Freddie Bryant's guest appearances

Freddie Bryant

Liner Notes with David Bixler

Improv Exchange Podcast

Berklee Guitar Department

Amherst at 200: Celebrating Mind, Heart, and Community

Miguel Zenon

Kit Downes

Fred Hersch

Craig Taborn

Adam O'Farrill

Todd Williams

Tim Hagans

Jeff Hamilton

Lou Marini

Jaleel Shaw

David Bixler

Tony Malaby

Abraham Burton

OwlTail

At the start of his career, the great guitarist Kenny Burrell wrote, “Freddie Bryant is a brilliant young guitarist and composer.” Since then he has shown his versatile skills in jazz, classical, Brazilian, and other world genres. Freddie is currently in demand in the New York jazz scene. He worked with Ben Riley for over a decade with the Monk Legacy Septet (Memories of T on Concord Records) and The Ben Riley Quartet (Grown Folks Music on Sunnyside Records). He has been a member of the Mingus Orchestra since the millennium and has toured and recorded with Tom Harrell (Paradise on RCA). His own group, KALEIDOSCOPE whose CD, Live Grooves…Epic Tales is on the HiPNOTIC record label and features grooves from around the world including Brazil, Cuba, and New Orleans, and influences from blues, gospel, India, and the Middle East. This Spring and Summer celebrate the release of his opus, Upper West Side Love Story, a double CD of his 16-movement song cycle featuring an all-star nonet: Carla Cook – vocals, Regina Carter – violin, Donny McCaslin and Steve Wilson on saxophones and flutes, Gwen Laster and Akua Dixon filling out the string section on viola and cello with the grooving rhythm section of bassist John Benitez and drummer Alvester Garnett. In this episode, Freddie shares his background, education, and musical journey. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

At the start of his career, the great guitarist Kenny Burrell wrote, “Freddie Bryant is a brilliant young guitarist and composer.” Since then he has shown his versatile skills in jazz, classical, Brazilian, and other world genres. Freddie is currently in demand in the New York jazz scene. He worked with Ben Riley for over a decade with the Monk Legacy Septet (Memories of T on Concord Records) and The Ben Riley Quartet (Grown Folks Music on Sunnyside Records). He has been a member of the Mingus Orchestra since the millennium and has toured and recorded with Tom Harrell (Paradise on RCA). His own group, KALEIDOSCOPE whose CD, Live Grooves…Epic Tales is on the HiPNOTIC record label and features grooves from around the world including Brazil, Cuba, and New Orleans, and influences from blues, gospel, India, and the Middle East. This Spring and Summer celebrate the release of his opus, Upper West Side Love Story, a double CD of his 16-movement song cycle featuring an all-star nonet: Carla Cook – vocals, Regina Carter – violin, Donny McCaslin and Steve Wilson on saxophones and flutes, Gwen Laster and Akua Dixon filling out the string section on viola and cello with the grooving rhythm section of bassist John Benitez and drummer Alvester Garnett. In this episode, Freddie shares his background, education, and musical journey. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at <a href="http://www.improvexchange.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.improvexchange.com</a>

Episode #128: Freddie Bryant

In this episode of LINER NOTES I speak with guitarist, composer, and now lyricist Freddie Bryant about his song cycle Upper West Side Love Story. With the help of vocalist Carla Cook and soloists Regina Carter, Steve Wilson, and Donny McCaslin, Freddie pays homage to his New York City childhood neighborhood and takes the listener on a journey of the changes it has endured. You can visit upperwestsidelovestory.com to learn more.

In this episode of LINER NOTES I speak with guitarist, composer, and now lyricist Freddie Bryant about his song cycle Upper West Side Love Story. With the help of vocalist Carla Cook and soloists Regina Carter, Steve Wilson, and Donny McCaslin, Freddie pays homage to his New York City childhood neighborhood and takes the listener on a journey of the changes it has endured. You can visit <a href="https://upperwestsidelovestory.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">upperwestsidelovestory.com</a> to learn more.

LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Freddie Bryant

Jazz guitarist, composer, bandleader and professor Freddie Bryant ’87 takes us back to his childhood among artists and musicians in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Then he reflects on how his Amherst experience shaped his understanding of racial identity as well as his musical career. This episode features music performed by Bryant and his parents, Beatrice Rippy and Carroll Hollister, class of 1922.Transcript: https://bit.ly/AmherstFreddieBryantTranscriptMusic, in order of appearance: Kaleidoscope by Freddie Bryant This, and My Heart performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister Come Slowly, Eden performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister Trouble Man performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister By, an’ By performed by Todd Duncan, Piano by Carroll Hollister Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit performed by Todd Duncan, Piano by Carroll Hollister I’m Goin’ to Tell God All My Troubles performed by Todd Duncan, Piano by Carroll Hollister Serena by Freddie Bryant Hommage by Freddie Bryant Aria from “Acias y Galatae” performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister More World...More Jazz by Freddie Bryant Mother to Son performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jazz guitarist, composer, bandleader and professor Freddie Bryant ’87 takes us back to his childhood among artists and musicians in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Then he reflects on how his Amherst experience shaped his understanding of racial identity as well as his musical career. This episode features music performed by Bryant and his parents, Beatrice Rippy and Carroll Hollister, class of 1922.Transcript: <a href="https://bit.ly/AmherstFreddieBryantTranscript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/AmherstFreddieBryantTranscript</a>Music, in order of appearance:<ol> <li>Kaleidoscope by Freddie Bryant</li> <li>This, and My Heart performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister</li> <li>Come Slowly, Eden performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister</li> <li>Trouble Man performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister</li> <li>By, an’ By performed by Todd Duncan, Piano by Carroll Hollister</li> <li>Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit performed by Todd Duncan, Piano by Carroll Hollister</li> <li>I’m Goin’ to Tell God All My Troubles performed by Todd Duncan, Piano by Carroll Hollister</li> <li>Serena by Freddie Bryant</li> <li>Hommage by Freddie Bryant</li> <li>Aria from “Acias y Galatae” performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister</li> <li>More World...More Jazz by Freddie Bryant</li> <li>Mother to Son performed by Beatrice Rippy Hollister</li> </ol> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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Guitar Professor Freddie Bryant joins us and shares his secret of "the book"

Guitar Professor Freddie Bryant joins us and shares his secret of "the book"