Freddie Bryant's Kaleidoscope

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Playing “Groove Trio” a kaleidoscope of groove influences from straight-ahead to blues, New Orleans to Brazilian, Latin and world rhythms. Music from Bryant’s ten albums as a leader including Live Grooves... Epic Tales, Boogaloo Brasileiro, Live at Smoke, Dreamscape and Upper West Side Love Story. About Live Grooves... Epic Tales noted jazz journalist, Bill Milkowski wrote, “A multi-directional musician...shifts easily from straight ahead jazz to Indian ragas, acoustic world music, bossa novas and grooving sambas... guitarist Freddie Bryant and the Kaleidoscope Trio expand his ever-widening musical palette on Live Grooves...Epic Tales.” “His project, Upper West Side Love Story speaks to joys and tribulations common to us all…over more than 90 minutes (it) delivers blues, hip-hop, Afro-Cuban, Afrobeat, reggae and spoken word. His passionate lyrics and colorful music suffuse his reflections on a neighborhood so gentrified he had to leave.” Carlo Wolff – Downbeat. DOWNBEAT included it on its “Best CDs of 2023” list and was featured in a two-page spread in the Daily News. “Guitarist Freddie Bryant is a rhythmic and melodic sponge. Put him in any musical situation, be it classical, jazz, funk, Senegalese, etc., and he’ll tend to become one with the music.” — Jason Koransky, www.downbeatjazz.com Bryant received a master’s degree in classical guitar from Yale School of Music and is in demand in the New York jazz and Brazilian scenes where he has worked with Eliane Elias, Tom Harrell and many others. He was a member of Ben Riley’s Monk Legacy Septet and has played with the Mingus Orchestra for two decades. His impressive array of guitar styles have been featured on numerous CDs showcasing his work on acoustic and electric guitars. His touring has brought him to 55 countries where he collaborated with musicians from a variety of backgrounds, including Indian classical musicians, African singers, oud players, traditional Arab groups, klezmer bands and Cuban musicians in Havana. Band Lineup: Freddie Bryant, guitar/voice Sylvia Cuenca, drums Doug Miller, bass