Gordon Brisker

Gordon Brisker
Birth name	Gordon Brisker
Born	November 6, 1937(1937-11-06) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died	September 10, 2004(2004-09-10) (aged 66)
Genres	Jazz
Instruments	Saxophone, Piano
Website	www.gordonbrisker.com
Notable instruments
tenor saxophone

Gordon Brisker (November 6, 1937, Cincinnati, Ohio – September 10, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

Brisker began on piano as a child, and studied reed instruments at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He played with Ralph Marterie before enrolling in the Berklee College of Music. Following this he worked with Al Belletto, Bill Berry, and Woody Herman (1960–63), then moved to New York City, where he played with Louie Bellson and Gerry Mulligan. After a short time back in Cincinnati, Brisker then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked extensively as a studio musician. From 1983-85 Brisker taught at Berklee, and during this time also arranged for Herb Pomeroy; after 1985 he returned to Los Angeles. He recorded extensively with Anita O'Day and Bobby Shew among others, and recorded several albums under his own name. In the 1990s Brisker moved to Australia and taught at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Discography

• Collective Consciousness (Sutra Records, 1980)
• Cornerstone (Sea Breeze Records, 1983)
• About Charlie (Musicraft, 1985)
• New Beginning (Discovery Records, 1987)
• The Gift (Naxos Records, 1996)
• My Son John (Naxos, 2001)
• Child's Play (Jazzgroove Records, 2004)

References

• Scott Yanow, Gordon Brisker at Allmusic

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Name	Brisker, Gordon
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Date of birth	November 6, 1937
Place of birth	Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of death	September 10, 2004
Place of death	Cincinnati, Ohio