BRYDON
BOLTON WAS BORN IN JOHANNESBERG, SOUTH AFRICA. WENT
THROUGH SCHOOLING IN PORT ELIZABETH AND MOVED TO CAPE TOWN TO
PLAY DOUBLE BASS WITH CAPE JAZZ LEGENDS ROBBIE JANSEN AND HILTON
SCHILDER.HE IS INVOLVED IN MANY COLLABORATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA,
ACROSS MANY STYLES FROM JAZZ THROUGH ELECTRONICA TO WORLD MUSIC.
MOST WELL KNOWN FOR HIS PERFORMANCES WITH IMPROVISING TRIO BENGUELA. HE
HAS RECENTLY BEEN ENGAGED IN WRITING MUSIC FOR DOCUMENTRIES.
DISCOGRAPHY:
BENGUELA “SPUTNIK” 1997
VAN DER WANT/LETCHER “LOW RIDING” 1998
FRANK MALLOWS & BRYDON BOLTON “ADAMASTOR” 1998
ROBBIE JANSEN “PRAISES” 1998
GRAMADOELAS “GRAMADOELAS” 1999
NIKLAS ZIMMER & BRYDON BOLTON “NOT FOR SALE” 1999
ELX “LIVE” 2000
BENGUELA & ELX “IT” COMPILATION 2001
RE-MIXES “CONFERENCE” 2001
BREYTEN BREYTENBACH “MOND MUSIEK” 2001
DUNHILL GIVE AWAY CD “4 CORNERS” 2001
BENGUELA “DIGITAL INABILITY” 2001
BREYTEN BREYENBACH “LADY ONE” 2002
KOOS KOMBUIS “EQUILIBRIUM” 2002
VAN DER WANT/LETCHER “BIGNITY” 2002
G.V.I. “RED WATER 2003
VARIOUS GROUPS “A MOMENT IN CAPE TOWN” 2003
DEREK GRIPPER & ALEX VAN HEERDEN “SAGTEVLEI” 2003
BENGUELA “SUI” 2003
BENGUELA AND TONY COX 2005 (UNRELEASED, DUE 2007)
JENNIFER WOLFE BAND 2006 (UNRELEASED, DUE 2007)
Links:
http://www.benguela.co.za/brydon.html
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