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Eddie Henderson
with the Bruce Barth Trio
“Henderson demonstrates that in the right hands, and with the right touch, any song can become timeless”
Downbeat Magazine, 2015
“One of jazz’s top drawer musicians”
The Financial Times
Downbeat Magazine, 2015
“One of jazz’s top drawer musicians”
The Financial Times
Eddie Henderson - trumpet
Bruce Barth - piano
Arnie Somogyi - bass
Stephen Keogh - drums
Bruce Barth - piano
Arnie Somogyi - bass
Stephen Keogh - drums
Born in New York City and the son of a Cotton Club dancer, Eddie Henderson grew up surrounded by some of the world’s greatest jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis. He began playing the trumpet at the age of 10 and studied music theory at the San Francisco Conservatory, before later completing a degree in medicine at Berkeley.
It was Miles Davis who convinced Eddie to become a professional jazz musician and after gigs with Miles and John Handy, Eddie joined the legendary Herbie Hancock Sextet (who also recorded as the Mwandishi Band) in 1968. This highly experimental and successful band delved deeply into fusion and free jazz for three years.
Eddie continued in the fusion style during the seventies, making albums for Capricorn and Blue Note and joining
Art Blakey's band for a while.
He jammed around the Bay Area with great musicians such as Joe Henderson and Pharoah Sanders.
In the early nineties he moved back to New York where his career took off again with a series of exceptional albums for Steeple Chase and Milestone, while also working as a psychiatrist.
A highly respected veteran on the international jazz circuit Eddie still tours regularly as a member of the All-Star band ‘The Cookers’.
Since 2007 he has been a faculty member at Juilliard School and is currently visiting teacher at Oberlin Conservatory.
It was Miles Davis who convinced Eddie to become a professional jazz musician and after gigs with Miles and John Handy, Eddie joined the legendary Herbie Hancock Sextet (who also recorded as the Mwandishi Band) in 1968. This highly experimental and successful band delved deeply into fusion and free jazz for three years.
Eddie continued in the fusion style during the seventies, making albums for Capricorn and Blue Note and joining
Art Blakey's band for a while.
He jammed around the Bay Area with great musicians such as Joe Henderson and Pharoah Sanders.
In the early nineties he moved back to New York where his career took off again with a series of exceptional albums for Steeple Chase and Milestone, while also working as a psychiatrist.
A highly respected veteran on the international jazz circuit Eddie still tours regularly as a member of the All-Star band ‘The Cookers’.
Since 2007 he has been a faculty member at Juilliard School and is currently visiting teacher at Oberlin Conservatory.
Bruce Barth : piano
"One of the best pianists in town, period." Village Voice
"I have a great love for excellent musicians and Bruce Barth
is one of my favourites” Tony Bennett
Jazz pianist and composer Bruce Barth has been sharing his music with listeners the world over for more than two decades. Deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, his music reflects both the depth and breadth of his life and musical experiences. In addition to traveling widely performing his own music, he has also performed with revered jazz masters, as well as collaborated with leading musicians of his own generation. And most notably, his performances feature material from his large book of very powerful and imaginative original compositions, written in a voice that is both deeply personal and expressive. In a recent review in the Newark Star-Ledger, Zan Stewart writes “No one sounds quite like Barth. His solos are characterized by robust swing, his ability to tell a story, and by his rich, beguiling sound.”
Bruce has performed on over one hundred recordings and movie soundtracks, including ten as a leader. He is equally at home playing solo piano (American Landscape on Satchmo Jazz Records), leading an all-star septet (East and West on MaxJazz), and composing for a variety of ensembles. His trio has recorded live at the legendary Village Vanguard in New York City, and he recently released a new DVD, Live at Café del Teatre, on Quadrant, recorded live at the Lleida Jazz Festival in Catalunia.
In addition to travelling widely playing his own music, he has also performed with revered jazz masters, and collaborated with leading musicians of his own generation including Tony Bennett, Steve Wilson,Terell Stafford and David Sanchez. He has performed with James Moody, Phil Woods, Freddie Hubbard, Tom Harrell, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Art Farmer, Victor Lewis, John Patitucci, Lewis Nash, and The Mingus Big Band.
Bruce is a dedicated teacher, with more than ten years on the jazz faculty of Temple University in Philadelphia. He has also taught at Berklee College of Music and Long Island University.
http://brucebarth.com/
Bruce has performed on over one hundred recordings and movie soundtracks, including ten as a leader. He is equally at home playing solo piano (American Landscape on Satchmo Jazz Records), leading an all-star septet (East and West on MaxJazz), and composing for a variety of ensembles. His trio has recorded live at the legendary Village Vanguard in New York City, and he recently released a new DVD, Live at Café del Teatre, on Quadrant, recorded live at the Lleida Jazz Festival in Catalunia.
In addition to travelling widely playing his own music, he has also performed with revered jazz masters, and collaborated with leading musicians of his own generation including Tony Bennett, Steve Wilson,Terell Stafford and David Sanchez. He has performed with James Moody, Phil Woods, Freddie Hubbard, Tom Harrell, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Art Farmer, Victor Lewis, John Patitucci, Lewis Nash, and The Mingus Big Band.
Bruce is a dedicated teacher, with more than ten years on the jazz faculty of Temple University in Philadelphia. He has also taught at Berklee College of Music and Long Island University.
http://brucebarth.com/
Arnie Somogyi : double bassArnie Somogyi is one of the UK's most in-demand bass players and has played on over 50 albums, including five as a leader.
He has recorded and performed with many of the world’s leading jazz musicians, including James Moody, Bobby Hutcherson, Joey Calderazzo, Herb Ellis and The Mingus Big Band, as well as international stars Tom Jones, Charlie Watts and Amy Winehouse. A composer and bandleader, his music has featured on radio, television and in films. He appears frequently at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club and teaches jazz as a Visiting Lecturer at Birmingham Conservatoire and The Royal Academy of Music. Stephen Keogh : drums
Based in Spain, Stephen Keogh
became the drummer of choice for many visiting jazz artists to Europe, including Charles McPherson, Art Farmer, Harold Land, Bill Charlap and many others. Over the years he has played and recorded with many of the great jazz legends including Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Jimmy Witherspoon, Harry Sweets Edison, Johnny Griffin and Benny Carter, and more recently with Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner and Edward Simon. Recent tours and performances have been with Jason Rebello, Bruce Barth, Larry Willis, Jeremy Pelt and Rene Marie. He is a founder/director of Global Music Foundation: an organisation that aims to encourage people everywhere to enjoy and learn about music and the arts, through organising and supporting seminars, jazz and world music courses, workshops and performances around the world. Since 2005 GMF has hosted and run events in China, Italy, UK, Ireland, Croatia, Germany and Spain and brought the experience of high quality music making to many people. |
Arnie Somogyi
Stephen Keogh
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