David Newton (born 2 February 1958) is a Scottish jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator.

Early life

Newton was born in Glasgow on 2 February 1958. He "played clarinet, bassoon and piano before specializing on piano at the Leeds School of Music".

Later life and career

Newton had a trio in

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in 1978 and worked in a theatre in

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. He returned to Scotland in the early 1980s. He "established a considerable reputation as an accompanist to visiting American musicians before he launched his own solo career". In 1986, he made his recording debut, with

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. He moved to London the following year, "worked with Alan Barnes, then toured with Martin Taylor's Quartet (including trip to India) from 1989 to 1991." He was vocalist

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's musical director in the 1990s. He also accompanied several other singers. Newton recorded three albums as a leader for

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in the early 1990s: the trio records ''Eyewitness'' and ''Victim of Circumstance'', and the solo piano ''Return Journey''. He then moved to

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and recorded another trio album, ''In Good Company'', for them in 1994. He had a solo piano tour the following year and toured with

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. In addition to leading his own bands of various sizes, he has also done a lot of freelance playing. In the early to mid-2000s, he also recorded for Bright New Day, including one album with an orchestra. Newton became a fellow of Leeds College of Music in 2003, where he is a principal lecturer in jazz piano.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With

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*1997: '' Close Your Eyes'' ( Candid) *1999: '' Love Is...The Tender Trap'' (Candid) *2000: '' Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire'' (Candid) *2001: '' Dreamsville'' (Candid) *2002: '' In Love Again: The Music of Richard Rodgers'' (Candid) *2003: '' The Boy Next Door'' (Candid) With

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and Claire Martin *2016: ''We've Got a World That Swings'' (

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Dave 1958 births Living people Candid Records artists Concord Records artists Scottish jazz pianists Alumni of Leeds College of Music 21st-century British pianists