Glenn Ferris

Glenn Arthur Ferris (born June 27, 1950) is a jazz trombonist who has also worked in other fields. Outside of jazz he has played for Frank Zappa, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, and Duran Duran.

Glenn Ferris
Glenn Ferris, left
Background information
Birth nameGlenn Arthur Ferris
Born (1950-06-27) June 27, 1950
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresJazz, rock, pop
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsTrombone

He studied classical music from 1958 to 1967, but from 1964 onward he also studied jazz with Don Ellis, performing all of the trombone solos on three albums ("Ferris Wheel" was written for him by Don).[1] Prior to the live concert at Filmore, he shaved his head.[2] He went on to perform with a variety of American musicians in several genres before moving to France in 1980. In France he worked with Tony Scott, Brotherhood of Breath, and Henri Texier. He has led a trio and a quintet[3] and has taught at the Conservatoire de Paris.

Discography

As leader
  • A Live in Paris with Collectif Planete Carree (RCA Victor, 1980)
  • Flesh and Stone (Enja, 1994)
  • Palatino with Romano/Benito/Fresu (Label Bleu, 1995)
  • Face Lift (Enja, 1996)
  • Refugees (Enja, 1997)
  • Chrominance (Enja, 2001)
  • Here and Now with BFG (Naïve, 2001)
  • Air with Mirabassi/Boltro (Sketch, 2003)
  • Skin Me! (Naive, 2004)
  • X Actimo! (Naive, 2006)
  • Ferris Wheel (Enja, 2009)
  • Live in L.A. with Bobby Bradford (Clean Feed, 2011)
  • Now or Never with BFG (Naive, 2013)

With Palatino

  • Tempo (Label Bleu, 1998)
  • Palatino Chap. 3 (EmArcy, 2001)
  • Back in Town (Naive, 2011)

As sideman

With Billy Cobham

  • Total Eclipse (Atlantic, 1974)
  • Shabazz (Atlantic, 1975)
  • A Funky Thide of Sings (Atlantic, 1975)

With Don Ellis

With Steve Lacy

With Peter Schärli

  • Tomorrow (Enja, 1992)
  • Blues for the Beast (Enja, 1997)
  • Guilty (Enja, 2001)
  • Avo Session (TCB, 2011)
  • Purge (Enja, 2015)

With Henri Texier

  • An Indian's Week (Label Bleu, 1993)
  • Mosaic Man (Label Bleu, 1998)
  • Strings' Spirit (Label Bleu, 2002)

With Jack Walrath

With others

References
  1. liner notes to The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground
  2. liner notes to Don Ellis at Fillmore
  3. "Interview and profile from Jazz Break". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2006-10-22.
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