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Oyster Dance by Jerry Granelli

Artist Biography For Jerry Granelli

Jerry Granelli * 30. December 1940 In San Francisco † 20. July 2021 In Halifax Nova Scotia A Halifax-Based Percussionist-Composer Grew Up In San Francisco Where He Studied With Joe Morello And Drummed For Pianists Denny Zeitlin And Vince Guaraldi He's On A Charlie Brown Christmas - On Fantasy Records And The Charlie Brown TV Soundtracks . He Pioneered World Jazz Fusion And Electro-Acoustic Percussion During The 60's Hippie Era Established The Music Department At The Naropa Institute In Boulder In '76 And Has Had A Continuous Teaching Career Since Then In Boulder Seattle Halifax And Berlin. In The Early '80s He Performed And Recorded In A Trio With Ralph Towner And Gary Peacock For ECM. He Has Recorded As A Leader For Evidence Intuition ITM Koch Love Slave And Other Labels And Performed And Recorded With Longtime Musical Associates Mose Allison Jay Clayton Jane Ira Bloom Glen Moore Anthony Cox Dave Friedman And Jamie Saft As Well As Projects With Bill Frisell Robben Ford Julian Priester Charlie Haden Kenny Garrett And Buck 65.

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