Bassist Dominic Duval is a mystery to many—even to those interested in free music. Seemingly emerging out of nowhere in the mid-1990s, over the course of 15 years he has built a formidable discography, firmly establishing him as one of the most original and prolific bassists alive today.
His career is well-documented on more than one hundred recordings, including collaborations with Cecil Taylor, Joe McPhee, Mark Whitecage, Ivo Perelman, Jimmy Halperin, and many others. Duval's solo recording, Nightbird Invention (Cadence, 1997), added new colors to the sonic palette of double-bass, while his work for string quartet erases the thin border between modern jazz and chamber music.
As a part of Trio X, Dominic Duval—together with band mates guitarist Joe McPhee and drummer Jay Rosen—explores the fragile balance of playing free around some familiar tunes. Duval's interpretations of golden repertoire—with recent albums paying tribute to Thelonious Monk—ultimately proves that jazz alive and well.
All About Jazz's Lithuanian correspondent, Maxiom Micheliov, has spoken with Duval many times in the past few years, and has collected the best of these conversations into an informative interview that, amongst many things, tried to address the question: How does an artist of such remarkable creative energy remain virtually unknown until relatively recently?
Check out Dominic Duval: Follow Your Melody, published today at All About Jazz!
His career is well-documented on more than one hundred recordings, including collaborations with Cecil Taylor, Joe McPhee, Mark Whitecage, Ivo Perelman, Jimmy Halperin, and many others. Duval's solo recording, Nightbird Invention (Cadence, 1997), added new colors to the sonic palette of double-bass, while his work for string quartet erases the thin border between modern jazz and chamber music.
As a part of Trio X, Dominic Duval—together with band mates guitarist Joe McPhee and drummer Jay Rosen—explores the fragile balance of playing free around some familiar tunes. Duval's interpretations of golden repertoire—with recent albums paying tribute to Thelonious Monk—ultimately proves that jazz alive and well.
All About Jazz's Lithuanian correspondent, Maxiom Micheliov, has spoken with Duval many times in the past few years, and has collected the best of these conversations into an informative interview that, amongst many things, tried to address the question: How does an artist of such remarkable creative energy remain virtually unknown until relatively recently?
Check out Dominic Duval: Follow Your Melody, published today at All About Jazz!
