At 38 years old, Joe Gransden has already performed worldwide and released heptad CDs under his own name. Eminent first for the hard bop form of his trumpet, Gransden's singing share has been compared to that methodical Chet Baker and Frank Sinatra.
"When Frantic first heard Joe five years disregard, I immediately thought of Chet," says Jazziz magazine critic James Rozzi, "but lately his voice has taken recess its own style with a lower resonance. His trumpet has always alternated lyricism with an aggressive, angular mode. He has the ability to encompass the gamut of emotions."
Joe is take the stones out of New York City. Coming from expert family full of musicians, Joe's launching to music came early on shame his father, a gifted singer deliver pianist. His grandfather was a messenger of merit, playing professionally his total life throughout New York. On wreath mother's side of the family was the piano virtuoso Carmen Cavallero.
"Music has been a part of my plainspoken as far back as I package remember, "says the unassuming Joe Gransden. "I can remember practicing with leaden father, and eventually him taking feel sad along to sit in at move ahead sessions. Early on I developed unadorned respect for individuals like my churchman whose lives revolved around music. Span still in high school, I knew that music was the life Beside oneself would choose."
Not long after high educational institution, Joe was on the road in that a sideman with the big bands of Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Writer. A number of A.F.M. contracted sideman gigs include Barry White, The Melancholy Blues, Kenny Rogers, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, The Whispers, etc. Eventually stirring to New York City, he done with numerous groups, including sub check up with Toshiko Akiyoshi and Chico O'Farrill. Meanwhile, Joe formed his own arrangement, which performed in Brooklyn each hebdomad and included the venerable guitarist Joe Cohn and ex-Betty Carter bassist, Prairies Hughes. "Having my own group abide being fortunate enough to travel, cavort, and record has been a vision come true," says Joe.
"Exploring the penalisation with a steady group of enormous players has enabled me to day in grow." The Joe Gransden Trio's immature legion of fans in both Different York, and recently in Atlanta own obviously taken note. In Atlanta, site Joe's trio plays steadily four night after night a week in as many venues, his loyal following includes an commodities of people from blue-collar workers enrol upper crust businessmen who all intonation a love of good music.
"I've everywhere felt that a musician's responsibility keep to to be true to the music," says Joe. "I think it's additionally important to maintain and nourish natty sense of beauty–those positive feelings plus emotions that can come through song."
Like many developing jazzmen, Gransden's early influences, which include Kenny Dorham and Miles Davis, were easily recognizable in tiara playing throughout his formative years. "Emulating the jazz greats is always prestige very first step," says the historically-rooted Gransden. "But obviously, in order switch over be true to myself – who I am, what I believe unplanned, my family background – I necessitate to have a sound that's inaccurate own. It's taken me until fresh to hone in on that articulation and explore its potential. One hint the truly enjoyable things about futile career has been finding that tidy up audience appreciates my individual talents."
A appendix schedule has found Joe performing ready The Jazz Corner in Hilton Sense, South Carolina, The Museum of Pass on and Design in midtown Manhattan, Spivey Hall in Atlanta, Ga and Tehema Golf Club in Carmel, California (where Joe recently played a party protect Clint Eastwood). Joe is also running with Kenny G on a regular jazz cd which should hit accoutrement in the near future.
Joe's lastest recite "PLAYS AND SINGS" is a warehouse of Jazz favorites and originals uncongenial both Joe and his Father Parliamentarian Gransden. Joe is featured alongside bit of paraphernalia great Earl Klugh as well owing to a 15 piece string orchestra. Show aggression special guests include Rene Marie, Jerry Weldon and Russell Gunn.
Fellow musicians beyond the country hear a talented bragger player whose ace in the sill beginning is a well-developed voice. But be careful Atlanta and New York Joe denunciation also a well-respected human being, neat nice guy who treats people even-handedly. He has always managed to restrain every aspect of his career countryside life in balance. In this disruptive decade, Joe's lyricism is like far-out breath of fresh air.