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DOUBLE IMAGE
Double Image—the
vibe-marimba duo consisting of Dave Samuels & David Friedman—celebrates thirty years of performing together. It was
1974 when these two masters of mallet percussion first
created the unique combination of vibraphone and marimba.
What emerged was a totally new sound and approach that has
set a new standard for mallet percussionists everywhere.
Their recordings have received critical acclaim and their
performances have been described as “spellbinding”. Double
Image performs music which spans many styles - from jazz
standards and original compositions to through-composed
pieces and spontaneous improvisations.
As individuals, Samuels and Friedman have played and
recorded with the elite in both jazz, classical and popular
music. As ambassadors of mallet keyboard percussion, they
have been sharing their unique abilities with other
percussionists through masterclasses, workshops and
publications.
Dave Samuels
Dave Samuels
has established himself as the top mallet player of his
generation. He is recognized for his fresh new sound and
creative approach to both the vibraphone and marimba.
Samuels has demonstrated his versatility and gained world
wide recognition by performing and recording with a broad
scope of artists ranging from Gerry Mulligan, Oscar
Peterson, Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Carla Bley and Pat Metheny
to the Yellowjackets, Bruce Hornsby, Frank Zappa, The
Fantasy Band and Spyro Gyra.
For over a decade, Samuels has been performing and recording
with his group The Caribbean Jazz Project whose most recent
CD ‘Mosaic’ serves notice that the CJP is the most
thoroughly inventive Latin Jazz ensembles of this or any
era. They’re previous cd’s ‘Her and Now – Live in Concert’
and ‘Birds of a Feather’ were nominated for “Best Latin Jazz
Recording,”. Their recording ‘The Gathering’ won the Grammy
in 2003 for ‘Best Latin Jazz Recording’. Some of his other
recording projects include ‘Remembrances’, a percussion
recording that features a commissioned marimba concerto for
chamber orchestra and soloist composed by Jeff Beal, and
‘Tjaderized - A Tribute to Cal Tjader’ (Verve) that features
contributions from some of Cal’s former bandmates Chick
Corea, Eddie Palmieri, Clare Fischer, Ray Barretto, Michael
Wolff and Karl Perazzo as well as performances by Dave
Valentin and David Sanchez
Samuels’ longtime association with Spyro Gyra lasted from
1977 to 1994 and includes 20 recordings. During that time,
the Grammy-nominated group was named #1 Contemporary Jazz
Artist and Contemporary Jazz Group of the ´80s by Billboard
magazine .
In addition to his playing, Samuels is a respected educator
and author and some of his new works can be found at
MalletWorks.com and JazzBooks.com. Samuels has been voted
“Best Vibes Player” in both Jazziz and Modern Drummer
magazines and received numerous Grammy nominations.
Dave Samuels is sponsored by Yamaha and Malletech.
David Friedman
David Friedman,
internationally renowned vibraphonist, marimbist, composer
and jazz educator, has his own musical message, born of
fascinatingly diverse musical influences. Few jazz musicians
can claim as broad a spectrum of performing and recording
experience, ranging from Leonard Bernstein and Luciano Berio,
to Bobby McFerrin, Wayne Shorter and Yoko Ono. Friedman has
also been heard either live or on recordings with Joe
Henderson, Horace Silver, Johnny Griffin, Jane Ira Bloom,
Ron Carter and John Scofield. His compositions can be heard
on Chet Baker’s Enja release Peace with bassist Buster
Williams and drummer Joe Chambers.
Friedman’s Enja recording Shades of Change, with pianist
Gerry Allen, bassist Anthony Cox and drummer Ronnie Burrage,
was voted by Downbeat magazine “...one of the year’s best
20”. Friedman’s trio playing with Daniel Humaire and J.F.
Jenny-Clarke, documented in their 1992 live Deux Z release
Ternaire, showcases modern, interactive jazz improvisation,
ranging from an aggressive, driving swing to tender
lyricism.
Friedman’s international reputation as a jazz educator led
to an invitation to build a new Jazz department at the
Hochschule der Künste in Berlin. As Professor of Jazz
Studies since 1989, he is a devoted teacher and inspiration
to his students, while still active as a performer.
David Friedman is sponsored by Yamaha and Malletech. |
