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David Friesen (born May 6, 1942) [1] is an American jazz bassist. He plays double bass and electric upright bass. [2] Career. Friesen began playing bass while serving in the United States Army in Germany. He played with John Handy and Marian McPartland and following this, with Joe Henderson; in 1975, he toured in Europe with Billy Harper.
David Friesen is doing for the bass what Pythagoras did for triangles. Patrick Hinely/Jazz Magazine. David Friesen e-shop: www.davidfriesenjazzeducation.net. Watch a multi-series film about the musical and personal life of David Friesen: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuWJKk5Z0WIiOgcyz7wSR2ZUlAFNqMUuI.
David Friesen is included in a recent jazz bass poll as one of the 100 Greatest Jazz Bassists of all time. Friesen was inducted into the Oregon Jazz Society Hall of Fame May 2012. David Friesen's original composition Playground placed 2nd in the 2014 International Songwriting Competition with over 18,000 applicants.
A major international jazz figure for over 50 years, bassist-composer David Friesen continues his unflagging process of creating new defining works, with the ambitious, expansive, and deeply personal musical explorations found on Testimony.
Feb 14, 2024 · Listed on a recent Jazz Bass Survey by jazz educators as one of the 24 most influential bassists in the history of jazz. Inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the first induction ceremony Sept. 2007. Most Valuable Musician, Monterey Jazz Festival 1977. Winner, DownBeat Critics' Poll: Bass Violin TDW.
Feb 14, 2024 · The bassist followed Testimony up with A Day Of Rest and Passage, both on Origin Records, both released in 2021. The former is a piano solo set—Friesen is, as was Charles Mingus, more than competent on the piano—and the latter a duo set with Friesen back on his distinctive Hemage bass, joined by pianist Bob Ravenscroft.
A spiritually minded bassist and pianist who has been a creative force on the Pacific Northwest jazz scene since the '60s. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 2020s. Born. May 6, 1942 in Tacoma, WA. Genre. Jazz, New Age. Styles. Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Contemporary Jazz. Album Highlights. Full Discography.
