Works
A sampling of some of Freddie’s commissions and compositions with video, MP3 and PDFs scores. The PDFs are downloadable and free. Freddie asks that if you download a score to please send him an email.
Goddess
Another epic composition for jazz ensemble that draws from blues and especially Gospel tradition.
Blues Koan
An epic blues composition for jazz ensemble. It shows the vast harmonic and rhythmic possibilities inherent in the blues tradition.
Drum On, Drum On
An Indian and Middle-Eastern influenced composition for jazz ensemble originally written for Freddie’s collaboration with Indian sitar master, Shubhendra Rao.
Patchwork in D
A composition for jazz ensemble that is influenced the Brazilian genre, Baião.
Passages
A composition for jazz ensemble that is influenced by ‘world’ rhythms from Africa and Brazil
Suite for Nia Andrea
Solo guitar composition for classical guitar in three movements.
Prelude Variations and Ruminations on St James Infirmary
Solo guitar, eight movement composition commissioned by Berklee College of Music for classical guitarist, Kim Perlak.
Film score – COMPLICIT (2017)
Freddie was commissioned to write music for the award winning film Complicit, about the life and struggles of workers in Chinese electronics factories. It is a moving and powerful work that has shown around the world at film festivals as well as the U.N., the EU Parliament and the House of Lords in London.
Fantasia on a Theme by Charlie Haden: ‘For Turiya’
For solo gutar
CMA New Jazz Works Grant (2020-2022)
The exciting news is that Freddie Bryant has been chosen as a grantee for the recent Chamber Music America New Jazz Works Grant.