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\"todd-bishop-02\"<\/a>This is the new site for Portland, Oregon jazz drummer, bandleader, and Origin Records recording artist\u00a0Todd Bishop<\/strong>. Hit the \u201cListen\u201d link<\/a> to listen to our music while you browse the site\u2014 the player will open in a new tab.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s here:<\/strong>
\nOn the news page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0there are\u00a0new reviews, airplay, concerts, and info on our December 2015 Europe tour<\/strong>. On the about page<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>you can find band information, and bios for Bishop and collaborator\u00a0Jasnam Daya Singh (Weber Iago).\u00a0On the media page<\/a><\/strong>, there are\u00a0select reviews and press quotes, and media downloads: press photo, press kit, promo\u00a0CD download.<\/p>\n

\u201cTravelogue<\/strong> is that sonic vacation that is never boring nor does it perplex. It is a total listening experience.\u201d \u2014C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz
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Our music:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"TRAVELOGUE<\/a><\/p>\n

Travelogue<\/a><\/strong> is a new CD of Bishop\u2019s original jazz, composed in collaboration with Brazilian pianist Jasnam Daya Singh (Weber Iago). Also included are tunes by Bishop and Singh individually, by saxophonist Richard Cole, as well as a cover of Only Shallow, by the 90\u2019s Manchester psychedelic band My Bloody Valentine. The musicians are Bishop, Singh, Richard Cole on multiple woodwinds, and Chris Higgins on bass.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes from the opening notes and rhythms we make up our minds that a particular recording has it \u2013 that essence, that enigmatic thing that heads straight for where we live inside \u2013 the spirit song.\u201d \u2014 Rick Erben, KIOS on Travelogue<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"Little<\/a><\/p>\n

Little Played Little Bird<\/a><\/strong> is Bishop\u2019s 2012 highly listenable\u00a0CD\u00a0of\u00a0seldom-recorded tunes by pioneering free jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman. Musicians include pianist\u00a0Jasnam Daya Singh (Weber Iago), and saxophonists Richard Cole and Tim Willcox.<\/p>\n

Included are Coleman\u2019s Mothers Of The Veil<\/em>, Enfant<\/em>, Feet Music<\/em>,Comme Il Faut<\/em>, Friends And Neighbors<\/em>, Check Up<\/em>, the famous, much-played Lonely Woman<\/em>, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026what modern free jazz could sound like while still [being] entirely listenable\u2026\u201d \u2014Adam Greenberg, AllMusic.com<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"69<\/a><\/p>\n

69 Ann\u00e9e \u00c9rotique<\/a><\/strong> is Bishop\u2019s eclectic,\u00a0radio-friendly 2009 recording of\u00a0modern versions of tunes by French pop songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. With Wurlitzer maestro\u00a0Steve Moore (aka STEBMO), saxophonist Richard Cole, and guest vocalist Casey Scott.<\/p>\n

Includes eleven Gainsbourg tunes, including 69 Ann\u00e9e \u00c9rotique<\/em>, the famously scandalous Je t\u2019Aime\u2026 Moi Non Plus<\/em>, Bonnie And Clyde<\/em>,Ballade De Melody Nelson<\/em>, Initials B.B.<\/em>, Valse De Melody<\/em>, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026a strange and excellent musical experience.\u201d \u2014Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This is the new site for Portland, Oregon jazz drummer, bandleader, and Origin Records recording artist\u00a0Todd Bishop. Hit the \u201cListen\u201d link to listen to our music while you browse the site\u2014 the player will open in a new tab. What\u2019s here: On the news page\u00a0there are\u00a0new reviews, airplay, concerts, and info on our December 2015 Europe tour. On the about page\u00a0you can find band information, and bios for Bishop and collaborator\u00a0Jasnam Daya Singh (Weber Iago).\u00a0On the media page, there are\u00a0select reviews and press quotes, and media downloads: press photo, press kit, promo\u00a0CD download. \u201cTravelogue is that sonic vacation that is never boring nor does itRead More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","page","publish","author-todd","post-229"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":327,"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229\/revisions\/327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toddbishopjazz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}