Bryce Rohde

Australian jazz pianist and composer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bryce Benno Rohde (12 September 1923 – 26 January 2016) was an Australian jazz pianist and composer.

Born(1923-09-12)12 September 1923
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
OriginAdelaide, South Australia
Died26 January 2016(2016-01-26) (aged 92)
GenresJazz
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Bryce Rohde
Born(1923-09-12)12 September 1923
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
OriginAdelaide, South Australia
Died26 January 2016(2016-01-26) (aged 92)
GenresJazz
InstrumentPiano
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Early life

Rohde was born in Hobart, Tasmania. He played jazz in Adelaide early in his career, then moved to Canada in 1953.[1]

Career

In 1954 he and two other expatriates plus an American formed the Australian Jazz Quartet/Quintet. The group recorded several albums and toured widely in the United States,[2] then broke up in 1958 following a tour of Australia itself.[1] Rohde led his own quartets in Australia until 1964, and moved to California in 1965.[2] After then he based himself out of San Francisco, leading his own ensembles at times. Among those Australian musicians with whom he worked extensively are Bruce Cale and Charlie Munro.[1]

He was strongly influenced by George Russell's musical conceptions.[2]

Death

Bryce Rohde died on 26 January 2016.[3]

Discography

  • Bryce Rohde Quartet in Concert LP (CBS Coronet, December 1960)
  • Straight Ahead! LP (CBS Coronet, mid 1962)
  • Para Ti 7" (CBS, May 1963)
  • Corners LP (CBS, June 1963)
  • Big 'n Bryce LP: Clarence "Big" Miller & the Bryce Rohde Quartet (CBS, April 1964)
  • Snowflakes 7" (CBS, June 1964)
  • Just Bryce LP (CBS, March 1965)
  • The Bryce Rohde Story – Volume 1 LP (44/Phonogram, September 1977: recorded 1960 & 1962)
  • The Bryce Rohde Story – Volume 2 LP (44/Phonogram, September 1977: recorded 1963 & 1965)
  • More Spring LP (MBS Jazz, 1990: recorded June 1962)

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