Projects of David Marriott, Jr.
As a Leader or Co-Leader:
Marriott Brothers Band
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Started in 1995 as the Marriott Jazz Quintet, the group led by Marriott brothers David and Thomas Marriott have been making waves in the jazz world for almost fifteen years. Notable sidemen with the group have included Kenny Kirkland and Aaron Parks on piano, Geoff Harper and John Sullivan on bass, and Donald Edwards on drums. The current Seattle-based line-up includes Matt Jorgensen on drums.
David Marriott, Jr. Presents Septology
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Featured along side compositions and arrangements by David Marriott are performers Thomas Marriott, Mark Taylor, Travis Ranney, John Hansen, Geoff Harper and Matt Jorgensen. Specializing in long-form compositions -- usually in seven movements -- this septet also performs programmatic sets related to various unifying themes.
Belltown Boptet
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Performing bebop-era rarities and lost gems, including the works of Walter 'Gil' Fuller, Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron and local legend Don Lanphere. Featuring Thomas Marriott on trumpet, Travis Ranney on saxophones, Eric Verlinde on piano, Phil Sparks on bass, and Jose Martinez on drums.
Hard Bop Revisited
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Featuring Dave Marriott (tbn), Thomas Marriott (tpt), Alexey Nikolaev (tsax), Ryan Burns (pno), Geoff Harper (bass), and Matt Jorgensen (drums), Hard Bop Revisited performs the classic music from the hard bop repertoire of the late 1950's and early 1960's -- from Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard and Horace Silver to Benny Golson, J.J. Johnson and Wayne Shorter.
Neo-Sackbut Ensemble
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With the core members of David Marriott, Nathan Vetter, Stuart Hambley and Nelson Bell, the Northwest Neo-Sackbut Ensemble is a quasi-free-jazz-avant-classical-improvisatory ensemble of Seattle-area trombone and low brass players. With nods to Archie Shepp, Roswell Rudd, Stuart Dempster, and George Lewis, plus guest performers on a variety of instruments.
David Marriott and Pop Culture includes Marc Fendel on alto saxophone, Geoff Harper on bass, and Eric Eagle on drums. Blending acoustic instruments with electronic manipulation and external audio, Pop Culture explores the themes of popular films, television, art, politics and more through original compositions and existing compositions from the jazz canon related to these themes.
Electrophonic Research Labs
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Solo project for chiptune, circuit-bent, and other electronic music experiments and recordings.