Santi Debriano

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Santi Debriano
Born
Santi Wilson Debriano

(1955-06-27) 27 June 1955 (age 69)
Panama City, Panama
Education Franklin K. Lane High School,
Union College,
New England Conservatory of Music,
Wesleyan University
OccupationJazz bassist
Years active1981–

Santi Wilson Debriano (born 1955 in Panama) is a jazz bassist, composer and music teacher. [1]

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Early life and education

Debriano was raised in Brooklyn, having moved there with his family at age four. His father is known as a song composer in Panama. Debriano started playing jazz instruments as a teenager in Franklin K. Lane High School. From 1972 to 1976 he studied composition and politics at Union College in New York, then attended the New England Conservatory of Music and Wesleyan University. [2]

Career

He worked with Archie Shepp in the late 1970s and early 1980s, then moved to Paris and played with Sam Rivers for three years. He then returned to New York City. He currently lives in Staten Island. [3] [4]

Debriano has led several of his own units, including small groups in the late 1980s and Circlechant, a world music-influenced ensemble which has had among its members Helio Alves, Will Calhoun, and Abraham Burton. [2] As a sideman and bandmember, he has worked with Larry Coryell, Sonny Fortune, Hank Jones, Don Pullen, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Chucho Valdes, and Randy Weston. [1]

He leads an ensemble called Flash of the Spirit. [5] Santi's latest release is titled "Ashanti" is on JoJo Records. [6] Santi also performs frequently on guitar, with his organ group that features vocalist Nina Shanka. [7] His several concerts were broadcast by National Public Radio, WBGO and WNYC. [8] [9]

With the Garth Fagan and Don Pullen, he participated in the realization the dance piece Sacred Common Ground in 1995. [10]

Santi participated in the production of two documentary films on jazz with filmmaker Marc Huraux. [11] In 1988 he worked on a documentary film Bird Now [12] and during 1996 on Check the Changes. [11]

Debriano was also the music director for arts at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, New Jersey, and was given an award for jazz education by New York University in 2001. [2]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Roni Ben-Hur & Santi Debriano - Our Thing Featuring Duduka Da Fonseca". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Jazz musician rebuilds after losing Staten Island home to Sandy". cbsnews.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bass instincts: Santi Debriano weaves his love affair with the instrument into beguiling sounds". nj.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Santi Debriano: Flash Of The Spirit". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Santi Debriano & Arkestra Bembe: Ashanti". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Santi Debriano and Nina Shankar". andreabrachfeld.com. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ "'Ashanti' by Santi Debriano & Arkestra Bembé featured on WBGO's New Day, New Play Mar. 13-17". hudsonriverpark.org. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Santi Debriano's Arkestra Bembe". hudsonriverpark.org. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  10. ↑ Franckling, Ken (January 23, 1996). "Don Pullen's final grand experiment". UPI. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Debriano, Santi". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Bird now". loc.gov. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
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