DON PRESTON

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Preston was born into a family of musicians in Detroit and began studying music at an early age. His father was the composer-in-residence for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Preston later did a stint in the army, serving in Trieste, Italy. Upon his return to Detroit during the early '50s, Preston associated with pianist Tommy Flanagan. He also sat in with Elvin Jones and others at the city's West End Cafe where Yusef Lateef conducted twice-a-week jam sessions with Milt Jackson's brother, bassist Alvin Jackson. Preston moved to Los Angeles in 1957 where he hooked up with pianist Paul Bley, bassist Charlie Haden, and others who were hearing jazz in new ways. Preston had a long collaboration with Frank Zappa as the keyboardist of the original Mothers of Invention. Preston performed and recorded with Zappa until 1974. During that time he was music director for Meredith Monk (with whom he had previously shared read more...
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DON PRESTON Vile Foamy Ectoplasm album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Vile Foamy Ectoplasm
Jazz Related Rock 1993
DON PRESTON Transformation album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Transformation
Jazz Related Rock 2001
DON PRESTON The Inner Realities Of Evolution album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Inner Realities Of Evolution
Jazz Related Rock 2003
DON PRESTON Don Preston / Jeff Boynton / Philip Mantione : TriAngular Bent album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Don Preston / Jeff Boynton / Philip Mantione : TriAngular Bent
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 2016

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DON PRESTON Escape From 2012 (with Andrea Centazzo) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Escape From 2012 (with Andrea Centazzo)
Jazz Related Rock 2011

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