David Izenzon

David Izenzon (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 17th 1932 - New York, New York, October 8th 1979) is a Contrebassiste and a Compositeur of American Jazz. It was made known in particular by its collaborations with the saxophonist Ornette Coleman, like with other great figures of the movement Free jazz. In the years 1970, it also carried out a career of psychotherapist, following obtaining a diploma of the Indiana Northwestern University.

Biography

Beginnings

Although David Izenzon sings already with the Synagog as of his childhood, it is not that at the 24 years age, in 1956, qu ' it is initiated with the double bass. The five years which follow are for him the occasion to occur in the nightclubs of Pittsburgh, with, inter alia, the pianist Dodo Marmarosa. In 1961, a grant enables him to be established in New York and to study with the Manhattan School off Music under the aegis of Fred Zimmermann. It obtains a control in traditional double bass there. At that time it becomes acquainted with several musicians who will have a determining influence on his career: Eric Dolphy, Paul Bley, archie Shepp and especially Ornette Coleman, which engages it in its trio at the sides of the beater Charles Moffett, and with which it records in 1962 its first disc Town Hall, 1962 .

The years 1960

With Ornette Coleman

Between 1962 and 1967, it records ten albums and takes part in several European rounds of the trio of Coleman. In this respect, the two discs At the Golden delicious Circle volumes 1 and 2 , recorded with Stockholm December 3rd and 4th 1965, constitute an important witness of these services in concert. In 1966, does this same trio sign the music of the films Who' S Crazy? /La key of the fields and Chappaqua. July 21st, 1967, one finds Izenzon with Coleman, Moffet and Charlie Haden, playing funeral of John Coltrane with the church St Peter of New York. It is besides this formula of quartet with two double basses which is retained for the next rounds and recordings, ED Blackwell Moffet substitute. Within this new group, David Izenzon records in 1968 the beach AOS , like several other new, with Yoko Ono on the album Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band .

Other activities

During these years, Izenzon records with several other artists, such as Toshiko Akiyoshi and Steve Kuhn ( The Country & Western Sound for Jazz Pianos , 1963), Sony Rollins ( The Standard Sony Rollins , 1964), archie Shepp ( Further Fire Music , 1965) and Perry Robinson within an obscure trio, Uni trio , whose remain only some recordings deprived never marketed. Throughout this period, it is also devoted to pedagogy (the double bass players Gary Peacock and John Lindberg follow its courses), and ends up joining the Bronx Community College, where it teaches the theory and the history of the music of 1968 to 1971.

The years 1970

At the beginning of the Years 1970, it leaves the teaching and the majority of its engagements to take care of his/her Solomon son, blind man and dumb man, victim of cerebral lesions antenatal. In homage paid to all those which helped his/her son during his treatments, he writes in 1975 a opera entitled How Music Can Save The World . He returns to the active music when in 1977 Paul Motian invites it to join its trio (Charles Brackeen is with the saxophones). In September of the same year, it records with this trio the disc Dance , which appears at ECM. Some rounds follow before David Izenzon dies out on October 8th, 1979, to the 47 years age, of the continuations of a Heart attack.

Esthetics

The authenticity of the language of David Izenzon rests mainly on his control of the bow, of which it is one of the pioneers in the universe of the free jazz and the impromptu music. That is due mainly to its traditional formation. In contact with the jazzmen, its virtuosity found its ground of expression in a broad sonority, an unceasingly renewed melody inventiveness and a great aptitude to be exchanged with the principal Soliste. It can also venture within the limits of its instrument, playing with ease of long harmonic passages exclusively in .

Fait to note, it itself recorded forever under its name. Thus, David Izenzon seems to be remained in the shade of those which it accurately accompanied throughout his life.

The second passion: psychology

Parallel to its activities of musician, Izenzon undertakes as of 1967 of the studies in Psychologie at the University of Indiana. In 1973, following obtaining its diploma of psychotherapy, it opens a consulting-room in New York. Touched by the various problems connected to the Drogues which watch for the musicians of its entourage, it founds in 1978 an association, " Pot Smokers Anonymous" , which organizes evenings of exchanges between smokers of Cannabis, in the form of group therapies.

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