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Madras-born Frank Dubier's earliest childhood memories are learning to play the drums when he was seven!
His mother Beatrice was the well-known violinist and pianist; thanks to her,
Frank was able to master the violin at a remarkably young age.
By his early teens, Frank was inducted into the Madras Governor's Band,
where he got a firm grounding in music.
It was there that he picked up his love for wind instruments, such as the Trumpet, Clarinet, Saxophone and Flute.
His first love though, is the Trumpet—an instrument that he is identified with.
Frank has moved around. He has led bands and worked with India's jazz greats,
such as Pam Crain, Louis Banks and Braz Gonsalves.
He has done stints in Calcutta, Delhi and Bangalore.
Frank's years in Delhi also saw him as the main flute player for the Delhi Symphony Orchestra.
It was during this period that he got to interact and jam with international jazz greats like
Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Rolf Erickson, Miles Davis, Buddy Rich and Herbie Hancock.
Frank also made a name for himself on jazz circuits in Australia, UK and the US, during his many sojourns abroad.
Frank has played a major role in keeping the jazz music scene alive in Chennai with the Frank Dubier Jazz Ensemble.
Founded in the early 80s, Frank has been the moving force of the band,
taking on the challenging tasks of composer, arranger, conductor and soloist. |
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