John Gross (musician)
John Gross ( * May 30, 1944 in Burbank ) is an American jazz musician (tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet ), music producer and author.
Biography
John Gross comes from a musical family; the age of eight he had his first professional appearances in Los Angeles, when he played in the LA County Parks and Recreation in the Youth Orchestra clarinet. He studied clarinet with Phil Sobel and Vito Susca, saxophone Ronnie Lang and John Graas; He also appeared as a child and as a teenager in various symphony orchestras and youth big bands in California. At 14, he played in the Gas House in Venice Beach, a center of the LA Beat culture, then in the jazz scene in Los Angeles, as in the Hillcrest Club, where he performed with artists such as Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Gary Peacock and Horace Tapscott. At age 16, he left the California State University, Northridge, and was a member of the band of Harry James; In the early 1960s he also worked with Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mathis, Stan Kenton and Woody Herman. The mid-60s he became a regular at the Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach, where he among other things, performed with Warne Marsh, Frank Strazzeri, Sam Most and Sal Nistico.
From 1967 to 1972 he was Shelly man's band was the house band at the club Shelly's Manne- Hole. In 1970 he went with the man on a European tour ( Alive in London, 1970) and has appeared Ronnie Scott 's Club in London. From 1979 to 1983 he played in Toshiko Akiyoshis big band with which he has performed at Carnegie Hall. Gross also participated in recordings, among others by Oliver Nelson (Black, Brown and Beautiful, 1969), Kim Richmond, Howard Roberts and David Friesen with.
In 1990 he received a Grammy nomination for his trio album Three Play, which he had recorded with bassist Putter Smith and guitarist Larry Koonse. Since 1991 he lives in Portland (Oregon ) and works as a music teacher. He published the book multiphonics for the saxophones.
Discography
Publication
- Multiphonics for the Saxophone: A Practical Guide; 178 Different Combinations note diagrammed and Explained, Advance Music (1999)