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David Friesen

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Anyone acquainted with David Friesen's exceptional music quickly thinks of his creative universe. Ocean-deep in his sensitivity to the human spirit, Friesen is compassionate and his music founded on integrity and the pursuit of excellence.

Born in Tacoma, Washington May 6, 1942, he was raised in Seattle, though his first exposure to jazz music was at the age of 5 years in Spokane, Washington hearing in his home a friend of his sister Diane playing Boogie Woogie on his family’s upright piano. After this individual left the home, David went to the piano and tried to emulate what he had just heard…thus his musical career had just begun. His sister Diane played the piano and for many years growing up, together they would play four handed piano and spent many evenings playing the piano and singing. His parents Ben and Clara Friesen were not professional musicians, but his mother had played C Melody saxophone as a child and his father had a beautiful singing voice...especially at church David could hear his father’s beautiful voice harmonizing with the congregation when they would sing hymns. Far removed from the music world, His mother was a professional bowler and his father was a Life Insurance executive. However, both his parents supported his love for music and made it possible for David to explore music on many different instruments. His sister Diane’s love for the movies and acting as a child, eventually led her into a very successful career as an actress, her name known as Dyan Cannon .

Album

This Light Has No Darkness, Volume 1

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Recovery for Two; Motivation; Perseverance; Innocence; Basic Strategy; Time Changes; A Beautiful Moment; Tides Turning; Neves; A Smile Turns to Laughter; The Repetition; Return to the Father.

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A Light Shining Through

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Little Ella Bella; Time Through Light; Dressed In Red; My Prayer; Blue And Red; Children's Song; Staircase; One Last Time; One Last time; Islands; Passage; Luxury Liner; A Light Shing through; Festival; Glide; Softly Tells the Story; Forgiveness.

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Article: Year in Review

Dan McClenaghan's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

Read "Dan McClenaghan's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


These recordings are 2024's best of the best. If the business of jazz is a rough go, the art of jazz thrives. Click on the album titles to see the full reviews. Bill AnschellImprobable Solutions Origin Records David FriesenThis Light Has ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Quincy Jones, David Bixler, Branford Marsalis & Ben Kono

Read "Quincy Jones, David Bixler, Branford Marsalis & Ben Kono" reviewed by Joe Dimino


Welcome to the 880th episode of Neon Jazz, where we dive into a fresh journey of sound and talent. We kick things off with the gifted woodwinds player Ben Kono and his group, featuring music from his highly anticipated 2024 album Voyages. From there, we venture into the works of the late, great Bob Berg, who ...

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Article: Album Review

David Friesen: A Light Shining Through

Read "A Light Shining Through" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


The music of bassist David Friesen is inspired by two major sources: his ancestral Ukrainian roots and his Christian faith. While the Christian aspect of the inspiration is probably long-term, the familial roots part of the equation seems to have gained traction with Testimony (Origin Records, 2021), a piece recorded with a jazz quartet 2018 in ...

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Song of the Day

Little Ella Bella

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Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 04:07

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Abdullah Ibrahim, Julie Kelly, John Coltrane & Sean Mason

Read "Abdullah Ibrahim, Julie Kelly, John Coltrane & Sean Mason" reviewed by Joe Dimino


We kick off a new 846th Episode of Neon Jazz out of Kansas City with rising keyboard talent Sean Mason and music from his 2024 release The Southern Suite. From there, we hear from an indelible influence on Sean in Ray Charles. We also hear a dandy of tunes from the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, John Korbel, ...

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Article: Album Review

David Friesen: This Light Has No Darkness, Volume 1

Read "This Light Has No Darkness, Volume 1" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


In 2020, David Friesen, an American jazz artist with Ukrainian roots, released his masterpiece, Testimony (Origin Records). The set was an orchestral, spiritual soundscape featuring Friesen's jazz quartet and the National Academic Symphonic Band of Ukraine. Recorded in Kyiv, in December of 2018--about three years before Russia invaded Ukraine--the music was a majestic testament to Friesen's ...

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Song of the Day

Motivation

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Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 06:37


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