Gina Brooks "GG's Steamin' Greens" interviews the Legendary Alphonse Mouzon Chairman/CEO of Tenacious Records, composer, arranger, producer, multi- instrumentalist and actor today! Saturday, Nov 20, 2

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Today my special guest is the Legendary

Alphonse Mouzon

Chairman/CEO of Tenacious Records, composer, arranger, producer, multi- instrumentalist and actor

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Born November 21, 1948

Alphonse Mouzon has been composing and producing beautiful music that has

captivated and enthralled audiences throughout the world for over two decades.

Alphonse Mouzon (who is an African American mixed with French and Blackfoot Indian) was born on November 21st in Charleston, South Carolina. He attended Bonds-Wilson High School where he received his early musical training from 9th grade through the 12th grade. While in high school, Alphonse took some drum lessons from Charles (T.J.)Garner and played drums in the various bands of saxophonist Lonnie Hamilton with organist Jesse Willams and guitarist Joe Wilson. Following graduation from high school, he moved to New York to study music and drama at New York City College and medicine at Manhattan Medical School. Mouzon took drum lessons from jazz pianist Billy Taylor's drummer Bobby Thomas. While attending college, Alphonse played in the pit band of the broadway show “PROMISES, PROMISES” after being recommended by Bobby Thomas. Mouzon also worked as a medical technologist at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital after graduating from Manhattan Medical School. However his medical career was short lived.

By 1969 his reputation as a player had spread to such an extent that a medical career was no longer attractive. By the early seventies, he had embarked upon a musical journey that would take him to almost every corner of the world and would establish his reputation as one the most creative musician of the era. In 1975 Mouzon studied acting at The Lee Strausberg Institute for Actors in Hollywood, California. In 1997 he studied acting with Susan Ricketts and in 1998 Mouzon studied advance voice-overs with Don Pitts at California State University of Northridge.

Alphonse Mouzon musical associations read like a veritable Who's Who of Modern Jazz and Pop Music. His talents cover a broad range of musical disciplines and philosophies.

He was the rhythmic foundation for the far reaching musical explorations of pianist McCoy Tyner.

He was a charter membe/ co-founding member along with the late great Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul,

Czechoslovakian bassist Miroslav Vitous,

Brazilian percussionist Airto Moreira,

and legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter, of the group Weather Report.

Along with guitarist Larry Coryell, Mouzon was co-founder

of The Eleventh House, the seminal fusion band of the seventies. The Larry Coryell's Eleventh House reunited after 25 years in July 1998 and toured all over the world featuring Alphonse Mouzon until December 12, 1999. Plans are in the works to re-unite again for another worldwide tour.

Alphonse Mouzon has also played and/or recorded with Gil Evans,

Roy Ayers,

George Benson,

Herbie Hancock,

Miles Davis

Dizzy Gillespie,

Stanley Clarke,

Al DiMeola,

Les McCann,

Ronnie Laws,

Klaus Doldinger's

Passport,

Jaco Pastorius, Ron Carter, Nathan East, Cecil McBee, Albert Mangelsdorff, Joachim Kuhn, Jasper van't Hof, Michel Legrand, Stanley Turrentine, Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Donald Bird, Chet Baker, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Ernie Watts, Sonny Rollins, Wallace Roney, Arturo Sandoval, Christian McBride, Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton, George Coleman, John Klemmer, Billy Harper, Dave Grusin, George Howard, Jeff Lorber, Kenny G., Joanne Brackeen, Horace Parlan, Robin Kenyatta, Ross Carnegie Orchestra, ex-girlfriend Roberta Flack, Sheila E., Fania All-Stars with Celia Cruz; Gloria Lynn, Gloria Coleman, Denise Williams, Freda Payne, Shirley Scott, Anita O'Day, (ex- girlfriend/ex-wife of Miles Davis) rock-funk singer Betty Davis, and in 1991, he performed with Miles Davis on the movie soundtrack album entitled “Dingo”. MILES DAVIS even spoke highly of Mouzon in his book entitled “Miles - The Autobiography”. READ MORE HERE..