David Gilmore (born 5 February 1964) is an American

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guitarist. Gilmore studied at New York University with

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and

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. In 1987 he began working professionally with the M-Base Collective and Ronald Shannon Jackson. In the 1990s he was a member of the jazz fusion band Lost Tribe. In 1995, he became a member of

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's band. With his brother Marque Gilmore,

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, and

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, he recorded ''Ritualism'' in 2001. With Christian McBride, Jeff "Tain" Watts, and Ravi Coltrane he recorded ''Unified Presence''. Gilmore was the sole composer on all but one song and also served as the

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, Melissa Etheridge, Robin Eubanks,

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, Trilok Gurtu,

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, Graham Haynes, Cyndi Lauper, Branford Marsalis,

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, Meshell Ndegeocello, Joan Osborne, Greg Osby, Lonnie Plaxico,

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, Sam Rivers,

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, Boz Scaggs,

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, Steve Williamson, and Cassandra Wilson.

Discography

As leader

* ''Ritualism'' (Kashka Music, 2000) * ''Unified Presence'' (RKM Music, 2006) * ''Numerology: Live at Jazz Standard'' (Evolutionary Music, 2012) * ''Energies of Change'' (Evolutionary Music, 2015) * ''Transitions'' (Criss Cross, 2017) * ''From Here to Here'' (Criss Cross, 2020)

As sideman

With Don Byron * ''No-vibe Zone'' (Knitting Factory, 1996) * ''Bug Music'' (Nonesuch, 1996) * ''Nu Blaxploitation'' (Capitol, 1998) * ''You Are #6'' (Blue Note, 2001) * ''Do the Boomerang'' (Blue Note, 2006) With Steve Coleman * ''Sine Die'' (Pangaea, 1988) * ''

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'' (RCA Novus, 1990) * '' Black Science'' (RCA/Novus, 1991) * '' Drop Kick'' (RCA/Novus, 1992) * '' The Tao of Mad Phat'' (RCA/Novus, 1993) * ''Genesis & the Opening of the Way'' (BMG/RCA Victor, 1997) * ''The Ascension to Light'' (BMG, 2001) With others * Muhal Richard Abrams, '' Think All, Focus One'' (Black Saint, 1995) * Aka Moon, '' Guitars'' (W.E.R.F., 2002) * Aka Moon, ''Invisible Moon'' (Carbon 7, 2001) * Ralph Alessi, ''This Against That'' (RKM Music, 2002) * Ron Blake, ''Lest We Forget'' (Mack Avenue, 2003) * Ron Blake, ''Sonic Tonic'' (Mack Avenue, 2005) * Uri Caine, '' Love Fugue: Robert Schumann'' (Winter & Winter, 2000) * Uri Caine, '' Gustav Mahler: Dark Flame'' (Winter & Winter, 2003) * Ann Hampton Callaway, ''Blues in the Night'' (Telarc, 2006) *

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, ''Welcome Mr. Chancey'' (In+Out 1993) *

Theo Croker Theodore Lee Croker (July 18, 1985) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, producer and vocalist. He is a Grammy Award nominee, three-time Echo Award nominee, as well as a Theodore Presser Award recipient. Croker has released seven studio a ...

, ''Afro Physicist'' (DDB, Okeh 2014) * Wayne Escoffery, ''The Humble Warrior'' (Smoke Sessions 2020) * Trilok Gurtu, ''Believe'' (CMP, 1994) * Trilok Gurtu, ''Bad Habits Die Hard'' (CMP, 1996) * Graham Haynes, ''What Time It Be!'' (Muse, 1991) * Mike Holober, ''Thought Trains'' (Sons of Sound, 2004) *

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, ''The Phoenix'' (Glitterhouse, 2002) * Brad Jones, ''Uncivilized Poise'' (Knitting Factory, 1999) * Boris Kozlov, ''Conversations at the Well'' (Criss Cross, 2016) * Carolyn Leonhart, ''Steal the Moon'' (Sunnyside, 2000) * M-Base, ''Anatomy of a Groove'' (DIW, 1992) * Rudresh Mahanthappa, ''Samdhi'' (ACT, 2011) * Christian McBride, ''Sci-Fi'' (Verve, 2000) * Christian McBride, ''Vertical Vision'' (Warner Bros., 2002) * Monday Michiru, ''Episodes in Color'' (SAR, 2002) * Roy Nathanson, ''Fire at Keaton's Bar & Grill'' (Six Degrees, 2000) * Meshell Ndegeocello, ''The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams'' (Bismillah, 2007) * Lonnie Plaxico, ''Iridescence'' (Muse, 1991) * Lonnie Plaxico, ''Short Takes'' (Muse, 1992) * Renee Rosnes, ''Life On Earth'' (Blue Note, 2001) * Adam Rudolph, ''Turning Towards the Light'' (Cuneiform, 2015) *

, '' High Life'' (Verve, 1995) * Omar Sosa, ''Across the Divide'' (Half Note, 2009) * Jeff "Tain" Watts, ''Detained at the Blue Note'' (Half Note, 2004) * Beau Williams, ''Bodacious!'' (Funkytowngrooves, 2011) * Steve Williamson, '' A Waltz for Grace'' (Verve, 1990) * Steve Williamson, ''Rhyme Time'' (Verve, 1991) * Cassandra Wilson, ''Jumpworld'' (JMT, 1990) *

Cristina Zavalloni Cristina Zavalloni (born 1973 in Bologna, Italy) is a contemporary Italian singer and composer who focuses primarily on jazz and experimental (or avant-garde) music. Biography and career Born in Bologna, Zavalloni attended the Conservatorio di M ...

, ''The Soul Factor'' (Via Veneto, 2014)

References

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