Bryce Benno Rohde (12 September 192326 January 2016) was an Australian
jazz
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pianist and composer. He was strongly influenced by
George Russell's musical conceptions.
Early life
Rohde was born in
Hobart
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,
Tasmania
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. He played jazz in
Adelaide
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early in his career, then moved to Canada in 1953.
Career
In 1954 he and two other expatriates plus an American formed the
Australian Jazz Quartet/Quintet. The group recorded several albums and toured widely in the United States, then broke up in 1958 following a tour of Australia itself. Rohde led his own quartets in Australia until 1964, and moved to California in 1965. After then he based himself out of San Francisco, leading his own ensembles at times. Among those Australian musicians with whom he worked extensively are
Bruce Cale and
Charlie Munro.
Death
Bryce Rohde died on 26 January 2016.
The Age, Tributes, 30 January 2016
Retrieved 30 January 2016
Discography
*''Bryce Rohde Quartet in Concert LP'' (CBS Coronet, December 1960)
*''Straight Ahead! LP'' (CBS Coronet, mid 1962)
*''Para Ti 7"'' (CBS, May 1963)[Music Maker magazine]
*''Corners LP'' (CBS, June 1963)[Jazz Down Under magazine]
*''The Bryce Rohde Story – Volume 2 LP'' (44/Phonogram, September 1977: recorded 1963 & 1965)
References
* Bryce Rohdeat AllMusic
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*Pressing/Whiteoak/Dean, "Bryce Rohde". '' Grove Jazz'' online.
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1923 births
2016 deaths
Australian jazz pianists
Australian jazz composers
Place of death missing
Australian male jazz composers
Australian expatriates in the United States
Musicians from Hobart
Male jazz pianists
The Australian Jazz Quartet members