Fritz Renold
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 27, 1960 |
| Origin | Swiss |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Labels | Sony |
Fritz Renold (born February 27, 1960) is a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, teacher and festival director based in Aarau, Switzerland.
Fritz Renold was born in Wettingen, Switzerland. His father played accordion and introduced him to tango and Dixieland. As a boy clarinetist, Renold played Mozart's Concerto, "Saints," gospel, and Beatles songs. He joined the school band at 14 in order to get an alto sax, even though he hated marches. He heard Charlie Parker then, but remained unimpressed until, at 18, he joined a big band and played Sammy Nestico's Basie Book. When he discovered Miles Davis' Funny Valentine and Kinda Blue in the LP bins at Montreux, he was converted to jazz.
Renold flew to Boston and thrived in Berklee College of Music’s international music community. Three ‘audition’ big band scores—Take The A Train, Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Blues For Susy—earned him the Quincy Jones Award and a full scholarship with advanced placement. Since Berklee recommended that he compose, he took every composition course he could, including tuition by Herb Pomeroy, Bob Freedman, Greg Hopkins and Corey Allen. He had Joe Viola and Bill Pierce as his saxophone teachers, and was taught improvisation by Gary Burton and John LaPorta among others. Renold graduated in 1987; through 1990 he served as Berklee's first Swiss faculty member.
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