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American jazz musician
Santi Wilson Debriano (born 1955 in
Panama) is a
jazz bassist.
Debriano was raised in
Brooklyn, having moved there with his family at age four. He studied composition at
Union College in New York, then attended the
New England Conservatory of Music and
Wesleyan University. He worked with
Archie Shepp in the late 1970s and early 1980s, then moved to Paris and played with
Sam Rivers for three years. He returned to New York City and has since worked with
Don Pullen,
Pharoah Sanders,
Sonny Fortune,
Billy Hart,
Larry Coryell,
Chucho Valdés,
Hank Jones,
Cecil Taylor,
Randy Weston,
Freddie Hubbard,
Kirk Lightsey, and
Attila Zoller.
Debriano has led several of his own units, including small groups in the late 1980s and
Circlechant, a
world music-influenced ensemble which has had among its members
Helio Alves,
Will Calhoun, and
Abraham Burton.
Debriano was also the music director for arts at
Dwight Morrow High School in
Englewood, New Jersey, and was given an award for jazz education by
New York University in 2001.
Discography
As leader
As sideman
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Bill Barron:
Live at Cobi's (SteepleChase, 1988-89 [2005])
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Larry Coryell:
Monk, Trane, Miles & Me (HighNote, 1999)
- Larry Coryell:
Inner Urge (HighNote, 2001)
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Stanley Cowell:
Back to the Beautiful (
Concord, 1989)
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Sonny Fortune:
Four in One (Blue Note, 1994),
From Now On (Blue Note, 1996)
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Chico Freeman:
Focus (
Contemporary, 1994)
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Don Friedman: Red Sky Waltz (
Alfa Music, 1996)
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Billy Hart:
Amethyst (Arabesque, 1993),
Oceans of Time (
Arabesque, 1997)
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Louis Hayes: Louis at Large (Sharp Nine, 1996)
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Oliver Lake: Compilation (
Gramavision, 1982–86)
- Oliver Lake:
Virtual Reality (Total Escapism) (Gazell, 1992)
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Kirk Lightsey:
Kirk 'n Marcus (Criss Cross Jazz, 1987) with
Marcus Belgrave
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Charles McPherson:
Come Play with Me (Arabesque, 1995)
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David Murray:
Black & Black (
DIW, 1991)
- David Murray:
Long Goodbye: A Tribute to Don Pullen (DIW, 1996)
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Jim Pepper: Dakota Sound (
Enja, 1987)
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Don Pullen:
Sacred Common Ground (Blue Note, 1995)
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Charlie Rouse:
Soul Mates (
Uptown, 1988 [1993]) featuring
Sahib Shihab
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Archie Shepp:
Soul Song (Enja, 1982)
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Bob Thiele Collective: Louis Satchmo (1991)
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Larry Willis:
Let's Play (SteepleChase, 1991)
- New York Unit:
Tribute to George Adams (Paddle Wheel, 1992)
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