With his furiously propulsive drumming Mouzon brings jazz polyrhythms to a rock pulse. He is available for concerts and festivals with three projects: trio, quartet & quintet!
On Tour: please inquire
Biography:
Composer,
arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist and actor Alphonse Mouzon has been
composing and producing beautiful music that has captivated and enthralled
audiences throughout the world for over three decades. Born November 21, 1948
in Charleston, South Carolina, Alphonse Mouzon started playing when he was
four years old and was taught drums at high school. He relocated to New York
when he was 17 and in 1969 he played in the Broadway musical Promises, Promises.
At the same time he released his first record with Gil Evans. After freelancing
for some time he played with with Weather Report in 1971, McCoy Tyner (1972-73),
Larry Coryell's Eleventh House (1973-75) and in a trio with Albert Mangelsdorff
and Jaco Pastorius. After that Mouzon again freelanced until he joined Herbie
Hancock in the late 70s. Later recordings such as Early Spring (1988) and
The Survivor (1992) marked a change of direction i! ncluding smoother jazz
elements. In 1992, Alphonse Mouzon formed Tenacious Records and in 1992, released
his Top Ten CD entitled "The Survivor". At present, Mouzon performs in Europe
and in the U.S. with his trio, quartet, or quintet and as a featured guest
artist with other groups. On Tenacious records he is currently producing music
for his next five CDs, entitled "Smooth as Silk", "Angel Face", "Live at the
Baked Potato", "High Noon", "Live in Bel Air" on Tenacious Records. Mouzon's
trumpet, flute and alto sax playing will be featured on some of these upcoming
studio releases. See Alphonse Mouzon along with actor Tom Hanks in the film
"That thing you do". Alphonse is acting and playing drums. He also composed
the music score for the Blue Spot jazz club scene, in which he plays a smoking
drums solo. The acoustic piano melody and solo on "Blue Spot" were also performed
(off camera) by Alphonse Mouzon. Alphonse Mouzon is a born again Christian
and his motto is "Veracity and! Integrity are Virtues". Keep the faith!
Line-up to be
confirmed
Alphonse Mouzon - drums
Jeff Berlin - bass
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