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Semblance
Bruce Dudley
Jazz pianist Bruce Dudley tips his hat to Monk, Bobby Timmons, Duke Ellington, and others, with fresh sounding arrangements in his debut CD as a leader which features hard bop drummer Sebastian Whittaker.
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Semblance | 5:21 | Play |
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Right As Rain | 6:17 | Play |
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Bye-Ya | 5:07 | Play |
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I Have Dreamed/Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | 7:09 | Play |
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Dat Dere | 6:34 | Play |
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My Shining Hour | 6:21 | Play |
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Two Bass Hit | 4:03 | Play |
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The Things We Did Last Summer/The Boy Next Door | 8:23 | Play |
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Song For Dave | 6:38 | Play |
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Lotus Blossom/Single Petal of a Rose | 5:44 | Play |
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Description
Bruce Dudley
Pianist/Composer
E-mail: brudud@aol.com
BRUCE DUDLEY is a versatile jazz pianist, who plays contemporary music that is deeply rooted in the rich tradition of jazz piano. His music is hard swinging, lyrical, and fresh, capturing the very essence of jazz.
"Stunning to listen to," says the Halifax Chronicle Herald.
Dudley, studied jazz piano and arranging at the Eastman School of Music as a teenager with Biff Hannon and Bill Dobbins. At age 16 he won a "Young Talent Search" and was awarded the opportunity to perform with his own trio at the Wichita Jazz Festival. There he had the privilege to share the stage with Herbie Hancock and Clark Terry. Upon graduating high school, Dudley continued his musical studies at New England Conservatory in Boston, where he worked with George Russell, Jaki Byard, and pianist Irma Wolpe. Further studies at Manhattan School of Music, New York University, and Eastman School of Music led to a Master of Music degree in Jazz Performance.
Dudley accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Music and Jazz Studies at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1986 where he taught jazz arranging, composition, theory, piano, and conducted ensembles. He was a founding member of the jazz faculty sextet JazFX, for which he composed and arranged for three years. Dudley's recording debut was with JazFX on their self-titled album on Mark Records. The group, with Dudley at the helm, recorded for CBC radio and television and toured Canada from Newfoundland to Victoria, B.C. Beginning in 1988, Dudley began composing commissioned works for various professional ensembles including, the Millar Brass, the Canadian Saxophone Quintet, and the group Cello. The Penfield Music Commission Project commissioned him to write several works for jazz ensembles that have been performed by high school and colleges throughout North America.
From 1991 until 1995 Dudley taught at San Jacinto College in Houston, Texas. He was frequently heard in clubs and concert halls throughout the Southwest with his trio and as accompanist to such artists as jazz guitarist Herb Ellis, trumpeter Marvin Stamm, and with his wife, vocalist Sandra Dudley. His playing led Tim Carman of the Houston Post to write: "Dudley plays the piano with such grace and authority that he has quietly become the pianist that other pianists go to hear."
In 1995 he moved with his family to Nashville, Tennessee to begin teaching at Belmont University. He is a sought after pianist, accompanying vocalists, playing theatrical shows and backing up many fine jazz artists. He been heard on National Public Radio and Public Radio International. The song "Billie", which Dudley co-wrote with his wife, won Jazziz magazine's 1997 "Vocals On Fire" jazz songwriting competition, and was released in February 1998 on a CD produced by Jazziz. Dudley's composition "Red Moon" was a winning finalist in the U.S.A. Songwriting Competition in 2001. The song is featured on Sandra Dudley's CD "Close To You".
Dudley's debut recording as a leader, Semblance (Keuka Waters Music/Fall '97) was nominated "Best Jazz Album" for the 1998 Nashville Music Awards. Dudley was pianist for Grammy winner Crystal Gayle from 1999 through 2001, touring the U.S. He is on the faculties of music at Belmont University in Nashville and Middle Tennessee State University.