Feel free to add anyone who isn't already on this list, but just make sure that he or she is a living, jazz pianist. Most divisive: Kenny Kirkland Over 3.4K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Modern Jazz Pianists HOW RANKINGS WORK...
I don’t need to tell you how important and influential Kenny is as a pianist (and also as a composer), but his very lyrical and melodic style is really second to none. Kenny has recorded a lot of duo recordings in his career and there was actually one recording with another vibraphonis...
Jazz Pianist Ethan Iverson, Renaissance Man August 21, 2024 Steve Kenny9482 Written by Martin Keller There are Jazz events and then there is a performance by the Ethan Iverson Trio that deserves a star on your calendar. Led by the revered […] Continue Reading ...
Notable musicians include pianist Jelly Roll Morton and groups like the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, credited with the first-ever jazz recording in 1917.As the jazz scene flourished in New Orleans, it gave rise to many influential figures who would leave their mark on the genre. Recommended ...
So here we are again. North Sea Jazz in Rotterdam has started on a sweltering day. My first show of the festival was a classic: pianistKenny Barron, who recently turned 80 and who remembered the days at The Hague and couldn’t really tell when he first started to play at North Sea, ...
–Kenny Barron “Geri Allen was a wonderful human being…an elegant quiet, private, unassuming powerhouse. Her way was peaceful and patient; her spirit was committed to mentoring, teaching and exploring possibilities. Geri was authentic and her artistry impeccably refined and defined. May my friend...
Kenny Barron, Dave Holland, & Johnathan Blake © Kevin R. Mason NEA Jazz Master, pianist Kenny Barron, and Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master, double bassist Dave Holland, were joined by Grammy-nominated drummer Johnathan Blake. Christian McBride said, “This group is full of icons. I’m ...
“Voyage” is a tune written by pianist Kenny Barron. This tune can be heard on Barron’s 1986 record “What If?”. This composition has become a standard within the modern jazz crowd and is a great one to know. The tune is in F minor, having a brief chromatic key change to Gb mi...
Talented Cuban-born, Montréal-based pianist/composer/educator Rafael Zaldivar has worked with Kenny Barron, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, and Terri Lyne Carrington, just to name a few. Zaldivar’s fellow musicians at Le Studio TD were bassist Rémi-Jean LeBlanc and drummer Louis-Vincent Hamel. ...
Evans was born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia, attended Rutgers University, and then studied with pianist Kenny Barron. He worked as a sideman for Bobby Watson, Ralph Peterson, Duane Eubanks, and Lenora Zenzalai-Helm, and released his debut as a leader in 1994. He signed...