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Spain (instrumental) " Spain " is an instrumental jazz fusion composition by jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea. It is likely Corea's most recognized piece, and is considered a jazz standard. [1][2][3][4] "Spain" was composed in 1971 and appeared in its original (and best-known) rendition on the album Light as a Feather, [5] with ...
Asia Minor (instrumental) " Asia Minor " is a 1961 instrumental recording by Jimmy Wisner (operating under the name Kokomo so as to not alienate his jazz fans). [2] It is a rock and roll adaptation of Edvard Grieg 's "Piano Concerto in A Minor", using shellac on the hammers of a cheap piano so as to induce a honky-tonk sound. [3]
Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and a 17-time Grammy nominée. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has recorded more than 75 of his jazz compositions.
Java (instrumental) " Java " is an instrumental adaptation from a 1958 LP of piano compositions, The Wild Sounds of New Orleans, by Tousan, also known as New Orleans producer/songwriter Allen Toussaint. As was the case of the rest of Toussaint's LP, "Java" was composed in studio, primarily by Toussaint. The first charting version, although it ...
Adair was an adjunct professor of jazz studies at Vanderbilt University 's Blair School of Music. [6] She was a faculty and board member of the Nashville Jazz Workshop, where she often performed. [5][8] In 2002, Adair was named a Steinway Artist. [7][8] She was inducted into Western Kentucky University's Hall of Fame and Cave City's Hall of Fame.
Bill Evans performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1978. Mastering the various chord voicings—simple to advanced—is the first building block of learning jazz piano. Jazz piano technique uses all the chords found in Western art music, such as major, minor, augmented, diminished, seventh, diminished seventh, sixth, minor seventh, major seventh, suspended fourth, and so
Bebop or bop is a style of jazz characterized by a fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation based on a combination of harmonic structure and occasional references to the melody. 1940s -> Big band: Big band is a type of musical ensemble, in essence a jazz orchestra, that typically consists of at least ten musicians and four sections.
Jazz pianist. Website. www.robibotos.com. Robi Botos is a Hungarian-Canadian jazz pianist. He has recorded several albums as a leader and was the winner of the TD Grand Jazz Award at the 2012 Montreal International Jazz Festival. In 2016, Botos won the JUNO Award for Best Jazz Album of the Year (Solo) for his recording of Movin' Forward.