Tim Ries

Tim Ries ( b. 1960 ) is an American jazz saxophonist and high school teachers. Most known he was with his two albums Rolling Stones Project ( 2005 and 2008 ).

Life and work

Tim Ries came from a musical family from the area around Detroit. His father Jack Ries was a professional trumpet player, and his mother played piano and his three sisters sang and also played the piano. In his early years he was a member of the 1971 " Michigan All State Band" in Ann Arbor. During the 1970s, he further took saxophone lessons, including in Lynn Klock and Larry Teal at the Interlochen Arts Academy. At the University of North Texas, Denton Ries made ​​1981 his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies. Three years later, he placed after the master 's degree in saxophone at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His teacher at the instrument at the University in Ann Arbor was Donald Sinta. Later he learned claims to 1986-88 with David Liebman in New York City and 1996-1999 with Michael Brecker in Hastings -on-Hudson (New York). Among his most important teachers in jazz composition included William Bolcom from the University of Michigan ( 1982-84 ) and Bob Brookmeyer and Manny Albam on the BMI Composers Workshop ( 1988-90).

From 1982 to 1984, has taught Ries even jazz improvisation at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In the 1990s, he made ​​it his day job. The stations were the University of Bridgeport ( 1994), the Mannes School of Music ( 1994-96 ) The New School ( 1995-98 ), the City College of New York ( 1995-2000), the New Jersey City University (2003 ), Rutgers University ( 2003-05 ). Most recently, he was Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Toronto in the years 2007-09.

Five albums under his own name has published over the years Ries. In addition, the pianist Franck Amsallem has recorded several albums together with him. With numerous jazz musicians such as Phil Woods, Tom Harrell, Al Foster, John Patitucci, Dave Liebman, Danilo Perez, Maynard Ferguson, Red Garland, Badal Roy, Maria Schneider and Donald Byrd he has performed together.

Ries one of the founding members of the Prism Quartet, gewmeinsam with Michael Whitcombe on alto saxophone, Matt Levy on tenor saxophone and Taimur Sullivan on baritone saxophone. He himself contributed to the soprano saxophone. In 2000, the combo presented the album Real Standard Time.

On tour with the Rolling Stones 2002-03 Ries played saxophones, keyboards and organ. As an arranger, he wrote jazz versions of compositions by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger. These appeared on two albums after the tour A Bigger Bang world tour 2005-2007 with the Stones.

As a composer, Ries has presented over one hundred original pieces. With the Prism Quartet he has William Bolcom's "Concerto Grosso " listed along with 13 orchestras, including those from Detroit, Dallas and Cleveland. As a saxophonist, he was also involved in the American premiere of Takashi Yoshimatsus "Cyber ​​Bird Concerto" with the Brooklyn Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall.

Discography (selection)

  • Stones World, The Rolling Stones Project II Sunnyside Records 2008 ( Tim Ries ( alto, tenor and soprano saxophones, piano ), Charlie Watts (drums), Keith Richards ( guitar), Mick Jagger ( harmonica ), Ronnie Wood (guitar, lap steel ), Adam Rogers (guitar ) and the African Tuareg combo Tidawt )
  • The Rolling Stones Project Concord Records, 2005; Sony Japan, 2005
  • Alternate Side Criss Cross, 2001 with Tim Ries (tenor & soprano saxophone), Greg Gisbert (trumpet & flugelhorn), Michael Davis ( trombone), Ben Monder (guitar), Stacey Shames (harp), Larry Goldings ( piano & organ), John Patitucci ( bass), Billy Drummond ( bass)
  • Universal Spirits Criss Cross, 1998, Tim Ries, Scott Wendland Holt ( trumpet), Ben Monder (guitar), Scott Colley ( bass), Billy Drummond (drums)
  • Imaginary Time Moo Records, 1994 (recorded in 1993 ) with Tim Ries, Randy Brecker (trumpet ), Scott Wendland Holt (trumpet ), Charles Gordon ( trombone), Ben Monder (guitar), Franck Amsallem ( piano ), Scott Colley ( bass), Joey Baron ( drums), Billy Hart ( drums)
  • Is That So? Sunnyside Records, 1996 ( recorded 1990) with Frank Amsallem (Piano)
  • Regards Freelance Recordings, 1993 with Frank Amsallem ( piano ) and Scott Colley (bass) and Bill Stewart ( drums)
  • Prism Quartet: Real Standard Time innova Recordings No515, 2000; (featuring compositions by Tim Ries & Matt Levy )
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