Jazz Articles about Jeff Pittson

Jeff Pittson: Go Where It's Dangerous

by Joel Roberts
October 1, 1999

A lot of jazz fans turn right off at the mere mention of electronic effects. So let's get this out of the way: While Jeff Pittson uses a full array of computers, samplers and other electronics to augment his music, this is essentially a piano album. And a pretty good one at that.Pittson's (acoustic) piano is almost always in the foreground on the 10 selections here -- nine originals, plus a tender reading of Nino Rota's “Godfather" theme. ...