Dave Buxton
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Dave Buxton is an English
jazz pianist and composer. He currently plays in his band the Dave Buxton Trio. Between 1986 and 1990, he performed with and wrote for Andy Sheppard
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programme Nightride in this period, and between 1975 and 1977 performed with the Chico Arnez Orchestra, live and on radio and TV.
Between 1979 and 1986, Buxton worked with African and Latin musicians, he states that this experience influenced his compositional style. He formed a band called Rhythm Machine' to perform his own compositions, did some studio work with a film company and began teaching on a part-time basis.
Between 1986 and 1990, Buxton played regularly with saxophonist Andy Sheppard
appearing on three award-winning albums and playing at hundreds of music festivals and venues.
In 1990, Buxton started a new band, "Pot Pourri", to perform and record new multi-culturally influenced jazz. Over the next decade, Buxton wrote and recorded with various bands and recorded several solo albums.
In 2002, He started the Dave Buxton Trio with drummer Simon Gore and bass player Pete Maxfield, both of whom he met during his time playing with Andy Sheppard
. In 2004, they released their first album, Mode Swings, described as "cerebral" and "poetic" by the BBC
.
England
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jazz pianist and composer. He currently plays in his band the Dave Buxton Trio. Between 1986 and 1990, he performed with and wrote for Andy Sheppard
Andy Sheppard
Andy Sheppard is a British jazz saxophonist and composer. He has been awarded several prizes at the British Jazz Awards, and has worked with some notable figures in contemporary jazz, including Gil Evans, Carla Bley, George Russell and Steve Swallow.-Biography:Sheppard was born in Warminster,...
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Biography
Buxton was born near Matlock, Derbyshire. Beginning in 1960, he studied classical music for eleven years. At age 15, Buxton appeared on the talent show Tinger and Tucker, playing "The Rhythm's Okay in Harlem". Buxton performed on several editions of the BBC Radio 2BBC Radio 2
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programme Nightride in this period, and between 1975 and 1977 performed with the Chico Arnez Orchestra, live and on radio and TV.
Between 1979 and 1986, Buxton worked with African and Latin musicians, he states that this experience influenced his compositional style. He formed a band called Rhythm Machine' to perform his own compositions, did some studio work with a film company and began teaching on a part-time basis.
Between 1986 and 1990, Buxton played regularly with saxophonist Andy Sheppard
Andy Sheppard
Andy Sheppard is a British jazz saxophonist and composer. He has been awarded several prizes at the British Jazz Awards, and has worked with some notable figures in contemporary jazz, including Gil Evans, Carla Bley, George Russell and Steve Swallow.-Biography:Sheppard was born in Warminster,...
appearing on three award-winning albums and playing at hundreds of music festivals and venues.
In 1990, Buxton started a new band, "Pot Pourri", to perform and record new multi-culturally influenced jazz. Over the next decade, Buxton wrote and recorded with various bands and recorded several solo albums.
In 2002, He started the Dave Buxton Trio with drummer Simon Gore and bass player Pete Maxfield, both of whom he met during his time playing with Andy Sheppard
Andy Sheppard
Andy Sheppard is a British jazz saxophonist and composer. He has been awarded several prizes at the British Jazz Awards, and has worked with some notable figures in contemporary jazz, including Gil Evans, Carla Bley, George Russell and Steve Swallow.-Biography:Sheppard was born in Warminster,...
. In 2004, they released their first album, Mode Swings, described as "cerebral" and "poetic" by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
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Recordings
- 'A' (album), Andy Sheppard (1987)
- Introductions In The Dark (album), Andy Sheppard (1989)
- Soft on the Inside (album), Andy Sheppard (1990)
- Bright Moments (album), Andy Sheppard (1990)
- Colours of Africa (album), Pot Pourri (1990)
- Can You Handle It? (single), DNAThe DNA DisciplesDNA was the pseudonym taken by two British dance music producers Nick Batt and Neal Slateford, best known for issuing a remix of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner" in 1990....
featuring Sharon ReddSharon ReddSharon Redd was an American singer from New York. She was the half sister of R&B singer Pennye Ford.-Biography and career:...
(1992) - Hide and Seek (album), Dave Buxton (1994)
- Law and Disorder (album), Dave Buxton (1998)
- Melting Pot (album), Dave Buxton (1999)
- Love to Ludwig (album), Dave Buxton (2000)
- Global Journey (album), Dave Buxton (2000)
- Reflections (album), Dave Buxton (2000)
- One and Only You (album), Ben (2002)
- Mode Swings (album), Dave Buxton Trio (2004)