Bryce Rohde
Bryce Rohde | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 September 1923 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Origin | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 26 January 2016 (aged 92) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument | Piano |
Bryce Benno Rohde (12 September 1923 – 26 January 2016) was an Australian jazz pianist and composer.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Rohde was born in Hobart, Tasmania. He played jazz in Adelaide early in his career, then moved to Canada in 1953.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]In 1954 he and two other expatriates plus an American formed the Australian Jazz Quartet/Quintet. The group recorded several albums and toured widely in the United States,[2] then broke up in 1958 following a tour of Australia itself.[1] Rohde led his own quartets in Australia until 1964, and moved to California in 1965.[2] After then he based himself out of San Francisco, leading his own ensembles at times. Among those Australian musicians with whom he worked extensively are Bruce Cale and Charlie Munro.[1]
He was strongly influenced by George Russell's musical conceptions.[2]
Death
[edit | edit source]Bryce Rohde died on 26 January 2016.[3]
Discography
[edit | edit source]- Bryce Rohde Quartet in Concert LP (CBS Coronet, December 1960)
- Straight Ahead! LP (CBS Coronet, mid 1962)
- Para Ti 7" (CBS, May 1963)
- Corners LP (CBS, June 1963)
- Big 'n Bryce LP: Clarence "Big" Miller & the Bryce Rohde Quartet (CBS, April 1964)
- Snowflakes 7" (CBS, June 1964)
- Just Bryce LP (CBS, March 1965)
- The Bryce Rohde Story – Volume 1 LP (44/Phonogram, September 1977: recorded 1960 & 1962)
- The Bryce Rohde Story – Volume 2 LP (44/Phonogram, September 1977: recorded 1963 & 1965)
- More Spring LP (MBS Jazz, 1990: recorded June 1962)
References
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