Daryll Dobson: From Fusion Guitarist To 5 String Jazz Violinist - The Adventures Continue!
It isn't where you came from, it's where you're going that counts.
—Ella Fitzgerald
Daryll Dobson performs the music of Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Carlos Santana, Harold Melvin, B.B. King on String Jazz Theory, his eighth jazz album produced over a 30 year span.
Daryll Dobson is a Jamaican American jazz violinist, guitarist, composer, audio engineer and videographer. He began his formal jazz studies in New York at SUNY College at Old Westbury. The Jazz Studies program was founded by jazz multi instrumentalist Makanda Ken McIntyre and jazz percussionist Warren Smith.
Dobson's first professional jazz gig was with jazz master Stanley Turrentine at age 19. His own recordings have included L. Shankar, Kenny Kirkland, Gerry Brown, Fernando Saunders, Tony Thunder Smith, Kenwood Dennard, Delmar Brown and Indian masters Shree Sundar Kumar and Neyvelli RadhaKrishna.
During Covid lock down in 2020, Dobson did something incredible and daring, selling his home and 99% of his worldly possessions to become a “Live Aboard Yachter" with just an acoustic guitar and a thirst for adventure. He cruised to over ten coastal cities, from Coltons Point, Maryland to Sebastian, Florida perfecting his newly acquired mariner skills.
In 2021 he knew he would return to land living. The masks were coming off and music was coming back.
Dobson's exciting new knowledge, coupled with his own new learning concept entitled “String Jazz Theory" was ready for his full exploration and application. So the new mission: Apply the “String Jazz Theory” concept to accelerate the transfer of all his musical knowledge to a new instrument, the electric 5 string violin.
The Transformation: guitarist to electric 5 string violinist… and how the adventures continue!
Daryll Dobson performs all instruments on this recording.: Electric 5 String Violin, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboard Synthesizers, Drums and Percussion. Special Guest on Track #10 Demetrius Williams II on Drums.
Daryll Dobson is a Jamaican American jazz violinist, guitarist, composer, audio engineer and videographer. He began his formal jazz studies in New York at SUNY College at Old Westbury. The Jazz Studies program was founded by jazz multi instrumentalist Makanda Ken McIntyre and jazz percussionist Warren Smith.
Dobson's first professional jazz gig was with jazz master Stanley Turrentine at age 19. His own recordings have included L. Shankar, Kenny Kirkland, Gerry Brown, Fernando Saunders, Tony Thunder Smith, Kenwood Dennard, Delmar Brown and Indian masters Shree Sundar Kumar and Neyvelli RadhaKrishna.
During Covid lock down in 2020, Dobson did something incredible and daring, selling his home and 99% of his worldly possessions to become a “Live Aboard Yachter" with just an acoustic guitar and a thirst for adventure. He cruised to over ten coastal cities, from Coltons Point, Maryland to Sebastian, Florida perfecting his newly acquired mariner skills.
In 2021 he knew he would return to land living. The masks were coming off and music was coming back.
Dobson's exciting new knowledge, coupled with his own new learning concept entitled “String Jazz Theory" was ready for his full exploration and application. So the new mission: Apply the “String Jazz Theory” concept to accelerate the transfer of all his musical knowledge to a new instrument, the electric 5 string violin.
The Transformation: guitarist to electric 5 string violinist… and how the adventures continue!
Daryll Dobson performs all instruments on this recording.: Electric 5 String Violin, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboard Synthesizers, Drums and Percussion. Special Guest on Track #10 Demetrius Williams II on Drums.
Track Listing
Yardbird Suite - Charlie Parker; Samba Pa Ti - Carlos Santana; Take The "A" Train - Duke Ellington; Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin; Equinox - John Coltrane; Wake Up Everybody! - Harold Melvin; How High The Moon - Ella Fitzgerald's Hit!; Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye; Let The Good Times Roll - B.B. King; Navigating The Simulation Part II: Moving Beyond Time - Daryll Dobson w/special guest Demetrius Williams II on Drums.
Personnel
Daryll Dobson
guitar, electricDemetrius Williams II
drumsAdditional Instrumentation
Daryll Dobson performs all instruments on this recording.: Electric 5 String Violin, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Drums and Percussion.
Album information
Title: String Jazz Theory | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Simulation Studios
