Red Raspus Music

Home of Musician and Educator David Marriott, Jr.

4701 47th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105 United States of America

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David Marriott, Jr. is a jazz trombonist, composer/arranger, educator, and blogger. A two-time Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Award recipient and winner of the 1999 National Jazz Trombone Competition, David is active in a variety of Seattle jazz groups, including the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Zubatto Syndicate and his own critically-acclaimed groups Septology and Triskaidekaband.

Recording with Swampdweller at Jack Straw

November 20, 2005  /  David Marriott, Jr.

Always a blast to play with these guys, Swampdweller's funky mix of drum-and-bass, abstract improvising, ambient textures, and straight-up fun brought us back to Jack Straw to finish up what will be the new Swampdweller album. With the usual suspects of Farko, Andy, Chris, Joe, Jay, Ari, Fendel, and myself, we explored the following concept:

Imagine Swampdweller is all over the world at a ceremony in space...

We did that for about four hours! With song titles like Fog Mud Queen, and Rocket Take Off and Crash in Swamp, this is sure to be some fun music for the listener -- I can't wait until these sessions see the light of day, and from the sounds of it, Fendel is working on a Swampdweller DVD as well. I have always found that being a sideman can be much more satisfiying than being a leader, and this band is no exception -- Fendel and Ari have a very strong concept for this band, and while it may be related to the musicians via quotes like the one above, I'm convinced that this band is in many ways foreshadowing the future of improvised music. Long live the Swampdweller!

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