Remembering Charlie Banacos with Garry Dial
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Garry Dial has firmly established himself as one of the most prodigious and respected talents in jazz today, always broadening his artistic horizons as a pianist, composer, producer and teacher. Throughout his remarkable career, he has performed with such jazz legends as Red Rodney, Ira Sullivan, Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Roy Haynes, Mel Lewis, Nat Adderly, Joe Lovano, and Jerry Bergonzi.
Initially, Dial’s talent as a pianist earned him a coveted and unique place in jazz history. In the late 1970’s Ruth Ellington, sister of the great Duke Ellington, enlisted him to record the entire Tempo Music catalog for the family’s personal archive. Forty years later Garry and his colleagues Dick Oatts and Rich DeRosa performed and arranged nine of these unheard gems with the WDR Big Band. “Unheard Ellington” was released on Zoho Records in September 2017.
Garry studied with Charlie for 37 years and through his guidance and inspiration wrote the curriculum for Jazz Improvisation at Manhattan School of Music, and the Theory and Performance curriculum at the New School.
Not only is Garry a master teacher, performer, composer, and arranger but most of all a beloved friend. Charlie Banacos chose Garry to continue teaching his correspondence lessons and Garry has carried the torch for almost 9 years now and counting.
This video presents just a taste of the many concepts available through online lessons for improvising musicians and composers. Visit www.charliebanacos.com, and write to charliebanacos@gmail.com and Garry@Garrydial.com for more information.
Hey this Ramsey - we had an ensemble together - at BS of M - checking out you voice leading lesson - I use the same concept to demonstrate that I can make make bop (jazz improv) out of one’s or thirteenths - oddly I’m no good at sharing what I learned from Charlie- I’m only able to teach sort of master classes - I think it might be cause I was self taught till I got to Berklee- Ray was a marvel - Charlie was a miracle - I went bananas with his lessons - ripped though the lesson part so we could play - him playing left hand bass then we would trade 2s or 4s on the tune of the week - he had me doing a transcription a week until he gave me an art Tatum thing - it took me 5 week and he kept complaining that I was taking so long - I finally realized just a couple of years ago that he might been just trying to keep me from being a slacker- he had some other tricks up his sleeve than were crazy brilliant - he’d get you to do the do the lesson/task and you get the gift without knowing what or why the gift was so valuable- one the first things he said was “your in the army now” - good grief what a wonderful person - I so loved him
Great Charlie impression, I got a chill hearing it, almost thought it was him for a second.
Gary thanks for making this video about our favourite jazz teacher! One time I told Charlie that I felt I was stuck on four notes, on the famous ear training exercise by him and Charlie said to me “don’t worry man….! Remember the first time you came here and I played one note for ear training and you said: “trumpet”? “ That was Charlie! An amazing teacher and person, always with a great sense of humour. I still have his writing in my exercise book and his little drawings. ❤
Oh Garry! This is such a wonderful condensation of many of the exercises we did together (that I still practice all the time!) It's wonderful to hear/see this and think of all I learned from you (and consequentially from Charlie even though we never met). Thank you for taking the time to put this together and for sharing this wisdom. You are a saint.
yeh, Garry Dial, my favorite teacher. Another lifetime worth of work here, man; I haven't even come close to finishing the work you assigned in the 100 lessons I took from you!! Sending my best, Garry!
Fantastic, you go Gary you're great man! I did 20 years with our hero)
WOW Garry, this is fantastic! Thank you soooo much!
Great Stories Garry about the Legendary Mr.Banacos! I wish I could had Study with him while I was at Berklee’.I’m a guitar player that study with Kevin Eubanks and I also took 3 lessons with You one summer at ur place in NY and it was a honor! ThankYou Garry for sharing!! Jerry Mcleod 🙏🏾🎶❤️
Great video Garry. I feel fortunate to have touched this lineage while studying with you at MSM.
Joe Hubbard shared this link in one of his video lessons & wow, it makes so much sense too me. I've isolated tones & used subtractive rhythms in my own way but never was able to put it into words that are useful. I've always loved that logical/mathematical aspect to music! The harmony parts you played really opened my ears as well, making me think ahead, ie, what's possible. Yes, I've made notes as there's a lifetime of study in each fragment! Charlies sense of humour works for me as well & I'm so glad to have listened to your stories Garry...;-)) Best wishes & thanks from England. (PS, I'm a beginner or as Joe puts it, I'm a 1x40 player - played for 1 year 40 times...;-))
Absolutely wonderful in every respect; pedagogically, musically, and pianistically. Thank you so much.
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing, Garry!
Thanks so much Gary. You put Charlie back on my radar. As a young student a Berklee, I was in Charlie's queue for private lessons. The day I left Boston, he called me with an open spot. That was a tough call. I followed up with correspondence lessons and was well rewarded. So much valuable information. I believe that knowledge shared increases it's value and with the conversation moving to the web, the value of your videos is unmeasurable. Keep that torch burning Gary!
Geniuses
Geniuses
That was awesome, Garry. What a nice tribute and technical instructions.
Fantastic video, learnt a lot just watching this! Thank you for continuing an incredible legacy!
Thank You for sharing Gary
yeah man! Cookin'!!! Miss Charlie every day!
All the jazz greats are skilled in the use of the inner voices, esp. Bill Evans which you show.
How am I not subscribed to this channel until now?
Wonderful video Garry you come across so well! Brilliant work.
Really liking those 11th's- and what an inspiring C major scale story.
So awesome!!!
Wonderful stories and highly informative - thank you!
Fantastic video!
The stuff of genius.
Put the cassettes up for us. Pics of his letters too!
Weirdlo bird blues.. Great Gary... Charlie was the best..
AMEN
You got to study with the two best jazz educators
Where i could hear Charlie's music?
Gospel🫡