Dave Cliff | |
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| Birth name | David John Cliff |
| Born | June 25, 1944 Hexham, Northumberland, England |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
Dave Cliff (born 25 June 1944) is a British jazz guitarist.
Cliff was born in Hexham, Northumberland. [1] [2] In 1967, he moved to Leeds and gained a diploma in jazz studies from Leeds College of Music while studying with bassist Peter Ind and Bernie Cash. [1] Ind became a mentor to him. At Leeds Cliff was influenced by listening to the music of Lennie Tristano. [2] In 1971, after moving to London, [1] [3] Cliff became established on the local scene. [1] During 1976–1977 he toured the UK with Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh, both students of Tristano and familiar to Ind. [2] During the next year Cliff toured the UK with Soprano Summit (Kenny Davern and Bob Wilber). [1] Beginning in the 1980s, he worked increasingly as a freelance musician.
He recorded his first solo album, The Right Time, in 1987 with Geoff Simkins on alto saxophone. With Simkins he also recorded West Coast Blues (1991) (cassette only), Sippin' at Bell's (1994) and The Music of Tadd Dameron (1996). [2]
Cliff has appeared frequently at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in varied settings. [3] He has worked with Harry Allen, Mike Carr, Buddy Childers, Richie Cole, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Phil DeGreg, Georgie Fame, Allan Ganley, Herb Geller, Scott Hamilton, Ken Peplowski, Bucky Pizzarelli, Irene Reid, Spike Robinson, Nina Simone, Lew Tabackin, Warren Vaché and Cedric West. [1]
In 1998 Cliff won the BT Jazz Awards in the guitar category.
Around 2015 Cliff retired from professional playing on the grounds of Parkinson's disease.
Cliff's influences on guitar include Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, and Lennie Tristano, whose influence he encountered when working and studying with Peter Ind.
Cliff has taught at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff, [3] Trinity College of Music in London, Original UK Jazz Summer School, Jamey Aebersold Summer School in London, and Kristiansand in Norway.
With Warne Marsh
With others
Leonard Joseph Tristano was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher of jazz improvisation.
Warne Marion Marsh was an American tenor saxophonist. Born in Los Angeles, his playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano and earned attention in the 1970s as a member of Supersax.
Geoff Simkins is a British jazz musician who plays alto saxophone.
Jazz at Massey Hall is a live album released in December 1953 by jazz combo The Quintet through Debut Records. It was recorded on 15 May 1953 at Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada. Credited to "the Quintet", the jazz group was composed of five leading "modern" players of the day: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. It was the only time that the five musicians recorded together as a unit, and it was the last recorded meeting of Parker and Gillespie.
William Henry Bauer was an American jazz guitarist.
Salvatore Joseph Mosca was an American jazz pianist who was a student of Lennie Tristano.
Subconscious-Lee is a jazz album by Lee Konitz although a few tracks were issued on 78rpm under Lennie Tristano's name. It was recorded in 1949 and 1950, and released on the Prestige label.
Rossiere "Shadow" Wilson was an American jazz drummer.
Ronald Ball was an English jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
Alan Levitt was an American jazz drummer.
Peter Ind was a British jazz double bassist and record producer.
Crosscurrents is an album by jazz pianist Lennie Tristano. The sides were recorded in 1949 and the album released by Capitol in 1972. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013.
Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again is a live album by American jazz saxophonists Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 1976 and released on the Pausa label.
Lee Konitz Nonet is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz recorded in 1977 and released on the Chiaroscuro label.
Ne Plus Ultra, is an album by saxophonist Warne Marsh recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Revelation label in 1970 before being rereleased on CD the Swiss HatOLOGY label in 2006 with a bonus track.
Back Home, is an album by saxophonist Warne Marsh, recorded in 1986 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.
Warne Marsh Quintet: Jazz Exchange Vol. 1, is a live album by saxophonist Warne Marsh's Quintet featuring Lee Konitz and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen which was recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in late 1975 and released on the Dutch Storyville label.
Warne Marsh Quintet: Jazz Exchange Vol. 2, is a live album by saxophonists Warne Marsh and Lee Konitz which was recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in late 1975 and released on the Dutch Storyville label.
Warne Marsh Lee Konitz: Jazz Exchange Vol. 3, is a live album by saxophonists Warne Marsh and Lee Konitz which was recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in late 1975 and released on the Dutch Storyville label in 1985.
This is the discography for American jazz musician Lee Konitz.
John Chilton, Who's Who of British Jazz, London: Cassell, 1997. ISBN 0-8264-7234-6
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