Stephanie Trick (born 1987 in

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

, United States) is an American

stride Stride or STRIDE may refer to: Computing * STRIDE (security), spoofing, tampering, repudiation, information disclosure, denial of service, elevation of privilege * Stride (software), a successor to the cloud-based HipChat, a corporate cloud-based ...

ragtime Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that flourished from the 1890s to 1910s. Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers such as Scott J ...

and

jazz pianist Jazz piano is a collective term for the techniques pianists use when playing jazz. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instru ...

Biography

Trick began playing piano at the age of five. Her interest outside classical music began at the age of ten, when her piano teacher introduced her to ragtime. She received her BA degree in music with honors from the University of Chicago in 2009. Trick demonstrates piano performance and composition styles of stride, ragtime and jazz piano from the 1900s to the 1940s. She emphasizes jazz standards, stride and

boogie-woogie Boogie-woogie is a genre of blues music that became popular during the late 1920s, developed in African-American communities since 1870s.Paul, Elliot, ''That Crazy American Music'' (1957), Chapter 10, p. 229. It was eventually extended from pi ...

tunes with an accent on her specialty of Harlem stride."la jeune "polyvalente" du Harlem stride" (the Harlem stride young versatile), in ''88 notes pour piano solo'',

Jean-Pierre Thiollet Jean-Pierre Thiollet (; born 9 December 1956) is a French writer and journalist. Primarily living in Paris, he is the author of numerous books and one of the national leaders of the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CEDI), a ...

, Neva Editions, 2015, p. 267. Trick and her husband, pianist Paolo Alderighi, reside in both St. Louis and

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

, his home town.

Discography

* ''Piano Tricks'' (2005) * ''Ragtime Tricks'' (2006) * ''Hear That Rhythm!'' (2008) * ''Stephanie Trick LIVE'' (2010) * ''Something More'' (2011) – with Danny Coots (drums) and Jay Hungerford (bass) * ''Two For One'' (2012) – with Paolo Alderighi (piano) * ''Fourteen'' (2012) – with

Lorraine Feather Lorraine Feather (born Billie Jane Lee Lorraine Feather; September 10, 1948) is an American singer, lyricist, and songwriter. Early life A native of Manhattan, she was born to jazz writer Leonard Feather and his wife Jane, a former big band sin ...

(vocal) * ''Sentimental Journey'' (2014) – with Paolo Alderighi (piano) * ''Double Trio Live'' (2015) – with Paolo Alderighi (piano) Marty Eggers (bass) Danny Coots (drums) * ''Always'' (2016) – with Paolo Alderighi (piano) Roberto Piccolo (bass) Nicola Stranieri (drums) * ''From Joplin to Jobim'' (2016) – Paolo Alderighi (piano) Engelbert Wrobel (reeds) Nicki Parrott (bass and vocals) Paolo Alderighi and Stephanie Trick, four-hands piano * ''Broadway and More'' (2018) – with Paolo Alderighi (piano)

References

External links

Official website
American jazz pianists Stride pianists Living people 1987 births University of Chicago alumni Musicians from St. Louis Jazz musicians from Missouri 21st-century American women pianists 21st-century American pianists Women jazz pianists {{US-jazz-pianist-stub