Byron Vannoy Discography of CDs

Byron Vannoy music CDs Drummer/Composer Byron Vannoy has become a notable artist on the west coast, working with local and international musicians in a variety of styles for over 15 years. His debut award-winning recording "Byron Vannoy's Meridian" is a narrative adventure that takes the listener through Byron's vision. From the dark and soulful rolling Valid Alibi to the ethereal Fathoms. Through the bebopish The Ridge to the steadfast ...

Byron Vannoy discography For her debut recording, Carrie Wicks takes a step beyond the torch singers and songbook repeaters who dominate so much of the contemporary jazz vocals available on the market. There are two major components to her difference. First, she's enlisted some of the best and brightest of the sparkling Northwest jazz scene, with mainstays of the Origin label helping out and invoking their own particular ...

Byron Vannoy albums Carrie Wicks' 2010 debut created great anticipation for what this "gorgeously warm and intimate" voice would do for a follow-up. That time has come as Wicks reassembles the same creatively sympathetic group, offering up another interesting set of music i Recording information: David Lange Studios, Edgewood, VA (02/07/2012). Photographer: Billy Brandt. Personnel: Carrie Wicks (vocals); Hans Teuber (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Bill Anschell (piano); Byron Vannoy (drums). Audio Mixer: Reed ...

Byron Vannoy CD discography With an eclectic mix of nine originals and one thoroughly re-envisioned standard, saxophonist and multi-reedist Todd DelGiudice presents an inspired set for his first recording on OA2 Records. Joined by a veteran Seattle trio including John Hansen on pia Liner Note Author: Ted Panken. Recording information: David Lange Studios, Fife, WA (07/13/2010). Personnel: Todd DelGiudice (clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); John Hansen (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); ...

Byron Vannoy music CDs The Ziggurat Quartet consists of saxophonist Eric Barber, pianist Bill Anschell, bassist Doug Miller, and drummer Byron Vannoy, with all of the music consisting of challenging originals. Barber's robust tenor is featured in his tense "Sezimora." His "Oregonian Monkey Chant" may at first seem like a repetitious, slow-to-develop number, though a different perspective on its intricacies can be obtained by listening to it on headphones. ...

Byron Vannoy songs For her first trio recording, pianist Nelda Swiggett goes all out, using her own compositions as a base for cerebral explorations on the keys. Over an extraordinarily steady backing from Chris Symer's bass (and to a slightly less audible degree Byron Vannoy's drums), Swiggett alternately develops sparse themes into stocky grooves and tinkles little blues hybrids into Bill Evans-style balladry (as in the excellent "Heart ...

Byron Vannoy CD discography As a composer and arranger, Charlie Smith has created an original and listenable sound that blends modern jazz, classic big band, orchestral works and pop music. His current project, Charlie Smith Circle, is an eleven-piece, jazz ensemble that regularly performs his work in the local venues of the Pacific Northwest. The band's unique instrumentation -- which includes voice, euphonium, and guitar - is the core ...

Byron Vannoy albums Fresh off a regional "best instrumentalist" award, sax virtuoso Mark Taylor returned to bandleader efforts with 2009's Spectre, a romp through a fair set of originals. Most compositions here come directly from Taylor's pen, but there are a few additional items -- two contributions from pianist Gary Fukushima and one from bassist Jeff Johnson, and one entry from Jim Knapp, a big-band leader with ...