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DREW GRESS
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Born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1959, bassist/composer Drew Gress has performed extensively with artists comprising the vast field of contemporary improvised music. He was a founding member of the cooperative quartet Joint Venture, whose three Enja albums Joint Venture, Ways and Mirrors all received widespread critical acclaim. He currently leads Jagged Sky, a New York-based quartet performing his original compositions. The band includes Dave Binney, Ben Monder and Kenny Wollesen, and has recently released its debut for the Italian label Soul Note.
Gress has toured North, South and Cental America, Europe and Asia, and has served as artist-in-residence at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia and at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He currently resides in New York City.
When Gress is not performing with Jagged Sky, he can be heard with the Fred Hersch Trio, the Dave Douglas String Group, Tim Berne's Paraphrase, Andy Laster's Hydra, Erik Friedlander's Chimera, the Paul Smoker Trio, the Marc Copland Quartet, and, on occasion, the Don Byron Quintet. He has also recently incorporated his own pedal steel guitar into his live performances.
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