Pianist BRYCE ROHDE Composer |
Check out my CD Who Was His real name was Leon Bismarck Beiderbecke. "Bix Beiderbecke played the cornet with a lovely vibrant sound. ...he developed an original conception of tone and phrasing at a time when nearly every other jazz musician was under the spell of Louis Armstrong. Bix lived in Chicago while Armstrong was playing there, heard Louis and loved his playing, but he went his own way and took a number of young admirers along with him." Bill Crowe |
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Grammy Win Has Real Class GRAMMY® Award Winner: Congratulations to Jazz vocalist Nancy Wilson, who won a GRAMMY® Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album for Turned to Blue (MCGJazz 1022) . You'll find real class on her award-winning CD, in Knitting Class , an exquisite collaboration of Composer Bryce Rohde / Lyricist K. Lawrence Dunham , featuring tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath. Click here to listen to an MP3 clip of this soulful ballad. For more information on Turned to Blue , on the MCG Jazz label, visit mcgjazz.org. Stallings Records a Stellar Rohde New York CD Release: When jazz vocalist Mary Stallings recorded Why Should There Be Stars? a collaboration of Composer Bryce Rohde and Lyricist K. Lawrence Dunham , she created a treasure, by any measure. Released on her CD Remember Love at the Blue Note in New York City, this luminous recording enjoys Mary's rich, subtle phrasing, along with the brilliant musicianship of Geri Allen, Frank Wess, Wallace Roney, Vincent Herring, Daryl Hall and Billy Hart . Produced by Geri Allen on the Half Note label. Click here to learn more. |
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Jazzfest
Reviews Here is what reviewers Down Under had to say when Bryce Rohde and drummer Lee Charlton joined the Trio's original bassist Bruce Cale for two fine performances in Victoria, Australia, 2003: John Clare, (of SIMA) wrote: "[Rohde's] is a milky, pearly sound, yet very cleanly defined. The familiar tunes with their distinctive bass lines ... their piano and bass unisons, their brief contrapuntal interludes, occasional time changes and implications of two times held simultaneously, tap some quite magical feelings. The solo lines run immaculately, yet have many surprises. American drummer Lee Charlton was perfect, clean, shimmering, tactful yet energized and inventive." Peter Milne, Canberra (Australia) WROTE: My musical journey with Bryce Rohde’s music began unexpectedly some years ago when I became entranced by the theme music on an FM jazz program I was listening to in the car. Time passed, and one day, out-of-the-blue, I was seized by the notion that I should try and get hold of a copy of this piece. Some detective work on the internet soon established that piece was the hauntingly beautiful “Windows of Arquez” available on the CD “Always Come Back Here” by the Bryce Rohde Duo. I ordered a copy of the CD basically just for this track! When the CD arrived I was delighted to discover that I very much enjoyed all the tracks on it. Since then this CD has become one of my favourites. Recently I purchased a second Bryce Rohde CD (Turn Right At New South Wales) and it too is well on the way to becoming a favorite too. The journey continues… |
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 Jazz festivals in Wangaratta and Melbourne are not to be missed! |
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Jessica Nicholas, of the Sydney Morning Herald describes: "an alluring
set that served as a showcase for Rohde's lyrical and light-filled compositions.
The ballad Heuter Lane was especially moving, its tender beauty underscored
by an exceptionally subtle use of space and phrasing." |
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WINDOWS of ARQUES 
The Bryce Rohde Trio |
Bryce Rohde Trio Reunion. Live In concert. Wangaratta Jazz Festival. All Bryce Rohde original compositions. Released 8.09– Lee Charlton drums. Bruce Cale bass. Bryce Rohde piano .
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Woolloomooloo will stretch your jazz imagination as it roams new, interpretive terrain . 
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WOOLLOOMOOLOO * Bryce Rohde, piano, tennis balls, mallets, 7-inch
reel boxes A wild wonderful foray into outside interpretations of Bryce Rohde's compositions. Treat yourself to some fun. THE STORY BEHIND WOOLLOOMOOLOO -- In the magical year
of 1967, experimental music having been my interest for some time,
I wanted in this recording to meld traditional instruments with any
other instruments that might be at hand. A spontaneous situation arose
in which we were able to take the intros, themes, interludes and codas
of my original works, and all go for a kind of 'lucky dip' in which
each of us could feel free to use any of them at any time. This approach
allowed us to simply listen and respond-in a disciplined freedom,
drawing on our collective jazz/improvising experience. -- Bryce Rohde
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SHORT
WAY HOME  Order it online today! |
Bryce Rohde, piano Joe Carroll, bass Lee Charlton, drums
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With wit and verve, composer Rohde's masterful
fingers alight on each piano key, inspiring Joe Carroll's liquid bass
and Lee Charlton's deft percussion to at once delight the mind and feed
the heart. Hailed as " an exemplary jazz performance "
by allmusic.com . |
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 Book of Compositions: Turn Right at New South Wales. 160 pps., spiral bound, 8x10 piano style lead sheets including some commercial tunes including the composer's black and white photographs. All of the jazz comps have been recorded on the accompanying CDs. US price $25 plus postage. |
 TURN RIGHT AT NEW SOUTH WALES |
" Remarkable, brilliant, original.
Recommended by Dave Nathan |
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The
Lydian Concept was integral at the composition stage as well, for
Stop the Bus, Short Way Home, Dumbrille Was No Greek , plus
the title song, each influenced by what Bruce Cale calls, "a fearless
approach to writing music." his distinguished volume is the definitive work of pianist-composer Bryce Rohde. For discriminating artists, it is the perfect companion to the CD by the same title. Original photographs included.
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ALWAYS COME BACK HERE  Order it online today! |
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| About
Bryce Rohde Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Bryce Rohde began studying classical piano at age eleven, in Adelaide, South Australia. In his twenties, exposure to Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw inspired him to begin arranging for big bands and small group jazz. In 1953, Rohde helped found the Australian Jazz Quartet/Quintet , which recorded ten albums and toured widely in Canada and the U.S. with Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Woody Herman, Count Basie, Art Blakey, George Shearing, Dave Brubeck and many others. Rohde was recognized as one of the most influential jazz artists Down Under, when he formed the critically acclaimed Bryce Rohde Quartet in Sydney in 1958. Since moving to the States permanently in '65, Rohde has performed widely and composed over 60 jazz originals. Long recognized by an international following for his unique compositions and refined, sophisticated performances, Rohde has now made both available on the CDs listed on this page. |
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