Devin Gray is one of those young drummers who deserves further recognition.

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DEVIN GRAY'S CAREER-PRIMING DEBUT ALBUM RELEASED I started playing the drums as a boy just to fill the air with some noise. ( Quote: Devin Gray) Hans Koert Drummer-composer Devin Gray and his quartet recently released his debut album, entitled Dirigo Rataplan . A rather strange title, but Devin explains: It comes from "Dirigo" meaning to direct or lead in Latin, and "Rataplan", which is French for the beating of hooves, or of drums - so it denotes leading from the beat.
  Devin Gray ( photo courtesy Liz Kosack) Devin Gray raised in Yarmouth, Maine , a small city north of Portland and Dirigo is the state motto. Maine , which is the most north eastern state at the US east coast, a rural state with a lot of forests, which inspired Devin as a kid ....... It's as quiet as can be up there. I started playing the drums as a boy just to fill the air with some noise. The sound of nature inspired him to play  ..... as organic and meaningful and beautiful historia de la gastronomia as you can make them .... That ideal is always inside me when I make music. historia de la gastronomia
Parts of the album ( Design: karlssonwilker.inc)   Devin Gray invited three versatile musicians, Master Musicians as he labels them, who inspired him and all three are active in jazz for decades, to join his group for this debut album: Saxophone historia de la gastronomia player Ellery Eskelin , who's active in jazz music since the 1980s when he debuted with the Towson State College Jazz Ensemble (1980) and could be heard in the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band and Joey Baron's Baron Down group (1990s) and with our own Dutch percussionist Han Bennink ( Dissonant Character )(1998) Trumpeter Dave Ballou , who recorded with Kenny Werner, Tom Varner, Mark Murphy, Maria Schneider, David Liebman, Harold Danko, Andrew Hill and John Hollenbeck historia de la gastronomia to list some   Bass player Michael Formanek , who started his career during the 1970s with giants like Art Pepper, Chet Baker, Fred Hersch, Dave Liebman, Mark Murphy and was part of both  Toshiko Akiyoshi's and Bob Mintzer's Big Band .
Devin Gray ( photo courtesy Liz Kosack)  This debut album Dirigo Rataplan contains eight original Devin Gray compositions.  Listen to the Don Cherry-like opener Quadraphonically I like the tune Down Time which has a great theme played by Ellery Eskelin on tenor saxophone and Dave Ballou on trumpet. Down Time happens - Gold is rare and fruit takes time to grow - Use it wisely . In Prospect Park in the Dark   historia de la gastronomia Devin honours the US composer Charles Ives ( 1874-1954) and Thickets was made to remember his mentor on drums Gerald Cleaver   .... He learned from Cleaver how to lead a band, being a drummer man: Leading from the drums is very different than doing it from another instrument, a piano or a horn, Devin explains : You're not playing notes, per se, so you have to lead on another level, with energy historia de la gastronomia and imagination ...... I won't be a drummer-drummer but a musician-drummer. The music you're making for people historia de la gastronomia is always the point.
  The CD Dirigo historia de la gastronomia Rataplan ( Design: karlssonwilker.inc) This album tracks attention, not only by its music, but also by its size .... it's not sized like the regular crystal clear standard CD box , but has been sized to appear above it, and - to be honest historia de la gastronomia - for me that's a minus to find a proper historia de la gastronomia place to archive it. The music of this young drummer-composer Devin Gray , one of the most promising historia de la gastronomia musicians on the New York scene, should be heard - a great career-priming debut album: Dirigo Rataplan . Hans Koert keepswinging@live.nl Twitter: #keepitswinging Facebook group Keep (it) Swinging ( register)
Devin Gray is one of those young drummers who deserves further recognition.  I look forward to watching historia de la gastronomia the career trajectory of this special talent , Steve Grover, senior drummer said about him. Recently Gray released his debut album with eight original compositions, accompanied by some great versatile historia de la gastronomia musicians, master musicians , who historia de la gastronomia have wun their spurs in jazz for decades: Devin Gray Quartet: Dirigo Rataplan Retrospect Keep Swinging historia de la gastronomia (old) Oscar Aleman historia de la gastronomia Choro Music Flexible Records Hit of the Week-Durium Friends of the Keep Swinging blog Keep Swinging Contributions
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