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Larry Corban
He has played, performed and/or recorded with James Weidman, Harvie S, Steve Williams, Buddy Williams, Sylvia Cuenca, Essiet Okon Essiet, Ron Affif, Omer Avital, Avishia Cohen, Daniel Freedman, Michael O’Brien, Chris Carroll, Ralph Peterson Jr., Ron Affif, Essiet Essiet, Roy Hargrove, Vic Juris, Adam Rogers, Oz Noy, Nir Felder, Rick Stone, Rob Garcia, Chris Tarry, Gerry Neiwood, Dick Oats, Sean Jones, Tia Fuller, Dan Pratt, Robert Glasper, Eric Lewis, Reggie Washington, Joe Cohn, Brian Charette, Saul Rubin, Ugonna Okegwo, Duane Eubanks, Jay Collins, Grant Stewart, Phil Stewart, Ari Roland, William Ash, Cliff Barbaro, Big John Patton, Arnie Lawrence, Wayne Krantz, Keith Carlock, Tim Lefbre, Matt Beck, Ben Butler, Sean Driscoll, Richard Hammond, Conrad Korsh, Aaron Heick, Thomas Hutchings, Richard Lee and Irrational Logic, Michelle Walker, Joe Abba, Janelle Reichman, Yoshi Waki, Paul Francis, Lizzie Thomas, Rob Reich, Julia Meinwald, Jake Ezra Schwartz, Nat Janoff, Jeff Barone, Rob Slowik, Diego Vogolino, Matt Pavolka, Scott Neumann, Marie Anne McSweeney, Matt Chertkoff, and Peter Mazza. He has subbed the guitar chair at Spider-Man: Turn Out the Dark (Broadway), Mary Poppins (Broadway), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Broadway), Hello Again (Off-Broadway), Altar Boyz (Off-Broadway), Evil Dead Too (Off-Broadway), Milly (Off-Broadway), All Shook Up (Off-Broadway), Xanadon’t (Off-Broadway), Radio City Christmas Show, and Big Apple Circus.
Larry holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from Ithaca College, has studied privately with Pat Martino, Wayne Krantz, Joanne Brackeen, Jack Wilkins, Vic Juris, David Fuze Fiuczynski, Mick Goodrick, and Rick Beato, and has accumulated credits towards a Masters Degree in Music Education at Hunter College.
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Larry Corban: Emergence
by Geannine Reid
New York guitarist Larry Corban has once again come together with the Aperturistic Triopianist James Weidman, bassist Harvie S, drummer Steve Williamsfor his fifth recording Emergence. Though titled like a debut album Emergence features a seasoned Corban employing a Gibson L-5 that easily navigates bold swinging on up-tempo burners, and tender musings on lyrical ballads. The ensemble is augmented by the indomitable saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi who adds an element of fierceness to four of the eight tunes. Table ...
read moreLarry Corban & The Aperturistic Trio: The Corbanator
by Dan Bilawsky
New York-based guitarist Larry Corban took his time creating a follow-up to his debut-- Moving 4-Ward (Self Produced, 2002); it would be more than a decade before album number two--The Circle Starts Here (Nabroc Records, 2013)--would appear, but that one got the ball rolling again. Corban formed a strong connection with his trio mates on that project--bassist Harvie S and drummer Steve Williams--so he wisely brought them back for this album, adding pianist James Weidman--their band mate in The Aperturistic ...
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by Dan McClenaghan
Guitarist Larry Corban keeps a picture of Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) on the wall of his practice room. The Belgium-born Gypsy guitarist/swing pioneer was a master of tripping from single note melodies to crisp chords--and keeping it all swinging in his collaborations with violinist Stephane Grappelli.Corban takes his Django inspiration well on the opener of The Circle Starts Here CD, his first recorded outing since 2003's Moving 4-Ward (Self Produced). Corban says that opener, Sideswiped," is a nod to ...
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by Dan McClenaghan
From Larry Corban's tone on Moving 4-Ward, my guess is that the guitarist would make a helluva blues player. Sharp-edged, driving, metallic chording, stinging single notes, and the seemingly effortless ability to move back and forth between the two modes... he could be playing behind Buddy Guy. I don't know about his blues career, but Corban proves himself a fine jazzman on this quartet outing. The guitarist has played with qunitets, quartets, trios, duos behind singers; but on ...
read more“Larry Corban and I have been playing together for a couple of years and we came to point where we were ready to go into the Studio. Larry’s tunes are challenging and fun to play and I feel we had a relaxed and swinging session aided by the great Steve williams on drums. I hope this Cd will garner more Larry Corban fans.” – Harvie S
Larry Corban: The Circle Starts Here (2012 [2013], Nabroc): Guitarist, based in New York, second album, a trio with Harvie S on bass and Steve Williams on drums. Soft metallic lines (some nylon), S does a fine job of beefing up the sound. 4.5/5 stars – Tom Hull, Jazz Prospecting & Village Voice