DAVID ORNETTE CHERRY

Son of jazz legend Don Cherry, David Ornette Cherry is a pianist, composer, arranger, band leader, improviser and solo musician with an eclectic background in jazz, classical, African and world music based out of Portland, OR... David Ornette Cherry grew up in Watts, California. This Watts young man later won the 2003 ASCAP- Chamber Music America Award for adventurous Programming of Contempory Music. He writes, arranges, and improvises music from sunrise to sunset... The pulses and melodies that arise from his jazz, classical, African, world music background, and from playing with some of the great jazz artists of our times, speak about our human experiences through the the language of sound. He listens with an open heart and fresh mind to his collaborators and the world around him in a way that makes his compositions not only music, but a way of life a positive form of energy, and a way to connect. Current work is titled Ensemble for Improvisors. He trains young musicians in world..

Primary location: Portland United States