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Tim Ries
...is saxophonist and composer...
A versatile and thoughtful saxophonist and composer, Tim Ries
has collaborated with such jazz artists as Phil Woods, Tom Harrell, Al Foster,
John Patitucci, Dave Liebman, Danilo Perez, Maynard Ferguson, Red Garland, Badal
Roy, Maria Schneider and Donald Byrd. A Verve release with The Joe Henderson
Big Band won a Grammy Award. Having just returned from a second world tour with
the Rolling Stones playing saxophone, keyboard and organ, his other recording
and performance credits include work with such diverse talents as Donald Fagen,
Paul Simon, Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett, Stevie Wonder, Incognito, Blood Sweat
& Tears, Bob Belden and David Lee Roth.
Having already released five original jazz compact discs, Tim
now will channel his energy into creating interpretations of rock and roll standards.
The music of Jagger and Richards, Tim's recent employers, serves as the inspiration
for his most recent recording project.
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Tim has written over one hundred compositions in both the jazz
and classical idioms. This fusion of styles is evident in his work with PRISM,
a saxophone quartet which presents a diverse repertoire in both acoustic and
electronic environments. Prism performed William Bolcom's Concerto Grosso with
13 orchestras, including Detroit, Dallas and Cleveland. Tim also performed the
American premiere of Takashi Yoshimatsu's Cyberbird Concerto with the Brooklyn
Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall.A graduate of the University of North Texas and
the University of Michigan, Tim has served on the faculties of The New School,
City College of New York and the Mannes College of Music. Tim is currently teaching
saxophone and jazz combo at Rutgers and New Jersey City University. He frequently
travels to other universities, jazz festivals and clinics as a teacher of saxophone,
composition and improvisation. Tim uses Selmer saxophones exclusively, Francois
Louis mouthpieces and Rico Reeds.
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The Rolling Stones Project
Music Of The Rolling Stones
Spring 2005 release, Concord Records / Sony Japan
Contributing recording artists include leading jazz and rock
celebrities: Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow,
Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Ben Monder, Darryl Jones, John Patitucci, Jeff
Ballard, Brian Blade, Clarence Penn, Michael Davis, Lisa Fischer, Bernard Fowler,
Luciana Souza, Bill Charlap, Larry Goldings, Edward Simon, Chuck Leavell, Roberto
DiGioia, Mauro Refusco, and others. The touring ensemble will borrow from the
above list of luminaries.
Tim Ries arrangements of Jagger-Richards songs: Satisfaction,
Slipping Away, Honky Tonk Women, As Tears Go By, Paint It Black, Gimme Shelter,
Street Fighting Man, Wild Horses, Ruby Tuesday, Waiting On A Friend, Angie,
You Can't Always Get What You Want.
www.timries.com
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