other uses A pianist IPAc en icon p i n s t respell PEE nist is a musician who plays the piano . A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an musical ensemble ensemble or orchestra , or accompany one or more singer s, solo instrumentalist s, or other performers. Choice of genres Most forms of Western music can make use of the piano. Consequently, pianists have a wide variety of Piano repertoire repertoire and styles to choose from, including jazz , classical music , and all sorts of popular music . A performing classical music classical pianist usually starts playing piano at a very young age. A single listing of pianists in all genres would be impractical, given the multitude of musicians noted for their performances on the instrument. Below are links to lists of well known or influential pianists divided by genres Classical composers Many well known classical composer s were also virtuoso pianists. The following is an incomplete list of such musicians. Isaac Alb niz Charles Valentin Alkan B la Bart k Ludwig van Beethoven Leonard Bernstein Johannes Brahms Ferruccio Busoni Fr d ric Chopin Claude Debussy Franz Liszt Felix Mendelssohn Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Rachmaninoff Anton Rubinstein Robert Schumann Alexander Scriabin Dmitri Shostakovich Carl Maria von Weber See also Classical pianists List of classical pianists recorded List of classical pianists List of classical piano duos performers Pop and rock music pianists List of pop and rock pianists Jazz pianists List of jazz pianists Blues pianists List of blues musicians List of boogie woogie musicians Gospel pianists List of gospel musicians New Age pianists List of New Age music ... cy Pianydd da Pianist de Pianist eo Pianisto fr Pianiste ko hr Pijanist it Pianista he ka la Clavilista lb Pianist mk nl Pianist ja no Pianist nn Pianist oc Pianista uz Pianist pl Pianista pt Pianista ro Pianist ru simple Pianist sl Pianist fi Pianisti ... more details
wiktionary pianist A pianist is one who plays the piano. Pianist may also refer to The Pianist memoir The Pianist memoir , a book by W adys aw Szpilman about himself, a Polish Jewish musician, who survived the Holocaust The Pianist 2002 film The Pianist 2002 film , an English language movie directed by Roman Polanski, based on the memoir The Pianist soundtrack The Pianist soundtrack , the soundtrack to the above film The Piano Teacher La Pianiste 2001 film , a French language film by Michael Haneke, also known as The Piano Teacher The Pianist 1998 film El Pianista 1998 film , a Catalan language film directed by Mario Gas, titled The Pianist in English The Pianist 1991 film The Pianist 1991 film , a Canadian film directed by Claude Gagnon The Pianist painting a portrait of Stanley Addicks by Thomas Eakins disambig bs Pijanist vor cs Pianista fr Pianiste homonymie ko it Il pianista pt Pianista desambigua o ru sr sv Pianisten uk ... more details
File The Pianist Stanley Addicks 1896 large.jpg right thumbnail 350px The Pianist Portrait of Stanley Addicks. frac 23 1 2 x frac 19 3 4 inches, Indianapolis Museum of Art The Pianist Portrait of Stanley Addicks is an 1896 portrait by Thomas Eakins , List of works by Thomas Eakins Goodrich 278 . ref Goodrich 186, entry 278 ref The painting is in the permanent collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art . Eakins also painted Addicks s wife, Weda Cook, several times, including for The Concert Singer . ref Hendricks, 194 ref Notes references References Lloyd Goodrich Goodrich, Lloyd . Thomas Eakins His Life and Works . William Edwin Rudge Printing House. New York, 1933. Catalogue of Works. Pages 161 209. Hendricks, Gordon 1974 . The Life and Works of Thomas Eakins . New York Grossman Publishers. ISBN 0 670 42795 0 External links http www.imamuseum.org art collections artwork pianist stanley addicks eakins thomas Indianapolis Museum of Art listing for the painting Eakins DEFAULTSORT Pianist painting Category Thomas Eakins paintings Category 1896 paintings painting stub ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name The Pianist Music from the Motion Picture Type soundtrack Artist Wojciech Kilar Cover The Pianist cd.jpg Released 2002 Recorded Genre Soundtrack Length Label Sony Producer Reviews Last album This album The Pianist br 2002 Next album The Pianist Music from the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack , on the Sony Classical label, of the 2002 in film 2002 Academy Award winning and Golden Globe nominated film The Pianist film The Pianist starring Adrien Brody who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as W adys aw Szpilman in this film , Thomas Kretschmann and Frank Finlay . The Fr d ric Chopin Chopin pieces were played by Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak and the original score pieces were composed by Wojciech Kilar . The music was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music but lost to the music of The Hours soundtrack The Hours and won the C sar Award for Best Music Written for a Film . Track listing Nocturne Op. Posth. in C sharp minor Chopin Nocturne in C sharp Minor 1830 Frederic Chopin , http imslp.org index.php?title Nocturne in C sharp minor 28Chopin 2C Frederic 29 Notes at IMSLP 4 12 Nocturne Op. Posth. 72 Chopin Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1 Frederic Chopin 4 31 Nocturnes Op. 48 Chopin Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1 Frederic Chopin 5 57 Ballade No. 2 Chopin Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 Frederic Chopin 7 41 Ballade No. 1 Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 Frederic Chopin 9 01 Waltz No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2 Frederic Chopin 5 13 Preludes Chopin Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 Frederic Chopin 2 34 Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante Andante spianato in G Major Frederic Chopin 4 28 Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat major Frederic Chopin 9 31 Moving to the Ghetto Oct. 31, 1940 Wojciech Kilar 1 52 Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4 Frederic Chopin 3 42 DEFAULTSORT Pianist Category Film soundtracks Category 2002 ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name The Pianist Type Album Artist Duke Ellington Cover The Pianist album .jpg Released 1974 Recorded July 18, 1966 and January 7, 1970 Genre Jazz Length 72 17 Label Fantasy Records Fantasy Producer Duke Ellington Chronology Duke Ellington Last album Latin American Suite br 1968 70 This album The Pianist br 1966 70 Next album New Orleans Suite br 1970 The Pianist is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington compiled from sessions in 1966 and 1970, and released on the Fantasy Records Fantasy label in 1974. ref name Panorama http www.depanorama.net index.htm A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 11, 2010 ref Reception Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 3 5 ref name Allmusic The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and states Duke Ellington had so many talents composer, arranger, bandleader, personality that his skills as a pianist could easily be overlooked. Fortunately he did record a fair amount of trio albums through the years so there is plenty of evidence as to his unique style which was both modern and traditional at the same time . ref name Allmusic Yanow, S. Allmusic class album id r138243 pure url yes Allmusic Review accessed June 11, 2010 ref Track listing All compositions by Duke Ellington Don Juan 2 36 Slow Blues 4 00 Looking Glass 2 55 The Shepherd Take 1 5 50 The Shepherd Take 2 6 35 Tap Dancer s Blues 2 53 Sam Woodyard s Blues 6 37 Duck Amok 3 43 Never Stop Remembering Bill 4 29 Fat Mess 2 58 Recorded at RCA Studio A in New York, NY on July 18, 1966 tracks 1 7 , and in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 7, 1970 tracks 8 10 . Personnel Duke Ellington piano John Lamb tracks 1 7 , Paul Kondziela tracks 8 10 , Victor Gaskin tracks 8 10 double bass bass Sam Woodyard tracks 1 7 , Rufus Jones tracks 8 10 drum kit drums References reflist Duke Ellington Category Fantasy Records albums Category Duke Ellington albums Category 1974 albums DEFAULTSORT Pianist, The ... more details
infobox musical artist name Ozymandias image Ozymandias .jpg birth name Christophe Terrettaz birth date birth date and age 1971 4 6 df yes birth place Switzerland landscape yes background non vocal instrumentalist genre Neoclassicism music Neoclassical occupation Composer br Pianist instrument Piano years active 1996 present label Ramses Records , World Serpent , Weisser Herbst website http www.ozymandias.ch Ozymandias is the name of a musical project by neo classical Swiss pianist, http www.ozymandias.ch Christophe Terrettaz . Biography Ozymandias is the pseudonym of the pianist and composer Christophe Terrettaz. After several years studying classical piano, Christophe Terrettaz starts to compose. His first work, Isolement , is produced in 1996 by the German label Weisser Herbst . His second album, Ahara , is released in 1998 by the cult label World Serpent . In 1999, Mark Ellis of Elijah s Mantle and Christophe Terrettaz collaborates on The Soul Of Romanticism a spoken word album based on poems of Shelley, Byron, Keats, Wordsworth and Coleridge. This work exposes the elements of romanticism through the voice of Ellis Mark and the music of Ozymandias. The following year Christophe Terrettaz creates Karnak, a series of compositions inspired by the Egyptian site of same name. The work is very well received, with Japanese director Ry ichi Hiroki Ryuichi Hiroki choosing it as the musical theme for his movie Vibrator film Vibrator , a film presented in avant premiere to the 60th Mostra of Venice. In September 2001, Ozymandias, through World Serpent , releases his fifth album Layla . For this opus, Christophe Terrettaz draws inspiration from a number of films from independent cinema, including Un soir apr s la guerre of Rithy Panh, Okaeri of Makoto Shinozaki and Buffalo 66 of Vincent Gallo. Three years later Ozymandias creates his darkest album yet, Les Doutes Eternels , a reflection on human condition and genocide. 2007 brings yet another opus, Absolute . This seventh a ... more details
Citation style date December 2010 Infobox musical artist name Zamora background non vocal instrumentalist birth date Birth date and age 1979 7 13 origin Caracas , Venezuela genre Instrumental music , New Age music New Age occupation Pianist , Composer , Writer instrument Synthesizer , Piano , Keyboard instrument Keyboard label Z Records website http z records.zamora.com z records.zamora.com Zamora is a Venezuelan musician born on July 13, 1979. He has released several instrumental albums, he has published several books, and he was nominated on December 1, 2010 for a Grammy Award in the New Age music category. Official Releases Bibliography cite book title Thoughts, Proverbs, and Reflections isbn 9781449598365 cite book title The Score Book of Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 1 isbn 9781450516280 cite book title The Score Book of Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 2 isbn 9781450516440 cite book title The Score Book of Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 3 isbn 9781450516488 cite book title The Full Orchestra Score Book of Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 1 isbn 9790901674004 cite book title The Full Orchestra Score Book of Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 2 isbn 9790901674035 cite book title The Full Orchestra Score Book of Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 3 isbn 9790901674066 Discography Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 1 CD Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 2 CD Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 3 CD Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4 CD Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 5 CD Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6 CD Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 7 CD Solo Piano CD Videography Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 1 DVD Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 2 DVD Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 3 DVD Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4 DVD Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 5 DVD Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6 DVD Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 7 DVD References http www.grammy.com nominees?year 2010&genre 20 http www.amazon.com Zamora e B003HCZXF0 http www.newagepiano.net zamora.html http www.allmusic.com artist p2155238 http isbndb.com d publisher z books.html http www.newagepiano.com profiles blogs venezuelan pianist and http www.elun ... more details
About the memoir the film by Roman Polanski The Pianist 2002 film Infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name The Pianist title orig mier miasta translator Anthea ... by The Pianist is a memoir of the Poland Polish musician of Jew ish origins W adys aw Szpilman ... as The Pianist . It was later published in more than 30 languages. In 2002, Roman Polanski directed a screen version, also called The Pianist 2002 film The Pianist , but Szpilman died before ... worked as a pianist for Polish Radio until the German invasion of Poland in 1939. He was forced ..., the worst was yet to come. In The Pianist , Szpilman describes a newspaper article that appeared ... as a pianist would be enough to secure Henryk s release and stop himself from being arrested as well ... answered that he was a pianist. On hearing this, the officer led him to a piano in the next room ... ask for the pianist Szpilman of the Polish radio. The Soviets finally arrived on 15 January 1945 ... time to composing and to touring as a concert pianist. In 1986, he retired from the latter and became a full time composer. Szpilman died in Warsaw on 6 July 2000 at the age of 88. Movie main The Pianist ... festival on May 26, 2002. The film eventually premiered in Cannes on May, 2002. The Pianist was nominated ..., with pianist Mikhail Rudy and actor Peter Guinness actor Peter Guinness both portraying W adys aw ... The Pianist Manchester Festival guardian.co.uk Arts Bot generated title ref Directed by Neil ... by the pianist, Mikhail Rudy, who gained the backing of Andrzej Szpilman W adys aw Szpilman s son . He ... 06 music to his fears staging szp.html Guardian Unlimited Arts blog theatre Staging The Pianist Bot ... and biography http www.ushmm.org museum exhibit focus pianist Szpilman s Warsaw The History behind The Pianist United States Holocaust Memorial Museum DEFAULTSORT Pianist, The Category 1945 books ... books Category Memoires cs Pianista kniha cy The Pianist cofiant fr Le Pianiste roman it Il pianista ... more details
Infobox film name The Pianist caption image The Pianist FilmPoster.jpeg director Claude Gagnon producer based on Based on A Certain Mr. Takahashi Ann Ireland screenplay Claude Gagnon starring Gail Travers br Macha Grenon br Eiji Okuda music cinematography editing distributor released Film date 1991 runtime 112 minutes country Film Canada language English budget The Pianist is a 1991 film directed by Claude Gagnon . It was based on the novel A Certain Mr. Takahashi by Ann Ireland . Two sisters Gail Travers and Macha Grenon relate the story of their infatuation with a neighborhood boy Eiji Okuda , who has gone on to become a celebrated concert pianist. Cast Gail Travers Macha Grenon Eiji Okuda Doroth e Berryman Maury Chaykin Ralph Allison Carl Alacchi External links IMDb title 0102663 The Pianist DEFAULTSORT Pianist 1991 film , The Category 1991 films Category Canadian films Category English language films Category Films based on novels Category Films about classical music and musicians 1990s drama film stub ... more details
Distinguish2 Jack Wilson jazz pianist , the American jazz pianist otherpersons Jack Wilson Orphan date February 2009 Jack Wilson 28 September 1907&ndash 12 January 2006 was a United Kingdom British jazz pianist born in Warwickshire, England , probably better known as bandleader of the Versatile Five which he founded in 1933. Before that he worked with Charles Shadwell musician Charles Shadwell and also Jack Venables . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wilson, Jack ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British pianist DATE OF BIRTH 1907 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 2006 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wilson, Jack Category 1907 births Category 2006 deaths Category People from Warwickshire Category British jazz pianists UK jazz musician stub Jazz pianist stub UK pianist stub ... more details
This article is about the 1998 film. For other uses, see The pianist . The Pianist El Pianista was a 1998 Catalan language Catalan language film directed by Mario Gas , and based on a novel by Manuel V zquez Montalb n . It tells the story of two musicians, played in their old age by Serge Reggiani and Laurent Terzieff and in their youth by Pere Ponce and Jordi Moll , who were friends at the onset of the Spanish Civil War . They meet 60 years later, and we are presented with the strikingly different paths which they took in the circumstances of the war. External links IMDb title 0158088 The Pianist DEFAULTSORT Pianist Category 1998 films Category Catalan language films Category Films based on novels Category Spanish language films Category Films about classical music and musicians 1990s drama film stub ... more details
notability Biographies date December 2009 unreferenced date December 2009 Hans Bischoff February 17, 1852 June 12, 1889 was a Germany German pianist most noted for his edition of Johann Sebastian Bach s keyboard works. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bischoff, Hans ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1852 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH June 12, 1889 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bischoff, Hans Category 1889 deaths Category 1852 births Category German classical pianists germany classical musician stub classical pianist stub fi Hans Bischoff sv Hans Bischoff ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Jonathan Williams image JonnyWPMB.jpg caption image size background non vocal instrumentalist birth name alias birth date birth year and age 1974 birth place Richmond, Virginia Richmond , Virginia , United States USA death date origin Richmond, Virginia , United States USA instrument Piano , Guitar genre Rock music Rock br Folk music Folk br Country music Country occupation Pianist br Songwriter br Vocalist years active 1990 present label associated acts Pat McGee Band website http www.patmcgeeband.com www.patmcgeeband.com current members past members notable instruments Jonathan Williams is a pianist , songwriter and vocalist from Richmond, Virginia . He currently plays the keyboard and provides backup vocals for the Pat McGee Band . Biography Move to Nashville Return to Pat McGee Band Discography See also Pat McGee Band Discography l1 Pat McGee Band discography References PMB Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Williams, Jonathan ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American pianist DATE OF BIRTH 1974 PLACE OF BIRTH Richmond, Virginia Richmond , Virginia , United States USA DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Williams, Jonathan Category 1974 births Category Living people US keyboardist stub ... more details
Takashi Yamamoto is a Japan ese piano pianist who won Silver Medal at the 2006 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition , a prestigious piano competition held in Salt Lake City , Utah . ref http www.bachauer.com laureates.html ref He was also one of the runners up in 2005 at the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition . References See Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Yamamoto, Takashi ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Pianist DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Yamamoto, Takashi Category Japanese pianists Category Living people Category Prize winners of the International Chopin Piano Competition fr Takashi Yamamoto ja pl Takashi Yamamoto pianista ... more details
Paul Barnes is an American pianist. He concentrates particularly on the work of Franz Liszt Liszt Barnes also has worked extensively with Philip Glass , whose Piano Concerto No. 2 Glass Piano Concerto No. 2 he premiered in 2004 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts ref http www.philipglass.com music compositions piano concerto 2.php ref . Barnes teaches at University of Nebraska Lincoln school of music. He also teaches summer courses at the Vienna International Piano Academy. References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Barnes, Paul ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Barnes, Paul Category American pianists Category University of Nebraska Lincoln faculty Category Living people Category Year of birth missing living people US pianist stub ... more details
About the bebop and cool jazz pianist the guitarist in The Rippingtons Russ Freeman guitarist Russell Donald Freeman May 28, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois &ndash June 27, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada was a bebop and cool jazz pianist and composer. Initially, Freeman was classically trained. His reputation as a jazz pianist grew in the 1940s in music 1940s after working with Art Pepper & Shorty Rogers , and led to collaborations in the 1950s in music 1950s with Chet Baker Chet Baker Sings and Shelly Manne Shelly Manne s The Three & The Two . In 1991, Mariah Carey wrote her own lyrics to Freeman s The Wind for her album Emotions Mariah Carey album Emotions . Freeman had written The Wind with original lyrics by Jerry Gladstone it had been performed as an instrumental piece during the 1950s and 1960s by the likes of Chet Baker , Leo Wright , and Stan Getz , and had been sung by vocalist June Christy on The Misty Miss Christy . Freeman s piano is featured on Chet Baker s 1954 recording of The Wind featured on Chet Baker with Strings which has since become a jazz standard. Freeman remained busy in music throughout his life, transitioning from jazz pianist to film scoring and composition before his death in Las Vegas in 2002. Freeman was married three times, and he had one daughter, Paula Kenley Freeman, from his second marriage. He had no grandchildren. His daughter moved from Seattle to live in the Netherlands in 2009, and an interview about her relationship with her father appeared in the May 2009 issue of the European magazine, PianoWereld . External links DO NOT ADD YOUTUBE LINKS OR FANSITES BEFORE READING TALK PAGE http www.guardian.co.uk news 2002 aug 02 guardianobituaries.arts Biography of Russ Freeman by John Fordham at guardian.co.uk Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata ... Musicians from Chicago, Illinois Category West Coast jazz pianists de Russ Freeman Pianist fr Russ Freeman pianiste nds Russ Freeman Pianist ... more details
Noref date January 2010 listen filename hanon.ogg title First exercise from the Virtuoso Pianist description The Virtuoso Pianist Le Piano virtuose by Charles Louis Hanon , is a compilation of sixty exercises meant to train the pianist in speed, precision, agility, and strength of all of the fingers and flexibility in the wrists. First published in Boulogne, in 1873, The Virtuoso Pianist is Hanon s most well known work, and is still widely used by piano instructors and pupils. However, the applicability of these nineteenth century exercises has been questioned by some piano instructors today. Overview The exercises address common problems which could hamper the performance abilities of a student. These include crossing of the thumb, strengthening of the fourth and fifth fingers, and quadruple and triple trills. The exercises are meant to be individually mastered and then played consecutively in the sections they are placed in. Apart from increasing technical abilities of the student, when played in groups at higher speeds, the exercises will also help to increase endurance. The exercises are divided in three parts. The first part, consisting of exercises 1 20, is labeled preparatory exercises. These are also the most famous exercises. The second part, consisting of exercises 21 43, is labeled further exercises for the development of a virtuoso technique. This more difficult section is meant to be played after the pianist has fully mastered Part 1. Part 2 includes musical scale scales and arpeggios . The third part, consisting of exercises 44 60, is labeled virtuoso exercises ... finger patterns. This does not prepare you to be either a pianist or a musician. Too often, teachers ... can damage a pianist just as forcing repetition of a difficult piece. In my mind, the question .... Fact date June 2007 The pianist and songwriter Bruce Hornsby wrote a song titled Spider Fingers which ... online.com IMSLP2 id The Virtuoso Pianist Hanon, Charles Louis cname The Virtuoso Pianist Category ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Mark Kramer File Mark kramer jazz pianist club.jpg thumb center Mark Kramer 2010 image caption image size background non vocal instrumentalist birth name alias birth date birth date and age 1945 11 3 death date origin flagicon USA Philadelphia instrument piano genre Jazz , Cool Jazz , Modal Jazz , Chamber jazz occupation jazz pianist , composer, arranger, producer engineer years active 1980 label Telarc , Concord , Mythic Jazz, Art of Life Records, Twinz, others associated acts Eddie Gomez , Michael Brecker , Randy Brecker , Charles Fambrough , Stanley Clarke website http www.mark kramer.com notable instruments Mark Kramer November 3, 1945 is a Philadelphia born jazz music jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and producer engineer. Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra mentored him on violin from the age of five. His early jazz performances, in his teens and twenties included those with Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker , Charles Fambrough , Stanley Clarke , and Eric Gravatt . Over the next decades his trio went on to record a series of specialty productions including the largest known body of jazz renditions of complete Broadway shows, including Evita en Jazz distributed internationally by Telarc International records , ref http www.concordmusicgroup.com artists Mark Kramer ref The Sound of Music Jazz , Jazz Fiddler on the Roof , The King and I , Rent , Sophisticated Ladies , and others A recording and reharmonization of an entire symphony by a jazz trio Symphony No. 25 Mozart Mozart s G minor K.550 , Eroica Classical Recordings Eroica label ref http www.thejazzmall.com mozart.html ref Jazz versions of principal themes from the John Williams score of Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone Eroica label ... ref released May 2006. These recording are reminiscent of those produced by pianist Bill Evans ... from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US jazz pianist stub ... more details
Other persons John Campbell BLP sources date April 2010 John Campbell is a jazz pianist born July 7, 1955 in Bloomington, Illinois . He studied piano privately as a youth, then attended University High School Normal class of 1973 and, briefly, Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois where he was known nearly as well for his vibes work as for his piano playing before moving to Chicago in the mid 70s, then to New York in the 80s. ref cite web url Allmusic class artist id p302 biography pure url yes title Biography John Campbell last Yanow first Scott publisher Allmusic accessdate 14 April 2010 ref John has worked with numerous jazz artists, including Terry Gibbs and Buddy DeFranco , Stan Getz , Eddie Harris , James Moody saxophonist James Moody , Charles McPherson musician Charles McPherson , and Clark Terry , and in the late 80s was pianist for Mel Torm . John has recorded as a soloist on Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 29 Concord Jazz , 1993 and in various trios, such as After Hours Contemporary, 1988 with bassist Todd Coolman and drummer Gerry Gibbs, and Workin Out Criss Cross Jazz , 2001 with bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Billy Drummond . John now lives in the Los Angeles area. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Campbell, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1955 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Campbell, John Category American jazz pianists Category 1955 births Category Living people US jazz pianist stub de John Campbell Jazzpianist ... more details
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