Be Bread Ensemble myra melford - piano, harmonium stomu takeishi - bass guitar matt wilson - drums brandon ross - guitars cuong vu - trumpet ben goldberg - clarinets
Trio M myra melford - piano matt wilson - drums mark dresser - bass
Melford-Ehrlich Duo myra melford - piano marty ehrlich - woodwinds
Improvising pianist and composer Myra Melford is a sonic explorer whose career has been defined by a restless curiosity and openness to collaborative creativity
Since her debut album in 1990 she has appeared on more than 30 recordings, including 19 as leader or co-leader, and performed around the world in a wide variety of settings. Together, this work has established her as a distinctive voice with what Duke Ellington scholar Reuben Jackson called “a commitment to refreshing, often surprising uses of melody, harmony and ensemble playing.”
In 2000-01, she studied North Indian music on the harmonium in Calcutta, reflecting her interest in expanding her sound palette beyond the piano and in incorporating non-Western elements into her compositions. Since returning to North America she has recorded and performed extensively as a soloist, in duet with reed player Marty Ehrlich, in larger ensembles such as Be Bread, Trio M, her new quartet Happy Whistlings and with multi-media and Butoh artists. As a composer, she has received numerous commissions and grants.
In 2004, she also moved into academia, joining the music faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, where she has developed and taught a series of courses in contemporary jazz and improvisation-based music for performers and composers in addition to lecturing on innovations in jazz since the 1960s and other topics in contemporary improvised music.
I am glad to announce the release of my debut CD called "Interro Island". This is my first solo project, which includes original tunes composed and arranged by me. I hope you will enjoy my work!
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