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Double bassiste US né le 10
Octobre 1969 à Champaign
(Illinois). Viktor Krauss est le frère de
Alison Krauss et est membre du
groupe Union Station.
Eclectic
composer and double bassist Viktor Krauss was born in Champaign, IL, in 1969.
His youth was spent listening to soundtracks and instrumental music, eventually
leading him to the piano and trumpet. After witnessing the power and girth of
the double bass at a middle school concert, the budding musician began looking
outside of the traditional music programs offered by the public school system.
He soon began playing with local jazz groups and accompanying others, including
his famed fiddle-bound sister Alison. In high school, Krauss explored the worlds
of rock, soul, and R&B and began to write material that shared these new
influences, eventually leading to the study of bass, voice, electronic, and tape
music at the University of Illinois. A Zappa-esque rock unit called Difficult
Listening was formed with fellow musician Sean Smith in the late '80s. The duo
played locally at (mostly) university venues before disbanding in 1992, when
Krauss joined progressive bluegrass pioneer
Peter Rowan's Free Mexican Airforce group, where he found himself playing
for Mountain Stage and Prairie Home Companion. After his tenure with
Rowan, he began a decade of work with
Lyle Lovett, touring and recording with the country icon until 2003. In
between, he managed to find the time to contribute to countless recordings by
the likes of
Dolly Parton, Bill Frisell, and the Chieftains, as well as making an
appearance on his sister's 1999 solo album Forget About It. With credits for
producing, composing, recording, and touring, Krauss finally found the time to
record his solo debut, Far From Enough. Featuring an all-star band consisting of
Frisell, Jerry Douglas, Steve Jordan, and sister
Alison, it was released in February 2004. Krauss' second album, II, which
featured appearances by Shawn Colvin and
Lovett as well as a cover of Pink Floyd's "Shine on You Crazy Diamond,"
emerged three years later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Krauss
Talents : Double Bass, Composer
Style musical : Instrumental Rock, Progressive Country, Bluegrass
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Single
| 2004 | CD NONESUCH ? (UK) (promo) |
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Big Log / Philo |
Album
| 01/2004 | CD NONESUCH 79819-2 (US) |
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FAR FROM ENOUGH - For A Good Time / Far From Enough / Overcast / Tended / Philo / Big Log / Playground / Grit Lap / Sunday Afternoon Man / Side Street / Here To Be Me / Split Window |
| 02/2007 | CD NARADA 60480-2 (US) |
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II - Hop / No Time Like The Past / Eyes In The Heat / When She's Dancing / Pinky Ring / (I Could've Been Your) Best Friend / Ecotone / Shine On You Crazy Diamond / Dudeman / Last Book |
© Rocky Productions 21/02/2007
