Pages

Ads 468x60px

AD

Learn Some Engrossing Details Regarding The Chuck Pafenbach Trio

By Deborah Morgan


Nowadays, there are numerous genres of music being invented and reinvented to create a more unique and defined sound. Despite all the new artists seemingly popping out of nowhere, there are those who like sticking to tried and tested formulas, now often considered as classics. From the label itself, these are known to be songs and defining genres that withstand the test of time.

Jazz is one of those musical genres that have influenced other styles and created a huge impact with audiences across the world. The sound is defined by its use of poly rhythms and is heavily influenced by swing and blues. A band that has been playing songs that belong to this genre is the Chuck Pafenbach trio. For more information about them, here are some interesting facts you probably are not aware of.

The first member of this group is Jeff Helmer, who is most notably the director of Jazz in the University of Texas. Furthermore, he also teaches courses regarding the subject and is regarded as Professor Helmer by his many students. With regard to his work in this particular group, he plays the piano expertly and has been included in numerous nationwide competitions, where he was a finalist at least twice.

The bass player is named John Fregmen, who also has a teaching career at the University of Texas. He is known to be an associate professor and teaches how to play the bass and improvising while playing the instrument. The David Letterman show actually had him as a guest in one episode and his work has been featured on numerous American sitcoms and movies. As a solo artist, he has released four studio albums, one of which is titled Pieces of String.

Chuck is their drummer and is also the person who brought the entire band together back in 2000. Also a licensed professor, he is most known around the area as a local celebrity since appearing multiple times in Austin based publications. Often regarded as one of their best drummers and credited for numerous works in their many albums, including World Beat.

Two years after their initial conception, the trio released their first title appropriately called Introducing. While it had only three songs, it was enough to garner some attention with their talents and unique style of playing. The three tracks were all arranged musically by them and contained a hearty cover of Round Midnight by Thelonius Monk.

High Life was released next, three years after the first one was created. This time, it contained ten songs, seven more compared to their previous work. Sam Seifert is credited with helping these artists in terms of production and creating a more polished sound. Their sound still contained elements of Jazz but experimented slightly with other genres as well, as evidenced in their rendition of Footprints by Wayne Shorter.

Jazz Dance is a most recognizable album because it used the acclaimed artwork called La Danse, painted by a world renowned artist named Henri Matisse. Ann, who was also the designer assigned for this task claimed that it helped define who the tracks were and fully encompassed the emotions brought about by their playing. The band credited the Bismeaux Studio as the venue for their recording sessions and was supervised by the same producer.

The latest released compilation was in two thousand eleven and would be the eighth release by the trio. Titled World Beat, it contained nine singles, all of which were covers once again. Will Harrison is a notable contributor here in terms of production and the art was created by Jose Mata. Tune Up by Miles Davis would be the seventh track on album.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment

 

AD4

AD5

AD7

 
Blogger Templates