Fred Hess

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Fred Hess

ts, fl, *1944 US
Musician / Composer of Jazz

Fred Hess (born 1944, Abington, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Hess was raised in New Jersey and studied at Trenton State College. His early experiences include studies with saxophonist Phil Woods, a stint with bandleader Fred Waring, and composing music for the world premiere of a Sam Shepard play. As a composer, his influences encompass avant-garde classical sources, as well as Anthony Braxton and the members of the AACM. He moved to Boulder, Colorado, in 1981, where he founded the Boulder Creative Music Ensemble. He then completed further studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, taking his doctorate in composition in 1991. He recorded his first albums as a leader in the early 1990s. He is currently Director of Music Composition at Metro State College in Denve

Instruments

Tenor sax
Flute
Saxophone

Genres

Jazz
Rock
Pop
R&B/Soul

Plays With

Boulder Creative Music Ensemble

Fred Hess Big Band

Fred Hess Quartet

The Fred Hess Band

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Extended Family	Fred Hess With Paul Smoker, Ken Filiano, Damon Short	2003	Album
Right At Home	Fred Hess / Marc Sabatella	2003	Album
Faith	Fred Hess / Boulder Creative Music Ensemble	2000	Album
Ninth Street Park - The Return Of Fred Hess / Boulder Creative Music Ensemble	Fred Hess / Boulder Creative Music Ensemble	1998	Album
Between The Lines	Fred Hess / Boulder Creative Music Ensemble	1998	Album
You Know I Care	Fred Hess	1995	Album
Sweet Thunder	Fred Hess	1993	Album
Between The Lines	Fred Hess / Boulder Creative Music Ensemble	1988	Album
Count Me In / You're Not The Same Now	Fred Hess		Single
This Diamond Ring	Fred Hess		Single
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction / Save Your Heart For Me	The Jalopy Five / Fred Hess		Single

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Acknowledgements

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