David Binney
David Binney is an American alto saxophonist and composer living in New York City.[1]
Biography
David was born in Miami, Florida and raised in Southern California. His parents were jazz fans, and introduced Binney to jazz musicians such as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bobby Hutcherson and Wayne Shorter. Binney's parents also exposed him to the music of Jimi Hendrix, Milton Nascimento, Sly Stone and a variety of other styles of music that helped foster an interest in a broad spectrum of music. He began to study the saxophone with various teachers in Los Angeles. At the age of 19 he moved to New York City, where he studied with Phil Woods, Dave Liebman and George Coleman. In 1989, Binney was awarded an NEA Grant which he used to record his first album, Point Game on Owl Records.
Binney has performed in basement clubs in New York to jazz festivals in Europe, appeared on stage with Aretha Franklin, at Carnegie Hall, and with Maceo Parker. He has produced all of his own albums, in addition to two Lost Tribe releases. Binney is a founding member of Lost Tribe and Lan Xang, and has recorded as a sideman for Uri Caine's Mahler Project, Drew Gress' Jagged Sky and Medeski, Martin and Wood. David started his record label, Mythology Records, in 1998.
David Binney performs regularly at the 55 Bar in New York City, among many other venues.
Selective discography
As leader
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Point Game | Owl Records/Mesa-Bluemoon Records |
| 1995 | The Luxury of Guessing | Sledgehammer Blues |
| 1998 | Free to Dream | Mythology Records |
| 1998 | Lan Xang, Lan Xang | Mythology Records |
| 2000 | Lan Xang, Hidden Gardens | Naxos Records |
| 2001 | Afinidad | Red Records |
| 2001 | South | ACT Records |
| 2002 | Balance | ACT Records |
| 2003 | A Small Madness | Auand Records |
| 2004 | Welcome to Life | Mythology Records |
| 2005 | Fiestas de Agosto | Red Records |
| 2005 | Bastion of Sanity | Criss Cross Records |
| 2006 | Out of Airplanes | Mythology Records |
| 2006 | Cities and Desire | Criss Cross Records |
| 2009 | Third Occasion | Mythology Records |
| 2010 | Aliso | Criss Cross Records |
| 2011 | Graylen Epicenter | Mythology Records |
| 2011 | Barefooted Town | Criss Cross Records |
| 2013 | Lifted Land | Criss Cross Records |
| 2014 | Anacapa | Criss Cross Records |
As sideman
With Uri Caine
- Urlicht / Primal Light (Winter & Winter, 1997)
- Gustav Mahler in Toblach (Winter & Winter, 1999)
Performance credits
Jim Hall Quartet
Uri Caine: Mahler Project
Uri Caine: Bach Project
Lost Tribe w/Adam Rogers, Ben Perowsky, Fima Ephron
Global Theory w/David Gilmore, Uri Caine, James Genus, Rodney Holmes
Marvin "Smitty" Smith Electric Band
Wayne Krantz Band
Joel Harrison: Free Country
Kenny Wollesen: "The Wollesens"
Steve Bernstein: Sex Mob w/John Medeski
Gil Evans Orchestra
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Lan Xang w/ Donny McCaslin, Kenny Wollesen, Scott Colley
Drew Gress: Jagged Sky w/Kenny Wollesen, Ben Monder
Bobby Previte: Horse
Edward Simon Group
Cecil Mcbee Band
Eumir Deodato Band
References
- ↑ Fordham, John (26 May 2011). "David Binney: Graylen Epicenter – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
External links
- Dave Binney Bio: http://www.mythologyrecords.com/binney.html
- Dave Binney Homepage: http://www.davidbinney.com/
- Review of Out of Airplanes
- Review of Cities and Desire
- Review of Oceanos