Results for "Danny Grissett"

Anne Mette Iversen Quartet + 1: Racing a Butterfly

by Friedrich Kunzmann
June 7, 2020

A working collective since 2002, Anne Mette Iversen's quartet—saxophonist John Ellis, pianist Danny Grissett, drummer Otis Brown III and Iversen herself on bass—has developed a unique musical language, which transcends typical stigmas of the genre and demonstrates a special sense of light-footedness in navigating through the different bars and meters, all the while evading the self-indulgent. ...

Anne Mette Iversen: Racing a Butterfly

by Mike Jurkovic
May 15, 2020

Many can surely recall the sunny, childlike fervor and bounce chasing a butterfly. Whether it was the park behind the projects or a rolling, rural vista, a feeling of wonder and wander settled into our core memory, only to be summoned in up from the subconscious to displace the current. Even if but for a moment. ...

Danny Grissett

Pianist and composer Danny Grissett has been a defining
voice on the international jazz scene for over two decades,
acclaimed for combining technical brilliance with a deep,
soulful touch. His latest album, Travelogue (Savant Records,
2025), reached #5 on JazzWeek, surpassed 2.3 million Spotify
streams, earned Presto Music's Recording of the Week, and
drew acclaim from All About Jazz, The Jazz Word, and Jazz
Weekly.

Born in Los Angeles and shaped by New York's creative
crucible, he built an indispensable presence as both leader
and collaborator — partnering with Tom Harrell for more
than fifteen years and sharing stages with Vincent Herring,
Nicholas Payton, Benny Golson, and Jackie McLean.

Phil Ranelin: Phil Ranelin Collected 2003-2019

by Chuck Koton
September 30, 2019

One day, in Indianapolis in 1948, a nine year old Phil Ranelin made a fateful visit to his paternal grandmother's home. She was a real music buff and that afternoon, before she went to do some work out back, she told young Phillip, “Any of these records, feel free to play 'em and see what kind ...

Worktime, One Step Beyond and Questions

by Marc Cohn
June 21, 2019

Charenee Wade starts us off offering wisdom, followed by questions posed by Jimmy Raney, Danny Grissett, Kenny Werner, John Ellis & Tal Farlow. Then, a major Sonny Rollins celebration with tracks from his monumental Worktime recording. We've also got a Jazz Times 'Top 50 of all time' alto sax session from Jackie McLean. More? Of course: ...

Tom Harrell at the Blue Note in Milan

by Roberto Cifarelli
May 3, 2018

Remembrance

By Danny Grissett

Label: Savant Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Woody'n You; Lament for Bobby; Prelude to a Kiss; Gallop's Gallop; Renatus; Just Enough; A Friend Indeed; Digital Big Foot; Detour Ahead.

Moving Picture

By Tom Harrell

Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Moving Picture; Apple House; Montego Bay; Time Passage; Different Clouds; Gee, A. Bee; Happy Ring; Vibrer; Sea; Four the Moment.

Celebrating centennials at Moncalieri Jazz Festival

by Antonio Baiano
December 20, 2017

After the two concerts which opened its 20th edition, the Moncalieri Jazz Festival shifted to full throttle with four more great nights of music, each celebrating the centennials of jazz giants born in 1917. The first evening was dedicated to Ella Fitzgerald. Italian-Algerian vocalist Karima performed “Voices," a special project commissioned by the festival, ...

Louis Hayes: Still Moving Straight Ahead

by Joan Gannij
May 23, 2017

Louis Hayes will turn 80 on May 31 (2017), but the party is still goin' hearty. He started celebrating this milestone back in February with an 18-day tour that began in Barcelona and concluded in Amsterdam. It was mostly one-nighters with three nights in Athens, two in Paris and London appearances at the usual places, like ...