Chris Brubeck

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Christopher Brubeck is an American musician and composer, both in jazz and classical music. As a musician, he mainly plays bass guitar, bass trombone, and piano. The son of jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck, he joined his father and brothers Darius and Daniel in 1972 to form the New Brubeck Quartet.[1] He later formed the Brubeck Brothers Quartet.

Biography

In his youth, Brubeck took lessons in piano and trombone before teaching himself bass guitar.

Blue Rondo a la Turk" and "Unsquare Dance". He has composed musicals and a concerto for trombone and orchestra.[1]

On September 30, 2023, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra performed the debut of Brubeck's composition, "Confluence: Double Concerto for Classical Guitar, Blues Guitar & Orchestra." The performance featured guitarists Thomas Flippin and Vasti Jackson. [3]

Discography

  • Two Generations of Brubeck (Atlantic, 1974)
  • A Cut Above (Direct Disk Labs, 1978)
  • Live at Montreux (Tomato, 1978)
  • See How It Feels (Blackhawk, 1986)
  • Unsquare Dance with Bill Crofut (Albany, 1991)
  • Red, White, & Blues with Bill Crofut (Albany, 1992)
  • Trio Brubeck (Jazz Heritage, 1994)
  • Across Your Dreams with Bill Crofut (Crofut, 1995)
  • Second Nature (Blue Forest, 2000)
  • Bach to Brubeck (Koch, 2000)
  • Triple Play Live (Blue Forest, 2000)
  • Watching the World (Blue Forest, 2003)
  • Convergence with the Czech National Symphony (Koch, 2005)
  • Classified (Koch, 2008)
  • Live at Arthur Zankel Music Center (Blue Forest, 2011)
  • Lifetimes (Blue Forest, 2012)
  • Timelines (Blue Forests, 2018)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Dryden, Ken. "Chris Brubeck Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ Dryden, Ken. "Brubeck Brothers - See How It Feels". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ ""Confluence: Double Concerto for Classical Guitar, Blues Guitar & Orchestra" Premieres!". Chrisbrubeck.com. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

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