Santi Debriano
Santi Wilson Debriano (* June 27, 1955 in Panama as Alonso Santi Wilson Debriano Santorino ) is an American bassist and bandleader of modern jazz.
Life and work
Debriano comes from a musical family; his father is known as a composer of songs in Panama. He grew up in Brooklyn and started in high school to learn bass. From 1972 to 1976 he studied at the College Composition and politics, then his studies at the New England Conservatory of Music (until 1977 ) and later at Wesleyan University to continue ( 1989-1991). Since 1978 he accompanied Archie Shepp, and then from 1983 to 1985 to belong to the band of Sam Rivers. He also worked in the 1980s with Kirk Lightsey, Oliver Lake, Attila Zoller and Jim Pepper. In 1989, his first album under his own name, Soldiers of Fortune with John Purcell and Kenny Werner was born. In the 1990s, he continued his activities as a leader of the formation Circlechant and in 1998 took the eponymous album, on which he reworked musical influences of Astor Piazzolla, Duke Pearson, Prince and Mario Bauza.
He also appeared in this time with as a sideman on recordings by George Cables, Joe Chambers, Kenny Drew Jr., Sonny Fortune, DD Jackson, Jon Jang, Talib Kibwe, Pete Laroca, Charles McPherson, David Murray and Larry Willis and was a member of the All-Star lineup Roots of Arthur Blythe, Chico Freeman, Sam Rivers and Don Pullen. Since 1995 he has taught at Wesleyan University and the New School.
Auswahldiskographie
- Jim Pepper: Dakota Sound ( Enja, 1987)
- Jim Pepper: The Path ( Enja, 1988)
- Chico Freeman: Focus (Contemporary Records, 1994)
- Oliver Lake: Compilation ( Gramavision, 1982-86 )
- Charles McPherson: Come Play with Me ( Arabesque, 1995)
- David Murray: The Long Goodbye (DIW Records, 1996)
- D. D. Jackson: Paired Down ( Justin Time, 1997)
Lexical entries
- Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide To Jazz on CD. 6th edition. Penguin, London 2004, ISBN 0-141-01416-4.