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Darrell Grant

Born: May 30, 1962

Darrell Grant has risen from the pianist in vocalist Betty Carter’s trio to an internationally-recognized performer, composer, and educator who channels the power of music to foster community, sustainability, and social justice. Having performed with jazz luminaries including Frank Morgan, Tony Williams, Brian Blade, Esperanza Spalding, and Nicholas Payton, he followed his 1994 New York Times Top 10 Jazz Album Black Art with seven albums receiving critical acclaim from The Village Voice and DownBeat Magazine. He has toured as a bandleader and solo artist throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe as well as in Turkey and Japan in venues from Paris’s La Villa jazz club to the Havana Jazz Festival. Dedicated to themes of hope, community, and place, Grant’s compositions include his 2012 Step by Step: The Ruby Bridges Suite honoring the civil rights icon

Darrell Grant: Our Mr. Jackson

by Maurizio Zerbo
April 18, 2024

Pianista di vaglia, Darrell Grant ha il pregio di non deludere chi si aspetta classe, squisita musicalità e buon gusto nella pratica jazzistica. Queste componenti si ritrovano nell'omaggio discografico a Milt Jackson e al Modern Jazz Quartet. Our Mr Jackson è un CD interessante per la musicalità e le sofisticate soluzioni melodiche, anche se ...

John Ellis, Donald Vega & Gerald Cannon

by Joe Dimino
January 14, 2024

On the first episode of 2024, we begin with celebrated bassist Gerald Cannon live at Dizzy's Club in New York City. From there, we play releases from late 2023 and new music from 2024 including music from John Ellis, Kelly Jefferson, Mark Burnell and Christian Dillingham. Veteran musicians Donald Vega and Marius Van Den Brink also ...

Gary Bartz, Sun Ra, Meshell Ndegeocello and More

by Jerome Wilson
January 10, 2024

This show gets into both the celestial and the funky with artists such as Gary Bartz, Sun Ra, Oliver Nelson, Itamar Borochov, and Meshell Ndegeocello. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Sun Ra “Rocket Number ...

Our Mr. Jackson

By Darrell Grant

Label: Lair Hill Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Bags’ Groove; Versailles; Autumn in New York; Drop Me Off in Harlem; Cancer (from the Zodiac Suite); Crossing the Bridge: Vanport; A Viennese Affaire; String Quintet in C Major: Adagio; Bach to Brazil; Surrey with the Fringe on Top; Wading Through; Bags’ Groove (reprise).

Darrell Grant's MJ New: Our Mr. Jackson

by Jack Bowers
October 11, 2023

Anyone missing the artistry and elegance of the Modern Jazz Quartet will warm quickly to pianist Darrell Grant's MJ New, which pays homage to the great vibraphonist Milt Jackson and, through him, the legendary MJQ, on Our Mr. Jackson. The instrumentation is the same as the MJQ, with Mike Horsfall sitting in for Jackson on vibraphone ...

A Conversation with Don Braden

by AAJ Staff
August 1, 2023

This interview was first published in two parts at All About Jazz on May 1999. In this interview, we chat with Don Braden about his views on MP3 files, his relationship with Bill Cosby, the impact Kenny Kirkland had on his latest album for RCA Victor, Fire Within, and a host of other related ...

The New Black

Label: Lair Hill Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Introduction; The New Black; Tilmon Tones; Foresight; For Heaven's Sake; The New Bop; Einbahnstrasse; Blue in Green; Freedom Dance; Opening Conversation.

The Territory

By Darrell Grant

Label: PJCE Records
Released: 2014

Gradient

By Machado Mijiga

Label: Self-Released
Released: 2022
Track listing: 21cc; Sepia; Rev; Gradient; Legacy; Sarcophagus; Solace; Adversary; Rembrandt; Back Home; Archipelago.