Chris Jennings (musician)
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Chris Jennings | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 12 August 1978 |
| Genres | Jazz, world music |
| Occupations | Musician, composer, arranger, teacher |
| Instruments | Double bass, electric bass |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Promise Land Records, MusicJustMusic |
| Website | www.chrisjenningsbass.com |
Chris Jennings is a Canadian jazz (left handed) double bassist, composer, arranger and educator.
Biography
[edit]Early life and career
[edit]Growing up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he began studying music early on piano and classical guitar before moving to electric bass and then double bass. He attended the Banff Centre for the Arts Jazz Workshop in 1996 under the direction of Kenny Wheeler.
He moved to Toronto, Ontario, in 1996 to complete a bachelor's degree in Music Performance at the University of Toronto.
European life and career (since 2002 to date)
[edit]Moving to Europe in 2002, he has established himself as an international Canadian double bassist based in Paris, France.
With guitarist Nguyên Lê he is currently in his "Fire & Water Trio" with percussionist Stephan Edouard and Nguyên Lê's "Streams" Quartet.[1]
In 2015 he began as bassist with pianist Joachim Kühn's "New Trio", with drummer Eric Schaefer.[2][3]
He also took on a melodic role, as well as bassist, in the creation of Titi Robin's "Nargis" Trio with Iranian percussionist Habib Meftah.[4]
As leader
[edit]Releasing in 2011 of his self-titled Chris Jennings Quartet CD on Promise Land Records[5] featuring Manu Codjia (el. gtr), Pierre Perchaud (ac. gtr), Patrick Goraguer (drums), he also led the Country Jazz Trio with American drummer Leon Parker for three years. Jennings/Perchaud acoustic duo began 2006, and trio featuring guitarist/percussionist Kevin Seddiki and the young Belgium vocalist revelation Lynn Cassiers since 2011. A co-leader project with trombonist Karin Hammar was created[6] in 2012 featuring Ingrid Jensen. As well as the Chris Jennings Solo Double Bass project and the Chris Jennings String Quintet, his group Drum'n Koto Trio featuring Mieko Miyazaki (Japanese koto) and Patrick Goraguer (drums/santour) whose album received disc of the Day[7] (TSF Jazz Radio France), disc of the week[8] (FIP Radio France) and disc of the month.[9][10]
Studies and teaching
[edit]Since 1996, Jennings completed residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts Canada, a Bachelors (B.A.) in Jazz Performance from the University of Toronto, Canada (2000) and a Masters (M.A.) in Music from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, the Netherlands (2004).
He is on faculty at the Didier Lockwood Music School (Centre Musiques Didier Lockwood - CMDL), since 2005 and having taught at the Conservatory of Chelles France for 7 years.
Instruments and endorsements
[edit]Jennings plays a custom built left-handed Thomas Martin double bass (2004),[11] a Croatian double bass circa 1880 converted into a neck off for air travel by David Gage, a "Lolita" electric double bass by Hervé Prudent (2011)[12] as well as a Saz (Nino le Saz) by luthier Hervé Prudent [13] and a custom made 6 string electric bass (1992) by Tak Hosono (Ibenez basses) designed and constructed with the help of his mentor, Canadian bassist Dale James.[14]
Jennings is endorsed by d'Addario Bowed Strings and by David Gage Realist pick-ups.[15]
Discography
[edit]| Album as leader/co-leader | Year | Label | ||
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| Chris Jennings 5 Ways Home – Boy, She's the Dandy (Kalle Kalima, Patrick Goraguer, Eric Schaefer, Hayden Chisholm feat. Rachel Eckroth) | 2024 | Eden River Records & Promise Land (distr. Socadisc) | ||
| Chris Jennings Drum'n Koto – Drum'n Koto (Mieko Miyazaki, Patrick Goraguer, feat. Nguyên Lê & Kudsi Erguner) | 2013 | MusicJustMusic (Digital) | ||
| Chris Jennings Drum'n Koto – Drum'n Koto[16] (Mieko Miyazaki, Patrick Goraguer, feat. Nguyên Lê & Kudsi Erguner) | 2013 | Promise Land (distr. Socadisc) | ||
| Hammar/Jennings Group Land (featuring Ingrid Jensen) | 2012 | Skip Records | ||
| Chris Jennings Drum'n Koto – From Tokyo to Tehran (feat. Mieko Miyazaki, Patrick Goraguer) | 2012 | MusicJustMusic | ||
| Chris Jennings Quartet August – Special Edition (feat. Manu Codjia, Pierre Perchaud, Patrick Goraguer) | 2012 | MusicJustMusic | ||
| Chris Jennings Quartet – Chris Jennings Quartet (feat. Manu Codjia, Pierre Perchaud, Patrick Goraguer) | 2011 | Promise Land Records | ||
| Chris Jennings String Quintet – Works I | 2010 | MusicJustMusic | ||
| Chris Jennings Solo Double Bass – Live at the Banff Centre | 2010 | MusicJustMusic | ||
| Jennings/Perchaud Duo – Paris to the Rockies | 2008 | MusicJustMusic | ||
| Chris Jennings Solo Double Bass – Left Turn Signal | 2002 | MusicJustMusic |
| Album as a sideman | Year | Label | ||
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| John Hadfield – Paris Quartet (feat.Sylvain Rifflet, Jozef Dumoulin, Chris Jennings, John Hadfield-drums)[17] | 2021 | Outnote Records | ||
| David Linx – Skin in the Game (feat.Gregroy Privat, Arnaud Dolmen-drums)[18] | 2019 | Cristal Records | ||
| Gregory Privat – Soley | 2019 | Buddham Jazz | ||
| Nguyên Lê – Streams (feat.Ilya Amar-vibes, John Hadfield-drums)[19] | 2019 | ACT Music | ||
| Macha Gharibian – Joy Ascension (feat.Dré Pallemaerts-drums) | 2019 | Meredith Records | ||
| Céline Bonacina – Fly Fly (feat.Jean Luc Di Fraya-drums/perc/voix, Guest-Pierre Durand-gtr)[20] | 2019 | Cristal Records | ||
| Joachim Kühn – Love & Peace[21] | 2018 | ACT Music | ||
| David Aubaile – Thinko (feat. Karim Ziad-drums) | 2018 | Promise Land Records | ||
| Jeremy Hababou – Nuances (with Lukmil Perez-drums) | 2018 | Outhere Music | ||
| Marko Churnchetz – Ruthenia (feat. Mike Moreno gtr., Rudy Royston drms)[22] | 2017 | Fresh Sound | ||
| Joachim Kühn – Beauty & Truth[23] | 2016 | ACT Music | ||
| Céline Bonacina Crystal Quartet – Cristal Rain (feat. pianist Gwilym Simcock) | 2016 | Crystal Records (France) | ||
| Loïs Le Van – So Much More | 2016 | Hevhetia | ||
| Alex Saada – Wefree | 2016 | Promise Land Records (France) | ||
| Nguyên Lê/Thong Duong – Doc Dao | 2014 | Vietnam | ||
| Francesco Nastro – Colors of Light[24] | 2014 | Via Veneto Jazz (Italy) | ||
| Thomas Enhco – Fireflies | 2013 | Label Bleu (France) | ||
| Hervé Cercal – Bel Air for Piano | 2013 | Jazz Caribéen | ||
| El Gusto Chaabi Orchestra – El Gusto | 2012 | Zylo | ||
| Thomas Enhco Trio – The Window and the Rain (with guests Terumasa Hino & Kiyohiko Semba) | 2011 | Happinet (Japan) | ||
| Lee Konitz feat. Giovanni Ceccerelli French Trio – Waxin' in Camerino | 2011 | Philology Records (Italy) | ||
| Dhafer Youssef Quartet – Abu Nawas Rhapsody[25] (feat. Tigran Hamasyan, Chris Jennings, Mark Guiliana) | 2010 | EmArcy | ||
| Jean Becker – Deux Jours à Tuer (film music) | 2008 | StudioCanal | ||
| Yabai Piano Trio – Yabai | 2008 | autoproduction | ||
| Leila Olivesi – l'Etrange Fleur | 2007 | Plus Loin Music (France) | ||
| Alex Saada Quintet – Be Where You Are | 2005 | Promise Land Records (France) | ||
| University of Stockholm – Älskade Sånger | 2003 | (Sweden) | ||
| Alex Saada – Éveil | 2003 | Promise Land Records (France) | ||
| Barry Romberg – Three Blind Mice | 2002 | Romhog Records (Canada) | ||
| Ronley Teper – Tales From the Tray | 2001 | autoproduction (Canada) | ||
| Sound of Toronto Jazz Series – Hear the Color of Jazz | 1999 | CBC Radio (Canada) | ||
| Silke Eberhard – Inspiration Expiration | 1999 | autoproduction (Germany) |
References
[edit]- ↑ "6h55 - Nguyên Lê Streams quartet". YouTube. 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Beauty & Truth - CD - Beauty & Truth - Joachim Kühn - Artists - ACT Music - in the spirit of jazz".
- ↑ "Love & Peace - CD - Love & Peace - Joachim Kühn - Artists - ACT Music - in the spirit of jazz".
- ↑ "Nargis - Molpé Music / Booking - management - fundraising". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ Jazz Magazine Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, No. 625, May 2011, p. 59
- ↑ All About Jazz, Article 540 Sept. 2012
- ↑ TSF Jazz Radio France, 29 October 2013
- ↑ FIP Radio France Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, 23–29 December 2013
- ↑ "Drum'n Koto". 9 June 2023.
- ↑ Jazz News Magazine Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, No. 28 January/February 2013
- ↑ Testimonials Archived 12 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Thomas & George Martin double basses
- ↑ Lolita electric double bass Archived 13 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Hervé Prudent instrument builder
- ↑ "Nino le SAZ". Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ↑ custom made instruments, Tak Hosono instrument builder
- ↑ "Orchestral Strings & Rosin | d'Addario".
- ↑ Jazz Magazine Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, No. 656 December 2013 by Franck Bergerot
- ↑ "John Hadfield's Paris Quartet".
- ↑ "Skin in the Game | David Linx".
- ↑ "Streams - CD - Streams - Nguyên Lê - Artists - ACT Music - in the spirit of jazz".
- ↑ "Fly Fly | Céline Bonacina".
- ↑ "Love & Peace - CD - Love & Peace - Joachim Kühn - Artists - ACT Music - in the spirit of jazz".
- ↑ "Marko Churnchetz - Ruthenia - Retrospective of Russian Composers of the 20th Century".
- ↑ "Beauty & Truth - CD - Beauty & Truth - Joachim Kühn - Artists - ACT Music - in the spirit of jazz".
- ↑ Via Veneto Jazz, VVJ 093
- ↑ Dhafer Youssef Website, February 2010
External links
[edit]- www.chrisjenningsbass.com (official website site) bio Archived 21 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- www.chrisjenningsbass.com (official website site) press reviews Archived 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Radio France (F.I.P.)
- Bassist Magazine (France) Archived 4 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Bassist Magazine (France)
- YouTube featured video channel
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