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Bipolar was born because one morning in July 2005, trumpeter/composer Jed Feuer awakened with a fervent desire, after a long layoff, to return to playing. His aim was to start a quintet which would demonstrate variety, energy, taste and almost always, a departure from the norm. He called his pal, pianist Craig Swanson, and asked him to join forces. Craig expressed great interest and enthusiasm. Within six months, BIPOLAR was performing at Bargemusic, The Metropolitan, Room, Jazz at St. Peter’s and so on. So with Jed on trumpet + flugelhorn, Craig at the piano, Stephanie Long on saxophones, flute + piccolo, David Ostrem on double bass, and James Windsor-Wells on drums, Bipolar is paving new roads into jazz repertoires and performance possibilities. Relying on strongly tailored arrangements of tunes as wide-ranging as Bach's B minor Prelude (Book 1 of the Well-Tempered Clavier) to Debussy's Passepied to Joe Henderson’s Serenity, as well as captivating originals by Feuer and Swanson, Bipolar draws from the most unusual and eclectic pool of source material to be used by any jazz quintet.

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Album Review

Bipolar: Euphrates, Me Jane

Read "Euphrates, Me Jane" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


Music is diverse and flexible. Bipolar brings both elements together in their debut release, Euphrates, Me Jane, a collection of 14 songs that includes a few originals and some interesting arrangements of classical compositions, jazz standards, and even popular titles. Bipolar is a five-piece ensemble composed of Jed Feuer on trumpet and flugelhorn, Craig Swanson on piano, Stephanie Long on saxophones, flute and piccolo, David Ostrem on bass, and James Windsor-Wells on drums. Guest drummer Robert C. Kelly ...

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Performance / Tour

Kinky Friedman Goes Bipolar

Kinky Friedman Goes Bipolar

Source: conqueroo

Kinky's BiPolar Tour invades the Northeast in June. AUSTIN, Texas — Everyone's favorite former Texas gubernatorial candidate, political commentator and self-proclaimed “author, columnist, musician and beautician" Kinky Friedman is going bipolar, as in Kinky Friedman's BiPolar Tour, which starts in New England on June 6 and continues through to July 1. As he has done on his recent “sojourns through America," Kinky will be performing solo, dispensing the wisdom of the Jewish troubadour, and signing books. The Kinkster, whose solo ...

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Interview

Jazz great Pope tells of bipolar struggles

Jazz great Pope tells of bipolar struggles

Source: Michael Ricci

Fellow jazzman Joe Lovano once described Odean Pope as a “bad, bad, bad, beautiful musician, man."

Anybody who has heard Pope reign supreme on tenor sax over the years couldn't argue with that. But after sitting down with Pope the other day and listening to him candidly share details of his decades-long struggle with a personal demon, I'd have to add another word to that riff of superlatives.

Courageous.

For more than 30 years, Pope has suffered from bipolar disorder, ...

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Bipolar Appearing at the Metropolitan Room February 1, 8 & 9 7:30 PM

Bipolar Appearing at the Metropolitan Room February 1, 8 & 9 7:30 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

BIPOLAR Appearing At The Metropolitan Room Fri. February 1st - 7:30 PM Fri. February 8th - 7:30 PM Sat. February 9th - 7:30 PM BIPOLAR Is Jed Feuer, trumpet/flugelhorn Craig Swanson, piano Stephanie Long, soprano/alto sax, flute/piccolo David Ostrem, bass Barbara Merjan, drums THE METROPOLITAN ROOM For reservations and further information, please call: (212) 206-0440 34 West 22nd Street (btw. 5th & 6th Aves.) ...

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Bipolar at Bargemusic on Thursday December 6th, 8PM

Bipolar at Bargemusic on Thursday December 6th, 8PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

BIPOLAR Appearing At Bargemusic Thurs. Dec. 6th. 8PM Bipolar Is Jed Feuer, trumpet/flgelhorn Craig Swanson, piano Stephanie Long, soprano/alto sax, flute/piccolo Barbara Merjan, drums Chris Bonner, bass BARGEMUSIC For reservations and further information, please call: 718-624-2083 Bargemusic is at Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge. or e-mail us at [email protected] Tickets are $35 regular, $30 seniors, $20 ...

Every once in a while, a disc comes along from a player or band unfamiliar to me, and it turns out to be a wonderful package of delight. Such is the case with Euphrates, Me Jane by Bipolar. ...Bipolar thinks outside the box. ...This is their debut album, and is one that makes this listener eager for more from them in the future. - by Joe Lang (May ‘09 issue of "Jersey Jazz")

...It's not often that a jazz band culls from multiple genres in addition to creating new music. Bipolar's approach makes for a collection that is as interesting as it is diverse. - by Woodrow Wilkins (All About Jazz)

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Euphrates, Me Jane

Two Minds Music
2009

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