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Gordon Brisker
Mostly recognized for his tenor saxophone playing and composing, he has also recorded as a pianist, flautist and clarinetist. Brisker's arrangements and compositions are also featured on many recordings. He has recorded with Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Shew, Stanley Clarke, Jack DeJonette, Tim Hagans and Mike Nock, among noteworthy other.
In 1995 Gordon left Los Angeles to accept a position as Lecturer in Jazz Studies at The University of Sydney. He returned to the U.S. in 2001, presently residing in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Brisker's latest recordings are as a Naxos Jazz artist. His first release, The Gift, features Tim Hagans on trumpet, Marc Copland on piano, Jay Anderson on bass and Jeff Hirshfield on drums. My Son John, released in 2001, highlights Mike Nock on piano, Tim Hagans on trumpet, Anthony Cox on bass and Billy Hart on drums.
In the field of education, Gordon has recently presented masterclasses at Boston University, San Francisco State University, and the University of Cincinnati and is currrently traveling much of the year as a performer and clinician.
Some of Brisker's history as a musician:
* The Woody Herman Band
* Musical Director for Anita O'Day
* Composer-The Tonight Show Orchestra
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Gordon Brisker Quintet: My Son John
by C. Michael Bailey
The West Coast Brisker's Second Outing for Naxos Jazz.
Gordon Brisker's first Naxos Jazz release, the inaugural shot for the label— The Gift (Naxos Jazz 86001, 1998) was a superb straight-ahead example of West Coast Post Bop. The present My Son John extends that sound, mostly thanks to the presence of musician and impresario Mike Nock. Where The Gift was a fairly mainstream fare, My Son John has an edgy, modern feel. No where on this disc does Brisker betray ...
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