Sunday, October 15, 2017

Unearth Some Interesting Facts On The Chuck Pafenbach Trio

By Deborah Morgan


At present times, younger and more experimental musicians are emerging into the scene, causing many to redefine numerous genres of music today. With more musicians receiving their share of the spotlight, men and women today feel compelled to explore their musical tastes and preferences. Yet without the prominence of older artists who established these genres, none of them would exist today.

As such, some musicians decide to honor these artists and have dedicated their careers to playing their music and sharing the legacy they created for themselves. Jazz is a longstanding genre that was first formulated by mixing together different elements from ragtime, blues, swing, and more. Following this trail of thought, this article will be emphasizing on some engrossing details regarding the Chuck Pafenbach trio.

The first member of this group is Jeff Helmer, who is most notably the director of Jazz in the University of Texas. Furthermore, he also teaches courses regarding the subject and is regarded as Professor Helmer by his many students. With regard to his work in this particular group, he plays the piano expertly and has been included in numerous nationwide competitions, where he was a finalist at least twice.

The bass player is named John Fregmen, who also has a teaching career at the University of Texas. He is known to be an associate professor and teaches how to play the bass and improvising while playing the instrument. The David Letterman show actually had him as a guest in one episode and his work has been featured on numerous American sitcoms and movies. As a solo artist, he has released four studio albums, one of which is titled Pieces of String.

The person who the band is named after is Chuck, who is the ring leader and founder of this particular band. He is the drummer and is the one responsible for bringing the band together way back in two thousand. This drummer is also a staff member of the same school and has appeared numerous times on the top drummers list of various Austin based music publications. In the course of his career, he has produced eight studio albums, including one called World Beat.

Their first work was released in two thousand two, during the year they came together to create music. It was recorded at the famous Bismeaux studio located in Austin, Texas. It contained only three songs and was appropriately titled Introducing. The three titles were all covers of famous songs, most notably a good rendition of Bye Bye Blackbird, originally performed by Ray Henderson was included.

When 2005 rolled around, they released High Life. This time, it comprised ten tracks, which were also respectful renditions of old singles that are considered classics by most enthusiasts and fans of this genre. Sam Seifert is cited as their producer, who also directed the band musically to create a more defined sound. For their album artwork, Ann Pinion is its designer tasked with creating a good cover.

Jazz Dance is a most recognizable album because it used the acclaimed artwork called La Danse, painted by a world renowned artist named Henri Matisse. Ann, who was also the designer assigned for this task claimed that it helped define who the tracks were and fully encompassed the emotions brought about by their playing. The band credited the Bismeaux Studio as the venue for their recording sessions and was supervised by the same producer.

In two thousand eleven, they released their latest work and called it World Beat. This time, it contained nine tracks and were covers of popular songs. Will Harrison stepped in to help Sam with production, creating a more defined and polished sound that the previous albums lacked. Jose Mata is credited with its album art, who used a simplistic design to showcase the new album.




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