vocals and effects and Alan Joseph on guitar and effects.
VIDEO SECTION
These excerpts are from a performance of my quintet at the 2005 Jazz in the Sangres Festival in Colorado. Most of the compositions are mine, but the first is Beattitudes by Bobby Watson.
Here is a mainstream example of my playing, performing the Coltrane arrangement of Summertime at Cherokee Ranch and Castle Performing Arts Series with pianist Eric Gunnison, bassist Ken Walker and drummer Mike Marlier.
This a performance of Corner Pocket by Electric Works, on Aug. 2007 at the Cherokee Ranch and Castle Performing Arts series. The personnel is Jeff Jenkins, Keyboards; Bijoux Barbosa, Bass; and Mike Marlier; Drums.
And finally, something on the "edgier" side of my music-making, here is a video of a live performance in Colorado Springs with Alan Joseph - guitar and Conrad Kehn - vocals.
I hope you'll forgive a bit of shameless merchandising. I've got my new CD happening. Still doin' the Jazz thing, but this is definitely not your father's organ trio!
CD Baby's got it; there are samples, links & digital downloads on my Myspace page.
We're playing the first annual Spotlight Youth Festival next Saturday (April 5th) at Lincoln Park in Grand Junction! We'd love to see you there. All the information about it is on our myspace page or at www. kidtheodore. com
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