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Danny Grissett
Danny Grissett (born 1975) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer. Early life Grissett was born in Los Angeles in 1975. He first played the piano at the age of five, taking classical music lessons. He graduated with a B.A. in Music Education from California State University, Dominguez Hills, then completed a two-year master's degree in jazz performance in 2000 at the California Institute of the Arts followed by studies at the Thelonious Monk Institute at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Later life and career After playing around Los Angeles he moved to New York City in 2003. He became trumpeter Nicholas Payton's keyboardist early the following year, and has been a regular member of trumpeter Tom Harrell's band since 2005. Grissett released his first album as a leader in 2006, on the Criss Cross label, for whom he has continued to record. ''Promise'' and his following album, ''Encounters'', were trio recordings with Vicente Archer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Clark
Conrad Yeatis "Sonny" Clark (July 21, 1931 – January 13, 1963) was an American jazz pianist and composer who mainly worked in the hard bop idiom. Early life Clark was born and raised in Herminie, Pennsylvania, a coal mining town east of Pittsburgh.Stephenson, Sam (January 13, 2011"Notes from a Biographer: Sonny Clark" ''The Paris Review''. His parents were originally from Stone Mountain, Georgia. His miner father, Emery Clark, died of a lung disease two weeks after Sonny was born. Sonny was the youngest of eight children. At age 12, he moved to Pittsburgh. Later life and career While visiting an aunt in California at age 20, Clark decided to stay and began working with saxophonist Wardell Gray. Clark went to San Francisco with Oscar Pettiford and after a couple months, was working with clarinetist Buddy DeFranco in 1953. Clark toured the United States and Europe with DeFranco until January 1956, when he joined The Lighthouse All-Stars, led by bassist Howard Rumsey. Wishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number Five (album)
__NOTOC__ ''Number Five'' is a studio album by jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger, Tom Harrell, released in May 2012 by HighNote. Overview This is the fifth album by Harrell's Quintet, which includes Wayne Escoffery on sax, Danny Grissett on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on bass, and Johnathan Blake on drums. Four tracks feature the full quintet. The other tracks feature arrangements in quartet, trio and duo, and on two tracks Harrell performs solo. This is a departure from Harrell's previous four albums, in which 35 of the total 36 tracks featured the full quintet. Four tracks were recorded with no prior rehearsal – exhibiting the confidence and tightness of the group. Reception ''JazzTimes'' noted the group's chemistry and called the album "the most adventurous and eclectic of the five he's done for HighNote." AllMusic stated that Harrell "continues to surprise" with this album. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic. *Tom Harrell – composer, primary artist, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Time Of The Sun
''The Time of the Sun'' is an album by jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger, Tom Harrell, that was released in May 2011 by HighNote Records. It is the fourth album by Harrell's 2011-quintet of over six years, which includes Wayne Escoffery, Danny Grissett, Ugonna Okegwo and Johnathan Blake. The other albums by this group are ''Roman Nights'', '' Prana Dance'', and ''Light On''. As with most of his album releases, Harrell composed all the tracks on this album. The title track is notable for the use of sounds produced by the magnetic field in the outer atmosphere of the Sun, recorded by the astronomers at the University of Sheffield and Stanford University. Harrell received his sixth SESAC Jazz Award for this album, which topped the radio charts in the United States. Track listing All songs by Tom Harrell. Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic. *Tom Harrell – composer, primary artist, producer, flugelhorn, trumpet *Johnathan Blake – drums *Wayne Escoffery – producer, sax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Talented Mr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Of Honor (Jeremy Pelt Album)
''Men of Honor'' is an album by trumpeter Jeremy Pelt which was recorded in 2009 and released on the HighNote label the following year. accessed December 13, 2018 Reception In his review on , arwulf arwulf states "''Men of Honor'' consists of a set of eight original compositions that brings to mind the coolly creative, mainstream, pre-electric works of , , and |
Roman Nights
''Roman Nights'' is a 2010 album by jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger, Tom Harrell. It is the third release with Harrell's 2010-quintet of over five years, which includes Wayne Escoffery, Danny Grissett, Ugonna Okegwo and Johnathan Blake. The album contains nine original compositions by Harrell. The title track is a flugelhorn-piano duet performance by Harrell and Grissett. The album reached number one on the U.S. jazz radio chart in May 2010 and was included in top album lists of the year by various critics. Track listing All songs by Tom Harrell. Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic. *Tom Harrell – composer, primary artist, producer, flugelhorn, trumpet *Wayne Escoffery – producer, sax (tenor) *Danny Grissett – piano, fender rhodes *Ugonna Okegwo – bass *Johnathan Blake – drums *Angela Harrell – producer *Joe Fields Joseph Charles Fields Jr. (born November 14, 1953) is a former professional American football center and guard in the National Footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prana Dance
__NOTOC__ ''Prana Dance'' is a studio album by American jazz musician Tom Harrell, released on January 27, 2009, by HighNote Records and recorded on May 29, 2008, and June 10, 2008. ''Down Beat'' magazine praised the album stating that it "signals a new career high" and added, "Music that operates at this level of structural, emotional and psychic integration is rare." Track listing All songs by Tom Harrell. Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic. * Tom Harrell – trumpet, flugelhorn, producer * Wayne Escoffery – soprano and tenor saxophones, producer * Danny Grissett – piano, Fender Rhodes * Ugonna Okegwo – bass * Johnathan Blake – drums * Joe Fields Joseph Charles Fields Jr. (born November 14, 1953) is a former professional American football center and guard in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the New York Giants. Raised in Deptford Township, New Jersey, Fields ... – executive producer * Angela Harrell – producer * Dave Kowals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light On (album)
__NOTOC__ ''Light On'' is a jazz album by trumpeter-composer Tom Harrell released in 2007 through HighNote Records. This is the first album recorded by Harrell's then recent quintet. The group went on to release five albums between 2007 and 2012 and forms the core of a sixth album released in 2013. The group consists of Wayne Escoffery on sax, Danny Grissett on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on bass, and Johnathan Blake on drums. In 2007, the album topped the U.S. jazz radio chart and received a SESAC jazz award in the following year. Reception In reviewing the album for AllMusic, jazz commentator Scott Yanow wrote, "''Light On'' is a superior set of modern jazz". All About Jazz praised the group's cohesiveness and balance, and in particular noted Escoffery's delivery. Similarly ''JazzTimes'' called the quintet's delivery "immaculate". Track listing Notable personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic. ;Performers * Tom Harrell – flugelhorn, trumpet * Wayne Escoffery – tenor saxopho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ends And Means (album)
''Ends and Means'' is an album by saxophonist Vincent Herring which was recorded in 2005 and released on the Highnote label the following year. Reception Allmusic reviewed the album stating "For this 2005 studio session, Vincent Herring switches to a rhythm section that he had previously worked with exclusively in Europe ... Highly recommended". ''JazzTimes'' said "This is a thoroughly enjoyable record: memorable melodies, a top-notch rhythm section and a saxophonist who plays his instrument like a man who’s having a good time. Vincent Herring was a protégé of Nat Adderley, and you can hear Cannonball in Herring’s nice round tone and soulful approach".Greenlee, S.JazzTimes Review accessed January 11, 2018 On All About Jazz Edward Zucker noted "Where Herring once sounded like Cannonball Adderley, he has developed his own distinctive sound over the years, whether on alto or soprano. Herring was one of the young lions of the '80s and early '90s (although unfortunately underrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HighNote Records
HighNote Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Joe Fields with his son, Barney Fields, in 1997. Joe Fields worked for Prestige Records in the 1960s, and in the 1970s founded Muse Records. After he sold Muse, he started the Highnote and Savant labels with his son, Barney. Many of the artists on Highnote previously recorded for Muse. The catalogue includes Cindy Blackman, Larry Coryell, Joey DeFrancesco, Charles Earland, Russell Gunn, Etta Jones, Sheila Jordan, Houston Person Houston Person (born November 10, 1934) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. He received the ..., and Jimmy Ponder. Discography accessed February 21, 2019 < ...
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Dayna Stephens
Dayna Stephens (born August 1, 1978) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. In addition to leading his own group, Stephens has performed extensively with Kenny Barron, Ambrose Akinmusire, Taylor Eigsti, Julian Lage, Eric Harland, and Gerald Clayton. Stephens grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended Berkeley High School. He went on to study at the Berklee School of Music and later at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Stephens's albums include ''The Timeless Now'' (2007), ''Today Is Tomorrow'' (2012), ''That Nepenthetic Place'' (2013), ''I'll Take My Chances'' (2013), and ''Peace'' (2014). ''Peace'' features guitarist Julian Lage, pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Eric Harland. ''Gratitude'' was released in 2017. Discography As leader * ''The Timeless Now'' (CTA, 2007) * ''A Week Ago Today'' (Prophone, 2011) * ''Today Is Tomorrow'' (Criss Cross, 2012) * ''I'll Take My Chances'' (Criss Cross, 2013) * ''That Nepenthetic Place'' (Sunny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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