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About Me

Born in El Paso, Texas, raised in Texas and the Pacific Northwest. Started playing seriously in Eugene, San Francisco/Berkeley/Oakland and Seattle. Studied theory and compostion at the University of Oregon for a few years. My "formative years" were spent learning from and playing with folks like Steve Wolfe, Pete Brown, Mike Vannice, Bill Hannaford, Gary Beck, Dan O'Brian, Frank Speaker, Sonny King, Bill Thomas, Lowell Grauss, Pat Wallace, Joe Brazil, Jabbo Ward and other unsung heroes of the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest.Came to Sweden in the early 1970s. Since then I have played, toured and (in most cases) recorded with BjÃ¶rn Alke, Fredrik NorÃ©n, Ibis/GÃ¶sta Nilsson, Bertil Strandberg, GÃ¶ran Strandberg, Kornet, Hot Salsa (founding member), Sabu Martinez/Maldito Primitivo, Lars Beijbom, Karl Petermann, Jan Lundgren, Amedeo Nicoletti, Eric Bibb, Cyndee Peters, Peps Persson, Ralph Svensson, Johnny Dyani, Khan Jamal, Dudu Pukwana, Steve Lacy, Pierre DÃ¸rge, Emmanuel Rahim, Charles Tyler, The Mighty Chalkdust, Beijbom/Kroner Big Band, Tchando Embalo, Ayi Solomon and Nana Osibio, Melting Pot with Willie Mbuende, Continental Heat, Roy Okutani, various Erling Kroner ensembles (New Music Orchestra, Folk Dance Project) and a number of projects of my own, including the Epstein/Kroner Bari-Bone Connection.Kept a low profile for some years to concentrate on raising a family. Family is now pretty much raised. Profile in the ascendency. I can also be heard at http://www.myspace.com/erlingkronernewmusicorchestra and http://www.myspace.com/deodatosiquir

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Member Since: 11/18/2006
Band Members: MOANIN, FLATBUSH, HEARTWAVE-EE, baritone; Erling Kroner, trbn;Marie Louise Schmidt, piano; GÃ¶ran Schelin, bass; Dennis Drud, drums..............ILLIN-beat by Troy "The Producer" James; EE-bari, tenor, soprano..................THIS IS-Now defunct Mr. Ed-EE, Roy Okutani, G..ran Schelin, PA Tollbom..........RIO GRANDE, LIBATIONS, TANYA-from "Art of Survival" with EE, Peter Epstein, Erling kroner, Jan Lundgren, Jonas Johansen, Thomas Ovesen, Lisbet Diers...........MESSAGE FROM THE TOWAWAY ZONE-from "Art of Survival" EE:bari, tenor, alto, soprano............WILMA ANNE-From "Phfew", M.A Recordings. Peter Epstein, Ralph Alessi, Michael Cain. Composed by EE.............HOMESICK BLUES-EE, tenor; Michael Nilsen, alto; Stefan Holm, keys; Ayi Solomon, percussion...............THELONLIEST, OPEN LETTER TO JIMMY KNEPPER-From "Tango Jalousie and All That Jazz", Erling Kroner New Music Orchestra. EE-baritone; Jan Zum Vorde, alto; Marie Louise Schmidt, piano; MÃ¥rten Lundgren, trumpet; Dennis Drud, drums; etc, etc................HOUSE ARREST-From "Mbizo" Johhny Dyani Quartet. Dudu Pukwana, alto; EE, alto; Johnny Dyani, bass, composer; Churchill Jolobe, drums. Alto solo I:DP...Alto solo II:EE........DORKAY HOUSE: Dudu Pukwana, alto, composer; EE, Bari;Johnny Dyani, bass; Churchill Jolobe, drums. I am the only surviving member of this group, and I would like to present these (and other tracks in the future) as a humble tribute to these great South African musicians.........MUSICIAN'S MUSICIAN, LET MY PEOPLE HAVE SOME FREEDOM-From "Born Under The Heat" EE, alto/tenor; Pierre D..rge, guitar; Johnny Dyani, bass/composer; Gilbert Mathews, drums...........NEEDLE CHILDREN, from "Afrika" Steeplechase:Johnny Dyani, piano/composer; T. ..stergren, el. bass; Rudy Smith, steel pans; Gilbert Matthews, drums; Thomas Dyani, percussion; alto solo I:EE; alto solo II:Charles Davis............HELPING HAND, SUN PEOPLE-Melting Pot. EE, sax; Janne Pettersson, keys; Willie Mbuende, bass, vocals; Gilbert Matthews, drums..........LYRISK OLÃ…T-From FRITTFALL, KORNET (Swedish Cult Fusion): EE,sop; Stefan Nilsson, keys; ..rjan Fahlstr..m, vibes, composer; Sten Forsman, bass; Ã…ke Sundqvist, drums; SISTA SKRIKET-From FRITTFALL, KORNET (Swedish Cult Fusion) Stefan Nilsson, composer; Sabu Martinez, congas, percussion...............DJADJO by CONTINENTAL HEAT-WorldFunk from Copenhagen: EE, Stefan Holm, Klavs Bo Larsen, Thomas Stanley, Ayi Solomon, Agaffa, Albert Campos, Angel Morris, Uffe Olsen, Lars Storck.............. This profile was made at www.profiletweaks.com ..............Background by Vierotchka
Influences: Hank Mobley, Albert Ayler, Wayne Shorter, Zoot Sims, Pepper Adams, John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, Art Pepper, Jackie McLean, Clifford Jordan, Joe Brazil, Jabbo Ward, Bobby Bland, Jimmy Witherspoon, B.B. King, Albert King, Freddie King, Sydney Bechet, Booker Ervin, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Trio Los Panchos, Atahualpa Upanqui, Yma Sumac, AndrÃ©s Segovia, Lars Gullin, Ornette Coleman, Sonny King, Mike Vannice, Steve Wolfe, Pharoah Saunders, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Max Roach, Christer Boustedt, Bernt Rosengren, Rolf Eriksson, Billy Higgins, John Gilmore, Grant Green, Yusef Lateef, Duke Ellington, Amalia Rodriguez, Elvin Jones, Eddie Blackwell, Salif Keita, Ali Akbar Khan, Aretha, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Shirley Ceasar, Steve Lacy, Paul Desmond, Dexter Gordon, Charles Davis, Ismael Rivera, Fania, Rueben Blades, Celia Cruz...basically everything I've ever heard or read that moved me in some positive way.
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