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"...A MONSTER PIANIST" (Blues Revue) |
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| Country: |  Norway |
| Last Login: | Oct 30, 2008 (406 days back) |
About Me |
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| TOR E 'Dr' BEKKEN is a pianist specializing in jazz, blues and free improvisation. He holds a Master's degree in music from NTNU (University of Trondheim, Norway), and he has been a professional jazz/blues musician on the Norwegian scene since the late 1980s.He has released six albums:THE NAKED BLUES (sonor records; 1995) TRAIN - STONE BLUES PIANO, VOL 1 (sonor records; 2001) GOT MILK IF YOU WANT IT (sonor records; 2003) THE TICKLERS (ticklerdisc/gumbotronic; 2004) FLOOD STREET (DrB Records; 2006) HARDCORE PIANO (Blue Mood Records/Grappa; 2008)All albums have been met with rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. The American magazine Blues Revue has called him '...a monster pianist', and his playing has been described as 'dazzling', 'sublime', exquisite' and 'exceptional' by the same publication.Mr. Bekken has appeared in concert with artists such as Eddie Bo (three sold out duo piano gigs in Oslo, 1999), Dr Michael White, Big Al Carson and Marva Wright. With Wright, he toured France, Luxemburg and Germany in 2006, as keyboardist in her backing band. Mr Bekken also performed with the great Louisiana Red at the Nidaros Blues Festival in Trondheim, Norway in 2005. In 2008, he once again appeared in a duo with Eddie Bo, at the Blues In Hell Festival in Hell, Norway. The song WHAT'D I SAY is a recording from that show. It is not commercially available anywhere.In Norway, the good doc keeps up a busy schedule, playing festivals and clubs in addition to improvising on-the-spot scores for silent films. Mr Bekken has appeared at major festivals in Norway, including the Oslo Int Jazz Festival (just about every year since 1995), Molde Jazz Fest and Notodden Blues Festival.TRAIN; GOT MILK... and FLOOD STREET are available through Blues Music Club Notodden at ebsenter@online.noFLOOD STREET is also available through cdbaby.comHARDCORE PIANO is widely available on the internet, as a download or in album form.A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE SONGS ON THE PROFILE:OBIORA (STONE BLUES pt2) is not available on any of Doc Bekken's albums. The piece is a tribute to Eugene Obiora, who was killed by Norwegian police in 2006, while being arrested. It is available as a free download from this profile page.ANTHRAX BLUES; HAMMERHEAD and BLUES ON THE TABLE were recorded August 31, 2007, by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). The songs are included on a new solo piano album - HARDCORE PIANO - released in March, 2008, by Blue Mood Records. One of many sources of inspiration for these pieces is the great Ray Bryant. Another is Meade 'Lux' Lewis, the all-time king of blues pianoTHE WAKE is a piece of free improvisation; the opening track on the 'FLOOD STREET' cd. It is a spontaneous afterthought on the grim fate of the people who had to leave their home town after Hurricane Katrina.NEWS: 'HARDCORE PIANO' was released in March 2008. It has been favorably reviewed by Norwegian media and by the world's biggest jazz web site, www.allaboutjazz.comLayout made by at sharealayout.com . | |
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Music:Member Since: 3/5/2007Band Website: allaboutjazz.com/drbekken Band Members: T.E.BEKKEN; piano & occasional vocals. Influences: New Orleans music of all sorts, especially pianists Eddie Bo, James Booker, Professor Longhair, Tuts Washington and Jelly Roll Morton. Mr Bekken is interested in the entire history of jazz piano (solo or otherwise), and remains deeply fascinated and inspired by this tradition. Other favorites include (in no particular order): Scott Joplin, Willie 'The Lion' Smith, Sun Ra, Don Pullen, Bobby Few, Call Cobbs,Jr., Jimmy Yancey, Erwin Helfer, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Ray Bryant, Gene Harris, Allen Toussaint, Ramsey Lewis, Mary Lou Williams, Cecil Taylor, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jan Johansson, Jaki Byard, Charles Gayle (the saxophonist also plays great piano), Cripple Clarence Lofton, Turner Parrish, Jimmy Blythe, George Winston, Henry Butler, Dr John, Reggie Hall, Willie Tee, Dick Wellstood, Earl Hines, Fats Waller, Erroll Garner, Les McCann, Mal Waldron, Horace Parlan, Meade 'Lux' Lewis, Art Hodes and Lafayette Gilchrist. The list is endless. There are not enough ladies here, however. Sounds Like: Mr Bekken sounds like some kind of mixture of all his influences. Listen for yourself. Record Label: DrB Records or Blue Mood Records/Grappa Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Blues / Other) |
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Eddie Bo & Doc Bekken Live In Hell |
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I feel extremely proud and privileged to be able to share the stage once again with a great artist like Eddie.
Peace,
TE... Posted by Doc Bekken on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:45:00 PST |
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HARDCORE PIANO AVAILABLE! |
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| DOC BEKKEN'S NEW SOLO PIANO CD 'HARDCORE PIANO' WILL BE AVAILABLE MARCH 1, 2008, ON BLUE MOOD RECORDS. CONTACT eric@bluemoodrecords.no FOR INFO OR PURCHASE...RAHSA
AN ROLAND KIRK ONCE SAID THAT "..the... Posted by Doc Bekken on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:23:00 PST |
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IMPROVISATION IS FREEDOM |
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| THE FREEDOM TO IMPROVISE IS THE GREATEST POSSIBILITY GIVEN TO MANKIND. IT CAN BE EXERCISED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, AT ANY TIME, AT ANY PLACE AND IN ANY LINE OF WORK AND ACTIVITY.
NOT EVEN THE MOS... Posted by Doc Bekken on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:03:00 PST |
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