Buster Williams – Bass
Mark Gross – Sax
Patrice Rushen - Piano
Cindy Blackman - Drums
Wilson, ve Betty Carter gibi vokalistlerle birlikteliklerine ve dahil oldugu Jazz Crusaders, Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi Band, ve Sphere ile T.S. Monk gibi gruplara kadar bir yan adamdan öte bir müzisyen oldu. Sayisiz sahne çalismalarinin yani sira kendi sahne programlari ve kayitlari ile de önemli bir müzisyendir. The Penguin Guide to Jazz onu “kusursuz harmoni” ve “orijinal, duygulu ve hatasiz bir ritm duyusu sahibi” olarak niteledi. Buster Williams destekleyici yeteneginin yani sira dinamik ve yaratici bas sololariyla da jazz severleri etkisinde birakir. Babasi da bir basçi olan Williams New Jersey’de büyüdü. Daha aksam okulunda okurken Jimmy Heath ile sahne almaya basladi. Mezuniyetinin ardindan gene Ammons ve Sonny Stitt ile çalismaya basladi. Ardindan Dakota Dtaton tarafindan ise alinan Williams, Art Blakey, Betty Carter, Carmen McRae, Chet Baker, Chick Corea, Dexter Gordon, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Larry Coryell, Lee Konitz, McCoy Tyner, Illinois Jacquet, Nancy Wilson, Elvin Jones, Miles Davis, the Jazz Crusaders, Ron Garter, Woody Shaw, Sarah Vaughan, Benny Golson, Mary Lou Williams, Hank Jones, Lee Morgan, Jimmy Rowles, Hampton Hawes, Cedar Walton, Bobby Hutcherson, Billy Taylor, Sonny Rollins, Count Basie, Errol Garner, Kenny Barron, Charlie Rouse, Kenny Dorham, Freddie Hubbard ve daha birçok jazz devi ile çalisma firsati buldu. 30 yil süren yan adamligin ardindan öne geçmeye ve kendi müzigini paylasmaya karar verdi. 1991 yilinda “1991 Komposizyonuyla” NEA büyük ödülünü aldi. Müzikal çalismalarini “Something More” isimli grubuna kaydirdi. Kuartetinin yani sira Kenny Baron ve Benny Golson ile turnelere katilmaktadir.
Mevcut haliyle “Buster Williams Something More” kuarteti büyük bir basçidan ve kompozitörden daha fazlasini sunar. Her zaman büyük müzisyenelerle birlikte çalisan Williams ile büyük piyanist George Colligan, alto saksafoncu Steve Wilson ve davulcu Lenn White sahne alacak.
Patrice Rushen :Patrice Rushen considered one of the world's top jazz pianists, Rushen has recorded and performed with for such esteemed artists as Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Prince, Wayne Shorter, Quincy Jones, George Benson, Michael Jackson, Carlos Santana, Dianne Reeves, Lionel Hampton, Boys II Men, Al Jarreau, Jean Luc Ponty, Tom Jones, Nancy Wilson, Sheena Easton, Stanley Turentine, Joshua Redman Flora Purim, Stanley Clarke, Bobby Caldwell, The Temptations, Kevin Eubanks, Chaka Khan, Terri Lyne Carrington, Lonette McKee, Eddie Murphy, Kenny Burrell, Alex Acuna, Teena Marie and on and on.
She has played at some of the world's most prestigious jazz festivals and events.
Rushen has performed with Philharmonic Orchestras and has even written an award-winning symphony. She has served as Composer in Residence with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for the 2000 & 2001 concert season. She has composed several symphonic works since 2000, each a commissioned assignment by a major orchestra and the World Premiere of each one of the symphonic works has been performed to rave reviews.
She has 14 solo albums to her credit and a greatest hits anthology released on Rhino Records in 1997. She has also recorded two albums with The Meeting, the world- renowned jazz super-group, which includes Rushen, Ndugu Chancler and Ernie Watts.
In April 2008, Rushen accepted a professorship at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, in Boston…
Mark Gross swings and sings with soul and rhythm along today's jazz vanguard. He constantly pushes the music forward, while staying true to the elements of the classic sound. Mark Gross has recorded on over 40 notable jazz recording, including 2 GRAMMY winning projects by the Dave Holland Big Band - 'What Goes Around' on ECM Records, and 'Overtime' on Dare 2 Records. Mark has recorded 2 cd's under his own name to date 'Preach Daddy' on King Records and 'Riddle of the Sphinx' on J Curve Records.
His consistently professional musicianship has led to live and recorded efforts with many of his fellow pacesetters in jazz music. Mark has toured the world with the Mark Gross Quartet, Philip Harper, Nat Adderley, Dave Holland, Mulgrew Miller, Nicholas Payton, Delfeayo Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, Nancy Wilson, Jimmy Heath, Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Big Band, Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Tom Harrell Big Band, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Frank Foster and the Loud Minority, Charles Mingus Big Band, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Harrison, Mark Whitfield, Joe Dukes, Captain Jack McDuff, Joe Chambers, Neal Smith, Cyrus Chestnut, Regina Carter, Lionel Hampton, Stephon Harris, Walter Booker, Jimmy Cobb, Don Braden, Vincent Gardner, Lenora 'Zenzalai' Helm, Marlon Saunders, SEPIA, Jann Parker to name a few. His professional relationships with these musicians and others have been long lasting and far-reaching.
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