QuintEssential: The Calling Volume Three Available March 4, 2008!!
Terrence Brewer - Guitar
Kasey Knudsen - Saxophones
Ben Stolorow - Piano
Ravi Abcarian - Acoustic Bass
Micah McClain - Drums
The Calling: Volume One
Terrence Brewer - Guitar
Ben Stolorow - Piano
Ravi Abcarian - Acoustic Bass
Micah McClain - Drums
The Calling: Volume Two
Terrence Brewer - Guitar
Wil Blades - Hammond B-3 Organ
Derrek Phillips - Drums
Eric Drake -Tenor Sax
Influences
Guitarists: Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Charlie Christian, George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, Charlie Hunter, Barney Kessel, Tuck Andreas, Frank Vignolia, Jimmy Bruno, Pat Martino, Howard Alden, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Russel Malone, Pat Matheny, Prince, Steve Vai, Peter Bernstein, Jeff Beck, John MacLaughlin, Tiny Grimes, Calvin Keys, Carl Lockett, Will Bernard, Marc Ribot, Ben Monder, John Schott, Emily Remler, Mimi Fox, John Scofield, Larry Coryell, Liberty Ellman, Ron Eschete...
Jazz Composers: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Charlie Parker, Joe Henderson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Oliver Nelson, Cole Porter, Richard Rogers, Andrew Hill, Chick Corea, John Zorn, Bill Evans, Mitch Marcus, Bobby Timmons, Benny Golson, John Coletrane, Cal Tjader, Thelonius Monk, Steve Coleman, Erroll Garner, Pat Matheny, Ornette Coleman, Nina Simone, Mike Zilber, Nat 'King' Cole, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Larry Goldings, John Lewis, Josh Redman...
Other Jazzers: Oscar Peterson, RAY BROWN:-), Branford Marsalis, Art Blakey, Hank Mobley, Jimmy Smith, Sonny Rollins, Sam Yahel, Celia Cruz, Titio Puente, Charles Mingus, Pete Escavedo, Bruce Foreman, Bobby Hutcherson, Bill Stewwart, Freddie Hubbard, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, McCoy Tyner, NHOP, Marcus Shelby, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Conrad Herwig, Joey DeFrancesco, Rolank Kirk, Dizzy Gillespie, Chris Potter, Bud Powell, Clifford Brown, Max Roach, 'Big' John Patton, Scott Hamilton, Mel Rhyne, Chris Potter, Roy Haynes, Sam Yahel, Paul Chambers, T.J. Kirk, Larry Young, Louis Armstrong, Richard "Goove" Holmes, Brian Blades, Nicolas Payton, Elvin Jones, Dexter Gordon...
Jazz Vocalists: Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughn, Johnny Hartman, Carmen McCrae, Kurt Elling, Abby Lincoln, Dinah Washington, Billy Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Anita O'Day, Bessie Smith, Billy Eckstein, Patty Cathcart, Cassandra Wilson, Diana Krall, Lambert/Hendricks/Ross, Ivy Anderson, Jeanne lee, Ernie Andrews, Bobby McFerrin, Julia Lee, Mel Torme, Mark Murphy, Pearl Bailey...
R&B/Classic R&B/Neo-Soul/Funk: Jill Scott, Prince, Joe, Anthony Hamilton, John Legend, Laurin Hill, Sam Cooke, Carl Thomas, Ray Charles, Kem, New Edition, Stevie Wonder, Teddy Pendergrass, Luther Vandross, Ciara, Destiny's Child, Beyonce, Dwele, The Jackson Five, Ron Isley, Isley Brothers, Michael Jackson, Vivian Green, Black Street, Jamie Foxx, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, Lyfe Jennings, Sly and the Family Stone, Marques Houston, R. Kelly, Sam Salter, Mint Condition, Groove Theory, Parliment, D'Angelo, Raheem DeVaughn, James Brown, Leela James, Mario Winans, Morris Day and The Time, The funky Meters, Maxwell, 112, Craig David, Alicia Keys, Tyrese, Bob Marley, Usher, Bill Withers, Avant, Angie Stone, Blue Cantrell, Donell Jones, Glenn Lewis, Jaheim...
Hip-Hop: 2Pac, Talib Kweli, Jay-Z, Snoop, The Roots, Nas, Ludacris, The Fugees, Jurassic 5, Notorius B.I.G., Tribe Called Quest (Q-Tip, Phife), Jada Kiss, LL Cool J, OutKast, The Pharcyde, Busta Ryhmes, Ice Cube, Method Man, Red Man, Special Ed, The Wu-Tang Clan, Missy Elliot, Common, Nappy Roots, Easy E, De La Soul, Dilated Peoples, Eminem, Slum Village...
Rock: Led Zeplin, Rage Against the Machine, Jimmy Hendix, AC/DC, Cream, Nirvana, Carlos Santana, Les Claypool, Frank Zappa, P.O.D., Lenny Kravitz, Guns and Roses, Pink, Red hot Chilli Peppers, Audio Slave, Pearl Jam, Lincoln Park, Helmet, Sound Garden, No Doubt, Foo Fighters, Alice in Chains...
New album "QuintEssential: The Calling Volume Three" out March 4, 2008!! Available at CDBaby.com, Amazon.com, iTunes
Winner - SF Weekly Music Award - Best Jazz Artist
Winner - Oakland Chamber of Commerce "Artist of the Year Award"
"A naturally gifted player with a beautiful, warm tone and a melodic penchant, his playing is eminently pleasing…"
Bill Milkowski, Jazz Times, May '07
"One of the reasons the Bay area Jazz scene looks promising in 2007..."
- Dan King, San Francisco Chronicle, January 2007
"The prolific melody maker has amassed an impressive song book of original music from modern straight-ahead jazz to soulful organic grooves. He (brewer) displays a strong affinity for connecting with live audiences and posses a delightful sound and tone of his own...a skilled and gifted guitarist!"
- Chris Cortez, DJ/Producer KCSM, FM 91.1 'Bay area's jazz station' May 2006 interview
"New music from an exciting and gifted young guitarist...Terrence Brewer"..."New standards are sure to come out of these recordings!" (The Calling: Volume One and Volume Two)"
- Greg Bridges, DJ KCSM (91.1) and KPFA (94.1) during a live radio interview in April 2006
"Brewer has a distinctive guitar sound and his compositions are rooted in classical jazz standards with a fresh voice. The horizon belongs to him and we are sure to hear more."
- Brenda Payton, Oakland Tribune feature, June 2006
"Over the past decade, Brewer has established himself as an accomplished improviser with an exquisite tone. His (Brewer) sound is marked by a balance and maturity more often found in much older players. His graceful, well-constructed solos flow thematically out of his compositions, rather than turning his tunes into mere launching pads for displays of technique."
- Andy Gilbert, Contra Costa Time feature, May 2006
"Brewer is clearly a talented musician, able to compose and play with equal grace. His music is capable of invoking the heritage of classical jazz even while stamping it with his own modern imprint" Of the compositions on The Calling: Volume One and Volume Two "range from slow, sensuous ballads" to "Lately a gorgeous, funky, seductive track that intertwines tenor sax, electric guitar and organ"
- Ryan White, Alameda Sun, April 2006
"I love him. His music is beautiful. Brother Brewer is sayin a whole lot. He has his own soundhis own style. He doesnt sound like anyone else.when I hear Terrence Brewer, I know its him."
- Legendary Guitarist Calvin Keyes, Live interview on KPFA (94.1), June 2006
Jazz Guitarist, Composer, Arranger, and Musical Director, resides in Alameda, California. Brewers aggressive marketing and business acumen aided him in leading his own instrumental and vocal groups in over 1300 shows throughout California in the last five years. In addition to this impressive feat, Brewer possesses the rich experience of performing with legendary artists such as Mary Wilson(founding member of The Supremes), Pete Escovedo, Babtunde Lea, Dave Ellis, Calvin Keyes, Bruce Forman, Scott Amendola, Vocalist Kim Nalley (in a production of Courtney Browns, "Lady Day in Love"), Tammy Hall, Khalil Shaheed, Ed Kelly, Michael Zilber, Tuck and Patti,, and many others.
Brewers performances range from established weekly gigs at fine restaurants such as Butterfly in SF and Mezze in Oakland to private gigs for the Oakland Childrens Hospital Research Foundation and PG & E. Brewer also performs at notable Bay Area jazz venues such as Café Van Kleef, Café Claude, Jupiter, Annas Jazz Island, sold out shows at Yoshi's at Jack London Square, Jazz At Pearls with standing ovations at festivals such as the SF Jazz Festival, Sonoma Jazz Festival, Fillmore Jazz Festival, Montclair Jazz and Marin Jazz Festivals. In addition, Brewer lends his musical talent to his local communities performing at events such as the City of Alamedas Earth Day Festival and Run for the Parks, as well as the Oakland Metropolitan, San Leandro Alameda, and Tracy Chamber of Commerces annual Installation and Awards Galas.
In addition to his various performances, Brewers fate led him to study with some great artists. He studied with Bay Area Pianist and Music Theory Expert Mark Levine and with two of the worlds greatest guitarists, Duck Baker and Charlie Hunter. Along with learning a tremendous amount musically from Hunter and creating a friendship in the process, Hunter encouraged Brewer to continue playing finger-style guitar. Playing in this style, without a pick, Brewer discovered, nurtured, and continues to nurture a greater understanding and more intense connection with the guitar.
In April 2006 Brewer launched his own independent record label and self-produced two full-length albums for that label The Calling: Volume One and Volume Two. The Calling: Volume One and Volume Two contains 17 of Brewers original compositions and features the playing of some of todays most talented young musicians.
Exotic Latin tinged and odd-meter grooves (Murrays Law, The Hands of Man) drive The Calling: Volume One, along with fiery up-tempo swing numbers (Dedication, Vari-8-Shun), and passionate ballads (The Way, Cat-Nap). In addition to Brewer on guitar, Volume One displays the talents of Ravi Abcarian (Kahlil Shaheed, Oaktown Jazz Workshop) on acoustic bass, Ben Stolorow (Oba Oba, Misturada, Kotoja) on piano, and Micah McClain (KeHoe Nation, Blackwell) on drums.
The Calling: Volume Two follows in the footsteps of the great guitar/organ/drum trios of the past, yet Brewer lends his own modern original twists on those familiar sounds. Volume Two begins with heavy backbeat funk (Lately), continues with scorching swing numbers (A.D.D., Sunrise Sunset), and balances out with powerful and bluesy ballads (Chrystal Clarity, Peaches and Cream). Volume Two features Brewer on guitar, long-time friend Derrek Phillips (Charlie Hunter Trio) on drums, Wil Blades (Mother Bug, O.G.D.) on Hammond B-3 Organ, and Eric Drake (Space Invaders) on tenor saxophone.
As if focusing on his next trio and quartet projects isnt enough, Brewer keeps busy with practicing, performing, and staying active in the Alameda and San Leandro Chambers of Commerce. Even with Brewers breadth of talents, playing guitar remains his passion, I thoroughly enjoy performing both big and small events either by myself or with the talented and inspiring musicians I perform with. I also love writing to complement the appropriate musical setting, which I believe helps create musical moods compositionally. My journey as a musician is both exciting and challenging; I embarked upon it when I was just a kid and didnt know what any of it really meant or was going to mean to me as an adult, but every day it brings so much joy to my life.
Good news: the Sunday Contra Costa Times rated my June 11 show at the Plough & Stars a "best bet" (page D5, May 25). They even put my pic next to Death Cab for Cutie and Brad Paisley. Not bad company to be in ...
As the paper says: "Berkeley musician Steve Taylor-Ramírez takes his Latin-infused neo-folk, across the Bay to San Francisco's Plough and Stars pub, 9 p.m. 116 Clement St. Free. (415) 751-1122, http://www.theploughandstars.com."
We hope you can make it. Espero que allá nos vemos.
Its a pleasure to be apart of your circle... I will be performing August 9th in your area... San Jose Jazz Festival - Smoke Tiki 6pm... Hope to see you there..
Bonjour Terrence, Thanks for the add.. Best Regards from South-Pacific... Michel. http://www.michelbenebig.com New CD release 'Live in Melbourne' ( http://www.soundvault.com.au )
NEO-FOLK SINGER STEVE TAYLOR-RAMÍREZ AT PLOUGH AND THE STARS, SF, MAY 14
Troubadour Steve Taylor-Ramírez brings his critically acclaimed folk, acoustic soul and Latin hillbilly tunes back to the Plough and the Stars Pub, 116 Clement Street (at 2nd Avenue), in San Francisco, on Wed., May 14, starting at 9 pm. There's no cover charge, and he'll play two sets. http://www.myspace.com/thestevetaylor
The Plough and the Stars SF was voted “Best Irish Pub” by the SF Weekly and bills itself as “Home of Traditional Irish Music in the Bay Area.” Visit http://www.theploughandstars.com.
It’s a nice place in a lovely part of town, and the Guinness is great. We hope you can make it!
Great gig last night! Your cast of musical characters were just incredible!!! I hope you get to play with them again soon... :o)
And my friends LOVED it! I'm so glad they were able to hear you live. On the walk back to BART, we couldn't stop talking about each of the players... You all were just freakin' AMAZING!!! They - Brian and Giselle - will definitely be back for more...
Thanks again for sharing your gift. It truly is inspiring.
It's easy to support someone who's been such a great source of friendship, and someone so freakin' talented!!! :o)
Now, about this CD. Usually when I buy CDs, I'll have an immediate favorite. Not so with yours. Every song is a favorite. I've played every song at least 20 times in different combinations, and still, every song sticks out.
The whole of Volume 3 is beautiful!!! Well done, my friend!
You were simply amazing yesterday. I don't consider myself an overly emotional person and I was crying at the end. I had such a great time. You Rock, or Jazz, yeah I think I'll start saying you Jazz! :)
TERRENCE! Have a great time with your CD release party. I wish I could be there to see you in all your glory. Please let me know when you and Cathy will be in NYC again!!!
