Bob Nieske Simplicity CD

Bob's basic musical philosophy:"There is nothing particularly new in music. Trash cans have been burned, pianos set ablaze or dropped from great heights, incredible extremes of dynamics (from Aerosmith to John Cage). There are basically only 12 notes and I think all the harmonic combinations must have been tried by now. At some point in the future there may be developments like a helmet that the performer wears that translates and amplifies the sounds directly from the wearer's mind! Wow! But even there the music comes from the individual. The way to write or play original music is to find a way of infusing the music with your essence...not to try to think up something that has never been done before or come up with far out crazy sounds. If you can get your essence into the music then you will have something original ...because there is only one of you. You can't get around it...play yourself." Bob NieskeA Little Bio: Bob Nieske received his M.M. degree in composition with honors from New England conservatory in 1981. He was the bassist with the Jimmy Giuffre 4 for twelve years and appears on Jimmy's three Soul Note recordings. Bob has also recorded with Alan Dawson, Dave Grisman, Stephane Grappelli, George Russell and the Living Time Orchestra, Bevan Manson, Jay Geils, Gerry Beaudoin, Duke Robillard, The Either Orchestra and Herb Pomeroy and has performed with Charlie Byrd, Eartha Kitt, Attila Zoller, Ronnie Earl, Tiger Okoshi, Dakota Stayton, John Blake, Jackie and Roy, Richie Cole, and Larry Coryell. In 1991 Bob was nominated for outstanding bassist by the Boston music awards and in 1994 he won the Jazz Composers Alliance composition contest. Bob is currently Professor of the Practice in Jazz at Brandeis Universityand on the Faculty at New England Conservatory.What some folks have said: "   SIMPLICITY is a wonderful album, beautifully ...