David Amram
David Amram
David Amramis an American composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, and author. As a classical composer and performer, his integration of jazz, folkloric and world music has led him to work with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Willie Nelson, Langston Hughes, Charles Mingus, Pepper Adams, Levon Helm, Betty Carter and Jack Kerouac. In the early 1950s, he was encouraged to pursue his unique path by mentors Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, the New York Philharmonic's conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos, Miles Davis, Aaron Copland,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth17 November 1930
CountryUnited States of America
I was part of it, and I am still part of it today in terms of what it means to a whole new generation of people who are interested in the enduring energy, achievements, spirit and creativity that exemplified our era.
When he was reading, I would submerge myself into whatever it was he was reading, and I tried to anticipate what would happen next.
At times I might play some kind of folkloric flute, although I didn't play those with the frequency or the skill then as I do now.