Jeff Denson
Tony Miceli/Jeff Denson - The East Coast/West Coast Project
Back Room
1984 Bonita Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
Jun 30, 2019
5:00 PM PDT
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East Coast vibraphonist Tony Miceli and West Coast bassist Jeff Denson have been talking about getting together for a couple years. After a debut performance in Philadelphia last fall, Jeff and Tony decided to try it again on the West Coast! The two will spend the weekend doing a Vibraphone & Bass Jazz Boot Camp at the California Jazz Conservatory that will end with a performance at The Back Room.
Internationally renowned vibraphonist Tony Miceli has been performing steadily on the jazz scene since 1980. In All About Jazz, Vic Schermer describes him as ... “a vibraphonist of astonishing virtuosity, musical resilience, and inventiveness. His vibes playing is nothing short of phenomenal.”
Jeff Denson has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe with his own groups and has worked with some of jazz’s finest artists, such as Brian Blade, Jane Ira Bloom, Dave Douglas, Charles McPherson, Cuong Vu, Ralph Alessi, Walter Smith III, Vadim Neselovskyi, Florian Weber, Dan Weiss and Paul Hanson, and has had an ongoing relationship with the legendary Lee Konitz since 2007. Lee Hildebrand of the SF Chronicle describes him as “master of the Jazz bass."
Tickets are $15 and are available in advance at link below, or you may purchase your tickets at the door before the show. Children under 12 are free. Doors open one half hour before show time. We accept cash only at the door (ATMs are nearby).
The Back Room is an all-ages, BYOB (for those 21+) space, dedicated to (mostly) acoustic music of all kinds. You are welcome to bring your own adult beverage with no additional corkage fee. If you need more information or have any questions, please call us: #510-654-3808. Thank you for your support!
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Jeff Denson Biography
JEFF DENSON
Bassist - Vocalist - Composer - Educator
Jeff Denson has balanced a full career as both an acclaimed performing musician and a highly respected educator. Currently leading or co-leading four distinct ensembles, Jeff has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe with both his own groups, worked with some of jazz’s finest artists such as Brian Blade, Jane Ira Bloom, Dave Douglas, Charles McPherson, Cuong Vu, Joe Lovano, Ralph Alessi, Walter Smith III, Dayna Stephens, Vadim Neselovskyi, Warren Wolf, Florian Weber, Dan Weiss, Paul Hanson and had an ongoing relationship with the legendary Lee Konitz since 2007.
Jeff’s most recent album, “Outside My Window,” is a feature for Jeff’s “elastic vocals” (Jazz Times Magazine) where he has composed four original pieces and arranged four pieces by inspiring vocalists in an array of genres: Jeff Buckley, Peter Gabriel, Chris Cornell and Abbey Lincoln.
Jeff is a Zon Bass and Aguilar Amplification endorsing artist and a full professor and Head of the Bass Department at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, California.
Press Quotes:
“Master of the jazz bass."
— Lee Hilldebrand, San Francisco Chronicle
"The penetrating power of Jeff's voice is outstanding." — Kayo Fushiya, JazzTokyo, Japan
"Jeff astonishes as an emphatic singer of immense vocal talent.”
— Alexander Schmitz, Jazz Podium, Germany
"Double bassist Jeff Denson capitalizes on his considerable gifts as an improviser, interpreter and sonic trailblazer..."
— Ken Micaleff , Downbeat Magazine
"Denson is breaking new musical ground, proving that he should be counted as one of the leading bassists of contemporary jazz."
— Teddy Doering, Jazz Podium, Germany
"I have known Jeff Denson for several years now, and had the great pleasure to perform and record with him throughout Europe, the USA and Canada as a member of my quartet. Jeff is an exceptional musician who is a creative force on the double bass and has an original approach and voice on the instrument. He brings a fantastic sense of composition to his improvisations that allow him to transcend the role of the bass and make many unexpected choices. From his hard driving quarter note swing, to cello-like bowed melodies and interactive counterpoint, he is always surprising and inspiring! Jeff is also an outstanding composer who has written music for jazz and classical ensembles. He is always thinking outside the box and bringing his musicality and lyricism to all of his work."
— Lee Konitz
"Jeff is a bassist who digs deeply into the philosophical principles that define what jazz is and can be. In addition to being a very thorough student of the history of his instrument, he is an accomplished composer, teacher, and arranger.”
— Marcus Roberts
Read MoreBassist - Vocalist - Composer - Educator
Jeff Denson has balanced a full career as both an acclaimed performing musician and a highly respected educator. Currently leading or co-leading four distinct ensembles, Jeff has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe with both his own groups, worked with some of jazz’s finest artists such as Brian Blade, Jane Ira Bloom, Dave Douglas, Charles McPherson, Cuong Vu, Joe Lovano, Ralph Alessi, Walter Smith III, Dayna Stephens, Vadim Neselovskyi, Warren Wolf, Florian Weber, Dan Weiss, Paul Hanson and had an ongoing relationship with the legendary Lee Konitz since 2007.
Jeff’s most recent album, “Outside My Window,” is a feature for Jeff’s “elastic vocals” (Jazz Times Magazine) where he has composed four original pieces and arranged four pieces by inspiring vocalists in an array of genres: Jeff Buckley, Peter Gabriel, Chris Cornell and Abbey Lincoln.
Jeff is a Zon Bass and Aguilar Amplification endorsing artist and a full professor and Head of the Bass Department at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, California.
Press Quotes:
“Master of the jazz bass."
— Lee Hilldebrand, San Francisco Chronicle
"The penetrating power of Jeff's voice is outstanding." — Kayo Fushiya, JazzTokyo, Japan
"Jeff astonishes as an emphatic singer of immense vocal talent.”
— Alexander Schmitz, Jazz Podium, Germany
"Double bassist Jeff Denson capitalizes on his considerable gifts as an improviser, interpreter and sonic trailblazer..."
— Ken Micaleff , Downbeat Magazine
"Denson is breaking new musical ground, proving that he should be counted as one of the leading bassists of contemporary jazz."
— Teddy Doering, Jazz Podium, Germany
"I have known Jeff Denson for several years now, and had the great pleasure to perform and record with him throughout Europe, the USA and Canada as a member of my quartet. Jeff is an exceptional musician who is a creative force on the double bass and has an original approach and voice on the instrument. He brings a fantastic sense of composition to his improvisations that allow him to transcend the role of the bass and make many unexpected choices. From his hard driving quarter note swing, to cello-like bowed melodies and interactive counterpoint, he is always surprising and inspiring! Jeff is also an outstanding composer who has written music for jazz and classical ensembles. He is always thinking outside the box and bringing his musicality and lyricism to all of his work."
— Lee Konitz
"Jeff is a bassist who digs deeply into the philosophical principles that define what jazz is and can be. In addition to being a very thorough student of the history of his instrument, he is an accomplished composer, teacher, and arranger.”
— Marcus Roberts
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