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== Kris Reeder (born 1984)== |
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[http://krisreederresearch.weebly.com/ Kris Reeder] (born 1984) is an Oxford (UK) born Trombonist and Sonic Artist of African-American descent with a wide range of musical contributions as both composer and performer. Kris Reeder has appeared on BBC1 (2012), BBC Radio Oxford (2012) and at Wembley Stadium (2012), Royal Albert Hall (2001), Royal Festival Hall (2000,2001,2002,2003,2004) and LSO St Lukes (2004), London. |
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'''INTRODUCTION''' |
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Kris Reeder was born in Oxford and was raised by his mother alone, living in a poor area of Banbury, North Oxfordshire, UK. Kris started playing the Trombone at the age of 11 (1996). He was first exposed to Jazz when he participated in a free jazz/performance project when he was 14 (1999), gaining inspiration from the 'unfinished' nature of jazz. Kris won a scholarship to study at the world renowned Royal College of Music Junior Department, London at 16 (2001) and went onto win a scholarship to study at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music, London when he was 18 (2003), studying Bass trombone under Bob Hughes FRAM in James Watson's Brass Department at RAM. As a young professional trombonist Kris has circulated widely with global music icons and has performed alongside Jazz legends such as: Derek Watkins, Kenny Wheeler and Pat Thomas. Kris has performed across London at most of the major concert venues. Kris left the Royal Academy during the second year (2005), to focus on electronic and free jazz music recording. |
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'''AVANT GARDE MUSIC''' |
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Kris Reeder's seminal work entitled '[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anthology-K84-Kristopher-Thomas-Reeder/dp/B00NKOAQLG Anthology K84]' is an Avant Garde album and was released on the 24th of September 2014. |
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The vast work '[https://soundcloud.com/middletonroadproject/273-trombones-ktreeder 273 Trombones]' which received its world premiere at Oxford Brookes University in December 2014 was Kris Reeder's first major contribution in the area of advanced multi-instrumental sound processing. This vast work utilises 273 separate trombone recordings and other found sounds. Kris Reeder's April 2015 release '[http://www.amazon.com/Prelude-for-17-Trombones/dp/B00UP0O52O Prelude for 17 Trombones]' marks a change in production methodology with a move towards ensemble trombone composition using computer software. |
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Kris Reeder composed a ground-breaking piece of music in 2014 entitled '[http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10630706 Sonata in 11 movements for Trombone and field recordings]' featuring solo trombone and field recordings from around Banbury, UK. The piece has been catalogued by Stanford University Library, USA. |
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'''ELECTRONIC MUSIC''' |
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Kris Reeder has produced a range of electronic music which moves between progressive house, drum 'n' bass, experimental dance and experimental ambient music using Ableton software, namely: '[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Not-Viral-Material-EP-Krisg184/dp/B00F66MCHW/ref=sr_1_2?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1429869252&sr=1-2&keywords=Krisg184 Not viral material] [2013],'[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Funky-Dance-Sessions-EP-Krisg184/dp/B00F4DCGNW/ref=sr_1_4?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1429869313&sr=1-4&keywords=Krisg184 Funky Dance Sessions]'[2013], '[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Drum-N-Bass-EP-Krisg184/dp/B00ITOCVDS/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1429869388&sr=1-1&keywords=Krisg184 Drum 'n' Bass]' [2014] and the vast compilation '[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Album-11111-Krisg184/dp/B00NC34MJ2/ref=sr_1_3?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1429869419&sr=1-3&keywords=Krisg184 Album 11111]' [2014]. |
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'''MODERN JAZZ''' |
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Kris Reeder has composed a range of modern Jazz. His first experimental Jazz trombone EP entitled ‘[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/futurecooljazz-ep/id808316261 futurecooljazz]’ (2014) was released in 2014. '[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/futurecooljazz1.2-ep/id834842230 Futurecooljazz1.2]' featuring Solo Trombone was released on the 14th of March 2014 and '[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/futurecooljazz-vol.-2/id814504484 Futurecooljazz 2]' was released on the 2nd of June 2014. |
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In 2013 Kris founded the [http://1984ensemble.weebly.com/ 1984Ensemble], which experiments with electro - acoustic improvised Free Jazz music. The 1984Ensemble utilises broad arts based practitioners including Voice artists, actors, dancers and works to fuse different arts practices together. In 2014 Kris continued to collaborate with world class jazz improvisers, performing with Pat Thomas at the Old Fire Station, Oxford. The 1984Ensemble released an EP of the '[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/liverpool-free-jazz-project/id814321519 Liverpool Free Jazz Project]' in early 2014, the highly rated '[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fifth-take-single/id950154804 Fifth Take]' and the acclaimed '[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/no.1-oxford-jazz-session-single/id951300246 No.1 Oxford Jazz Session]' in early 2015. |
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'''STANDARD JAZZ''' |
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Kris Reeder founded and leads the [http://krisreederjazz.weebly.com/ Kris Reeder Jazz Band] which performs a range of standard Jazz from the 1920's, 30's and 40's. The band has recorded a number of Jazz standards, most notably: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQB73-uT4z0 'My Funny Valentine'] |
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